Notan Generator

Reduce a reference image to a two- or three-value notan — a quick way to check the underlying light and shadow masses of a composition before painting. Full guide

See it used in Two Colours and White: Four Gouache Portraits on a Limited Palette, Six Heads, Three Sheets: Pushing Past My Comfort Zone in Coloured Pencil and Testing the Zorn Palette in Coloured Pencil.

Drop a reference image, or click to upload

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