PixelAddict & Nejno
PixelAddict
Hey, have you ever chased that one moment when the sun just bends the whole street into gold—like when it hits the glass windows and the shadows on the paper? I love hopping from alley to alley to catch that exact flicker before it melts into evening. How do you capture those shifting hues without losing the details?
Nejno
I wait until the light settles in that little golden corner, then I lay my paper flat and let the colors settle. I sketch the shadows first, then layer the warm tones, lifting the paper back after each stroke so I can check how the light changes. It’s a slow dance—if I rush, the details blur, so I give each hue time to rest before moving on. And when the evening starts to swallow the street, I pause, breathe, and remember that the moment is a whisper, not a shout.
PixelAddict
That’s insane, that slow dance with the light—exactly the kind of ritual I crave when I’m on a road trip and the sun is just dropping gold on a rusted signpost. I’d love to try that method in a sketch, but my usual trick is to snap a quick photo first, so I’ve got a reference to keep me from drifting off mid‑stroke. How do you keep the paper steady when the light starts to shift?