Hard and soft edges

Studio · Foundations · lesson 8

Hard edges pull the eye; soft edges let things turn away or recede. Learn to soften an edge on purpose with a damp brush.

Paint three simple leaves: one all hard edges, one all soft, and one hard on the light side and soft on the shadow side.

Then: A photo of the three leaves.

What you'll need

Suggested colour	Leaves: Sap Green; Sap Green + Intense Blue for the shadow side
Suggested brush	Leaves: Your medium quill/mop
Suggested brush	Softening edges: A clean, damp medium quill/mop

These supplies aren't in the video description, so they're suggestions from my own kit. Only the paper is listed: Arches hot and cold press.