Edge Quality in Cast Shadows

edge quality in cast shadows there's rules of thumb again trust your perception first really look and ask yourself objectively what am I seeing happening here. Often what you're going to notice is that the cast shadow gets a harder edge as it approaches its object. Sometimes we get multiple light sources in our studios maybe we're shining a strong light on our setup but we've also got some window light in the room or we've got a lamp on so we can see what we're doing. Squint real hard pick the dominant shadow and go with that unless you are trying to make a painting about multiple shadows stay away from all that complicated stuff, he says.