Human Figure: Tone

This anatomy image explores tone in the creation of the impression of the human figure; different tones are used in multiple ways in this image. Darker tones are used on the leg to distance it from the rest of the body and give the idea of depth. The darkest tones are used on the cloth of the table to bring attention to the body and highlight its lighter tones. On the back we see the idea of the spine a being given using the grey tones. There is selectivity in the shading, the back is mainly unfeatured so remains mostly white with however some hints of muscles. The darker tones are used to show the curve of the shoulders as well as the curve around the chest. The impression of muscles is gains though the shading on the arm curved and primarily to the front of the arm. There’s a lack of tonal variation on the head and neck as the muscles and lighting of the skin in this area was of less interest, however with the large light patches on the back of the arm and on the back the tones of the head fit in well.