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Job: 11803 Title: #218076# Drawing Lessons From The Famous Artists School (Rockport)
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Ben Stahl discussed the importance of light and shade in terms of
patterns, or masses, and their role in creating a sense of unity. He
said, “A picture designed with a strong pattern of light and shade
has much more strength and is much easier to grasp than a picture
that does not have this quality.” In addition, “There should be two
dominant patterns in two contrasting values, one light and one dark,
to hold and control the eye as it passes ...