Hi I have question about edge control
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtFundamentals/comments/sr9rne/hi_i_have_question_about_edge_control/
2022-02-13 04:11
SilverAd3062
Hi I have question about edge control. I've heard over and over about edge control. there's three types of edges: hard, soft and lost. hard edges are normally seen (depends on lighting) nose ,chin, brow casting shadows. Soft edges are on like side planes of the nose and lost edges are like transitioning halftone to shadow. Am I right? I'm not qualified to talk about this. I'm just saying what I know about.
My questions are 1. What is edge control?
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Why masters talk about it all the time?
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Why it's so hard to achieve yet the concept seems simple?
Uncomfortable
2022-02-13 16:20
Try asking this over on /r/learnart. This subreddit is reserved for those working through the lessons on drawabox.com, as explained here, and does not get into more complex topics such as rendering or portraiture.
That said, I can tell you this - edge control as a concept is simply the matter of consciously choosing where you use the different kinds of edges, and basing those decisions off specific reasoning. That reasoning may vary from style to style (as each style is its own internally consistent "ruleset" for how we depict things), but what matters most is that we do not simply rely on our tools to make the decisions for us.