"Yes. Shadow creates just as prominent an effect as light. Dark against light, light against dark—the contrast. In nature, there are no true lines, but that's not what the eye sees. The meeting of dark and light becomes a solid line in our perception.
If you want to draw the truth, you must draw the transition from light to dark.
And how do you represent that on paper?
Through different strokes. Use gentle lines to depict the bright surfaces and deeper lines and shading for the dark surfaces. This way, a person's face will appear very three-dimensional and lifelike."
Eric caught Matilda's fingers and kissed them lightly. He then got out of bed, feigned rummaging through a drawer, and took out a sheet of parchment and a pencil.
He then sat down beside Matilda, facing the candlelight.
"By crossing lines in different directions, we can control the depth of the shadows, revealing the facial details and muscle definition of a subject.
