Shadows

What  difference does adding shadows make in a painting ?  Visually, they add depth and dimension.

With highlights, but before shadows



After adding shadows



See how it visually separates and lifts each scale?

Many think shadows are added in black...not so.  Black makes them too stark.  A darker shade of the color being shadowed is much better...or a complimentary color.

In this case my scales are various oranges, so I used yellow for highlights and red for shadows.