Kalu’s lights and darks

KALU’S lights and darks By: - CHANDER P MAHAJAN

For an artist to dwell age is no bar. Art knows no boundaries, no prejudice. Art is a discipline of awareness. Great compositions do not just happen by accident. They take planning, patience, and a knowledge of all the visual elements at hand.

Tagore began wielding the brush at the age of 67. .." Lines and colours became a passion for him. He also realized that he was using the eraser more than the pencil, and dissatisfied with the results he finally withdrew, deciding it was not for him to become a painter.

Photorealism evolved from Pop Art (abstract expressionism) in the 1970's.

Ravinder S Raina (nickname, Kalu) took up early & left for Heavenly abode very young. His father Er. H S Raina, a spritualist karamyogi who is revered as Bhishma pitamah among his fans; is adjudged the ‘Best Citizen of India’ by one school of thought.

When interest turns into passion, extra-ordinary results are bound to emerge. "You develop your own style, you develop what you have inside of you,” Worobetz said.

The art of drawing sketches is at the core of every effective figurative image.

Rhythm is especially important in anatomy sketches In Kalu’s ‘masterworks’ one finds application of varying levels of darkness to create the illusion of depth, adding value to create the form, space, and most importantly light ; he knew how to bring his drawings to life, it appears. Art of Shading has made his sketches appear

three-dimensional and create a convincing image, adding feeling and strength to his compositions with expression and power. There is a different texture and "feel". Most likely, he sketched from photographs and from memory.

Any rendering in pencil looks attractive because of the use of light and dark shades. A thorough understanding of the various gradations or values is therefore important.

Repetition and overworking, Hatching, Cross-Hatching, Scribbling, Smudging are the skills. You can reduce or increase the tones obtained by decreasing the pressure on the paper. Shading adds depth, contrast, character, and even movement to his drawings by capturing the shadows and highlights of his subjects.

The human face is probably the most difficult subject to render accurately.

Circulism is a very interesting technique to create skin texture with pencil. Drawing hair is

definitely one of the trickiest part of almost every portrait.

No matter how much

chaotic the hair is he

skills needed to capture

convincing resemblance

has drawn it. It takes

proportions and subtle

of a person. Values are

talent to develop the

features that make for a

the lights and darks.

To draw a character face of a hero-like character, the process involves an optimal placement of the facial features that will make our character look manly and heroic.

Work around Your Lightest Light Spots.

Pay special attention to any glares or reflections.

For the smoothest blend, use a blending stump 'graduated tone'.

A very important part of drawing realistically is

Work into and out of Your Darkest Dark. Do it until you can do every stroke without too much premeditation, and you shading the variation in value from shadows to

can understand where each stroke can be useful throughout the pencil portrait process. highlights that describe the shape.

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