CHAPTER 8 REFLECTIONS
In the last chapter, we discussed light, how it creates shadows, and how shadows add depth and realism to your sketches and drawings. Light also creates reflected images on some surfaces when we observe the object. Reflected light is fundamental to how we see everything in the real world—every object’s color, tone, shade, and texture. Reflections are caused by light being incident to a surface and the viewer observing the reflected light. To produce clear reflections, a surface must have a few characteristics that allow light to bounce to our eyes.
Smooth vs. Rough Surfaces
As you know from real-world observations, ...
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