CREATING CONTRAST and MOOD

Dismayed that your drawings look flat and lifeless?
They're missing a vital ingredient - CONTRAST!
How, Why, and When to create strong contrast.
How to use it to control the mood of the drawing.
How to see detail in areas of deep shade.
How to set the mood with high-key and low-key lighting.
How we see and understand light
How to create contrast with solid darks and blacks
You can view all the BASIC TECHNIQUES videos, and the intermediate level CREATIVE TECHNIQUES that I'm currently working on at DrawWithMike.net and use the Support Forum to ask any questions, request critiques, or just join in the fun with me and the other artist members.

[@FrankColonier64]

Veeeeeeery useful!!!!!!!!!

[@Alonesoullllllllll]

Thanks Mike ❤️🙌

[@Cenobitamein]

Thanks from Brazil!

[@viajedeldragonresplandeciente]

An excellent complement to your previous video Mike! I loved the examples! Thank you so much! 😃 ¡Lindo día! ☺

[@lvbailey1]

Thank You❣️

[@jip7971]

This was one of the best and complete explanations I've seen about contrast. This has helped me a lot, thank you for sharing. I look forward to watching your other video's.

[@drawwithmike]

That it helped you has made my day. This is one of over 50 videos at www.DrawWithMike.net, a few of which you can watch here. Membership isn't free, but it's cheap, because I don't want to exclude anyone - other than bots and spammers (hence the fee). I'm working on DRAWING TREES at present, which will wrap up the Creative Techniques series. Then I have a bunch of videos to make on a wide variety of drawing subjects. Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate you taking the time to do that.

[@lyaoninlyu7167]

Thanks!

[@drawwithmike]

You're welcome. I so often see drawings fail because of low contrast, that I HAD to make a video :)