Art Tip: White Object Shadows (Patreon)

Hi everyone. Happy Art Tip Tuesday.

Someone on the discord asked an art question about whether you can use gray to shade white objects. I turned this into an art tip with some examples.

A white object will still have color on it from the color of the lights reflecting off of it. If you remember your science classes: white surfaces reflect all colors of the visible spectrum, so when a colored light hits a white object, the object will appear to match the color of the light. This applies even in the shadows where weak bounced light from the surroundings hit the object.

So long answer short: The shadows of a white object should have some color to them, my advice is avoid using pure gray when possible.

Hope that helps. As always, feel free to ask questions or request a new art tip.

Thanks!

-CriKai