In this demo, I show the "light and shadow" method for organizing line weight.
Newest
@fraxls
8d
Here are my attempts from before watching the demo compared to after:
Before: After:
@stitch_
23d
So, when indicating shadow/highlight with line weight, it's contrast we're after and not strictly where we see dark and light tones? Areas with high contrast are indicated with darker lines despite not being the darkest values while some other areas with dark shadow but little contrast are done lighter?
Angiev
1mo
From left to right, First attempt at light and shadow, middle 2nd attempt, and finally 3rd attemp with different light source. Feedback welcome.
Minty Guy
2mo
before and after
@goobish
2mo
Further redo after watching the demo. Any further critiques would be appreciated thanks.
Isaiah
2mo
🧐Organizing Line weight study🧐
@luiscubal
2mo
Made a second attempt to draw the light/shadow version. I think the tip of paying attention to contrast too, not just shade, helped.
Catherina Petersen
3mo
After I watched the demo, I realized I didn’t make much variation but simplified it, which made it a bit plain and boring. I also forgot to emphasize the nostrils and ears, so this time I did. Not to forget, I completed the second project without fully understanding how light interacts with shapes and planes, but I tried my best to make it clear that the light was coming from below and to the left of the rhino.
I really hope I did better this time, but if you have any suggestions or critiques, I’d be happy to hear and learn.
Agnieszka
3mo
I really like how you can use line weight, but at the same time, there are so many variations that my brain stops braining :D Today, only an example before demo and following the demo. But I'm sure I'll post more examples in the next post. I just need to organize the knowledge because right now it's too confusing for me.
SAFFANA
4mo
This one looks more alive but a hard decision
Chauncey Holder
4mo
The left is line importance and the right is the light shadow line weight. i think im getting the idea. i tired it digtially the lines are kinda wobbly abit
@overmoon
4mo
Did this by myself the first time, then I did a second page following the video. I think the lighting improved a decent bit.
Jack H
4mo
Left was pre demo, right was post demo. Overall, for this one, I felt the two images were similar, just that for the post demo, the lines were bolder and thicker and carried the idea of light and shadow more. In the future, I'll try to push the darkness and thickness of my lines, and I think that will make the images pop more
Ho-Him Xue
7mo
My light and shadow drawing but with different light source
Kevin Morehouse
7mo
Here's mine for the 'Light and Shadow' exercise:
Henri
7mo
So much value in this part about line weight! Here's my try.
@hervygrizzly
7mo
@gavriel5578
8mo
Hey,
I'm still struggling a bit with light and shadow values.
Do you have more drawings *with the reference itself* side by side (like in the video) so I could see more examples of what to look for and what I am doing "wrong"?
P.S.
I tried looking online, but I don't really know what to search for in Google or if the thing I find is good (by a known master artist) or bad (that can teach me bad practices).
Low Horvath
8mo
Took me until the end of the video to realize I had already kinda learned a little about the shading method of line weight. I could be wrong but I believe It was taught in the proko portrait course when we studied how to shade the ear. Separating cast and core shadows , it’s apart of shadow mapping.
@amak628
8mo
My attempt at the rhino again after following the light and shadow video demo! Any constructive feedback would be great. Thank you!
Use Code BLACK20 to Save 20%
Give a gift
Give a gift card for art students to use on anything in the Proko store.
Or gift this course:
About instructor
Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.