How to Shade a Drawing – The Process
In this Premium Lesson I describe my complete process of drawing a figure, step by step.
Snippets from the Premium Lesson:
Usually, core shadows will have soft or firm edges. Soft typically in the larger fleshy areas. Firm in the bony and tendinous parts. The scenario when this general edge pattern isn’t true is when you have very soft lighting, such as an overcast day. Look at the difference between these two eggs. The one on the left is something you’ll find in a typical studio light setup with a single strong light bulb pointing at the model. Or, outside in direct sunlight… watch the video
To simplify things in my mind, I like using the 5-value rule – allowing yourself only 5 values to shade with. And there’s two applications to this rule – Compositional and Within Forms. Compositional is… watch the video
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hi Stan Prokopenko,
where is “How to Shade a Drawing – The Process” video in premium list? i really try hard to find but i never find this video please help.
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harshad gholap
It’s part of the shading video. You’ll notice it’s twice as long as the free version. Halfway through you’ll find chapter title “process”
thanks Stan 🙂
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http://www.proko.com/figure
Once i get a job, ill buy your courses … 🙂
Stan I really love your videos and the way u simplify drawing,, its really interesting,, and u also very funny:)
But I have a problem,, all my shadings arnt plane,, they dnt look smooth like yours, the look rough, so ifu could jus tell me the actual pencil to use,, and paper, maybe it might be helpful and a cerain way to hold my pencil, make the drawing look more alive, I would be very grateful,thanks ,frank.
I’m wondering whether or not there is subtitle in video?
There is a transcript with time codes you can download and translate to any language using Google translator