piratedllama asked:
first off that anish kapoor portrait made me laugh for the first time in two days (i'm super sick and gross feeling) but also i have a question for you. i've noticed that you and a lot of other artists always put down a base color that's a lot darker than the true color of an object. what's the benefit of doing that?
eliciaforever answered:
It’s easier to add light than it is to add shadow.
You can also start with a middle color. Then you’re adding both light and shadow, but you don’t have to go as far in either direction.
It’s a nice way of wading into a drawing. One of the tones is already taken care of.
