{"id":6192,"date":"2012-10-02T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T08:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6192"},"modified":"2013-02-12T18:07:09","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T18:07:09","slug":"crock-of-gold-hoard-problems-with-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/02\/crock-of-gold-hoard-problems-with-shadows\/","title":{"rendered":"Crock of Gold Hoard – Problems with Shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Trialling<\/a>

Trialling Shadows<\/p><\/div>\n

I mentioned in my last post that I was somewhat troubled by the question of the shadows that I need to have in this picture to “anchor” the Crock and its lid in space. Since the silk I used for the Crock has a sheen, my original idea was to try to find a matte thread to help keep the shadows in the background.<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/a>

Another Trial<\/p><\/div>\n

I had three dark, “shadowy” colours in a linen thread, and tried those first. I wasn’t happy either with the colours (too dull and drab for shadows cast by an Egyptian sun) or the texture (rough and scratchy), so I tried a soft lilac-y blue stranded cotton, couched down with a darker blue. That was better, but not really dark enough.<\/p>\n

\"Wrong<\/a>

Wrong Shadows In Stitch<\/p><\/div>\n

So this on the left was my next attempt. I like the shading effect and depth of colour that I’ve managed to achieve, but I can already tell that the shape of the shadow is absolutely wrong.<\/p>\n

So I packed it up, and took my problems to my mother, who is an artist, and has a much more practised analytical eye than I have.<\/p>\n

At which point, we realised that the shadows were rather more difficult even than I’d thought.<\/p>\n

\"Difficult<\/a>

Difficult Shadows<\/p><\/div>\n

A lot more difficult! The amber arrows\u00a0 indicate (approximately) what appear to be two conflicting light sources. Since the ground appears to be uneven, this must be a photo taken on site during the excavation. The vertical green arrow in the top left corner is pointing at a shadow which is clearly of something on top of a pole somewhere out of the picture. The other green arrow points to shadows show that the ground underneath the lid isn’t as even as a careless glance would at first suggest.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a lot of unpicking to do!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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