Egg Chiaroscuro
Medium: pencil

- Draw a white egg using only one
strong light source close to the egg at about a 45-degree angle above.
- Use a drawing pencil on white paper.
- Make the scale of the drawing
monumentalized so that the egg is larger than actual size.
- There
should be a horizon line behind the egg and the area above that line
should be dark, so the highlights and halftones are in contrast with
the background.
- Include all five areas of chiaroscuro: highlight,
halftone, deep shadow, reflected light, and cast shadow.
- Shade by
using continuous tone (sfumato).
- Try to arrange the lighting so a full
range of contrast is achieved on the actual egg, and then draw it.
- The
example is labeled to help you remember the 5 areas of chiaroscuro.
Your drawing, however, should NOT be labeled.
- Take your time!
Student Example

Here is an example of the value scale and a sphere with all of the areas of chiaroscuro.
