Painting Challenge: Shadows

November 11, 2022 / Diann Zimmerman

Graham Berry is our awesome sponsor and has suggested this week’s painting challenge.

Paint shadows.

Include the topic hashtag in your Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond Facebook group post: #shadows

Deadline November 18, 2022, 11:59 pm ET

Shadows give depth and form to your art.

There are two types of shadows:

form shadows – the dark side of an object not facing the light, giving the illusion of its form
- example: shadow side of a tree trunk
cast shadows – the shadows that the object itself casts upon another object
- example: the shadow that the tree trunk casts on the ground

Shadows are critical. These crayons look like they are floating in air until I added the shadows.

What is the prize?

The prize for one random winner will be a one-year subscription to Graham Berry’s courses: Paint with Graham. There are over 100 full tutorials available immediately with a new tutorial added every 2 weeks. His painting style is perfect for both beginner and experienced artists.

If you’d like to try a tutorial for free, sign up here. I learned so much from this free tutorial about using a limited palette, creating warm light, and to allow the paint to “do its thing” and not fiddle with it too much.

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Challenge details:

Entries must be posted in the Facebook group: Watercolor – Beginners and Beyond
You may enter as often as you want
Open to all countries
Winner is chosen randomly
Include the topic hashtag in your post: #Shadows
Deadline November 18, 2022, 11:59 pm ET (New York time)
Winner announced Sunday, November 20, 2022
If you also post your painting on Instagram, tag @watercolorbeginnersandbeyond. You could be randomly chosen for a QoR watercolor sample dot card.
This painting challenge is not endorsed, sponsored, or administered by Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.