Shadows are full of subtleties. To build more of a sphere illusion, I think you could work on two things: 1. Gradual transitions from light to dark. Especially on the left side of your sphere, there is a place where the tone abruptly changes from light to white. If you blend that tone a little more toward the highlight, and also let the dark edge get darker, your form will curve more drastically and pop off the paper a bit more. 2. Shadow shape. Study a real sphere under a single light source from the upper left. If you look at its shadow, it probably will appear a little smaller than yours here, and more toward the bottom right of the form. Editing the shadow shape will help lift the back of the sphere off the paper, instead of flattening it into a “hamburger bun.” 🙂 Your gradual toning on the right side looks good, and your shadow has nice a nice gradient as well. You’ve done great with the reflective highlight, too!
Shadows are full of subtleties. To build more of a sphere illusion, I think you could work on two things: 1. Gradual transitions from light to dark. Especially on the left side of your sphere, there is a place where the tone abruptly changes from light to white. If you blend that tone a little more toward the highlight, and also let the dark edge get darker, your form will curve more drastically and pop off the paper a bit more. 2. Shadow shape. Study a real sphere under a single light source from the upper left. If you look at its shadow, it probably will appear a little smaller than yours here, and more toward the bottom right of the form. Editing the shadow shape will help lift the back of the sphere off the paper, instead of flattening it into a “hamburger bun.” 🙂 Your gradual toning on the right side looks good, and your shadow has nice a nice gradient as well. You’ve done great with the reflective highlight, too!
Thank you! I’ll try that!