The Shading Course
Welcome
Module 1 - How to Separate Light & Shadow
Module 2 - How to See Light Effects
Module 3 - How to Control Values
Module 4 - How to Organize Values
Module 5 - How to Create Realistic Shading
Module 6 - How to Use Light Probes
Module 7 - How to Show Form
Module 8 - How to Invent Shading
Module 9 - How to Use Maquettes
Module 10 - Bringing it all Together
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About instructor
Former program director at Barcelona Academy of Art. Passionate about teaching craft and exploring the inner game of art.
Overview
In this project, you'll sketch John Asaro's planar head and shade it with crosshatching.
Example
Steps
Meet these Challenges
(This indicates vitality! Perfectly straight lines do not feel organic.)
Duration
This project should take 15–30 minutes to complete.
Tips
Common Mistakes
1) Over-Rendering
Keep it a quick sketch, and, more importantly, shade with crosshatching, rather than smooth rendering.
2) Sloppy Value Groups
Make sure the value relationships between shadows, dark halftones, and light halftones represent the effect in the reference image. In the left image below, there is too little contrast between the dark halftones and the light halftones. In both images, there is too much contrast between the shadows and the dark halftones.
Further Resources
Alphonso Dunn has great demonstrations of crosshatching on his YouTube channel.