Ball Jar with Brushes

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By using ordinary objects as the subject matter, realism can bring awareness to the unique characteristics of light that normally goes unnoticed.  This drawing of an artist’s equipment is actually a study of how light is refracted when it passes through glass and water.  The resulting distortions and reflections become the essence of the subject.  A step-by-step demonstration of this drawing is included in my new book "Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil"  published by North Light books.  
 

 

by J. D. Hillberry
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