ILLUMINATION and SHADOWS in ART WORKS -Issues of Design-36 (732 APR 2021 Gautam Shah) https://lnkd.in/eBy7Did Illumination manifests directly and through reflections, but always with the shadows. The shadows define the source of illumination, intensity, extent and direction. In art, illumination and shadows get expressed as depths of the elements and as cast shadows. Shadows could be intense occluding the colour, surface texture and minor details, or could be thin enough to reveal the form and surface underneath. The opacity and translucency of the shadows, both are expressed through colour combinations of hues, tones, tints and shades. These mixed in various proportions create effects of realism, grandiose, expressionistic, impressionistic and illusions.