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
Newest
Samuel Sanjaya
3mo
here's my assignment submission. This helped me of breaking my bad habit of jumping all over the place when shading. Any feedbacks/critiques will be greatly appreciated.
@cindygs
8mo
Romain Decotte
9mo
Here's my shading creatures assignment. I was so much into it that I combined steps 3 and 4 in...step 3.
@selenitis
10mo
I found this a really helpful assignment, and I was able to identify that I struggle the most with reflected light, like determining where it would be strongest.
10mo
Nice!
On the first one, you could get a stronger sense of form by pushing the dark halftones a bit darker and letting them come into the form light more. But these are both really solid overall!
Kwame Alexander
11mo
I messed up the notan version a bit, but no big deal.
Karlo H.
1yr
I don't have a printer so had to do everything by hand, hope it's ok!
Chris Bodary
1yr
This is with graphite 2H and 2B on regular computer copy paper
@ivat
1yr
Sharntel Davey
2yr
I found this harder than I would have guessed. Pretty cute idea for an assignment.
@flugmodus1
2yr
@flugmodus1
2yr
Thanks a lot for your feedback, means a lot to me! Even while drawing the right foot the reflected light felt off. :-)
2yr
Good work!
The floor is quite dark and would probably not cause a reflected light on the body that is this strong. The reflected light on the right front leg feels a bit much.
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Henri Gerrits
2yr
Shading Creatures (II).
Does anyone know if there will be a 2nd round with critiques from Dorian?
2yr
Hi @Henri Gerrits, I'll do another round for modules 7 and 8 when there are a few more assignments, and I'll check other assignments for posts periodically.
Good work on this little fellow! Two areas where you could refine more: keeping the light halftones as clean as possible and keeping the occlusion inside the cast shadow more consistently dark.
Henri Gerrits
2yr
Shading Creatures (I)
Brayden Copley
2yr
Here's my first attempt.
1yr
Nice, Brayden. The reflected light between the legs is perhaps a little light. Try making the entire form shadow a little darker. This would give you an extra bit of value range in the shadows, allowing you to differentiate between core shadow and reflected light while still keeping the shadow values in the same value family.
Félicia Gagnon
2yr
Laura Barr
2yr
Yvann Innocent
2yr
This was a difficult one for since I had to change my shading process. Still loved it though.
1yr
You did a great job, Yvann. I would add a bit more transition between the dark halftones and the centre light - it would make your creature's head look more rounded/spherical.
@gasyadocro
2yr
This one was tough. I stuck in ambient occlusion. I am doing my own research, but currently trying to simulate in combination of simple objects. in this case, it seems like this creature is combination of 2 balls (head and body ) plus 4 cylinders. Anyway I submit as I committed.
1yr
There's lots of good things happening in your drawing. There is perhaps a bit too much reflected light around the eyes, and the core shadow feels somewhat disconnected from the rest of the values. Try making the core shadow lighter or soften it with a bit more transition.
Brandon Nelson
2yr
I think I had too much fun with this one, learning a lot.
Jean-François (Jeff) Durix
2yr
I ended up redrawing this little cutie as I like to work « traditional ». I added a 5th step which consisted of a cleanup and rework of some of the values. The only digital part is the fun one at the end.
if it would not be in space this cutie would Muuh…
1yr
Nice work, Jeff. To push this drawing even further, you could do a bit more island hunting in the lights, tone down the reflected light a notch, and soften the ambient occlusion.
Tony Vu
2yr
not sure if I shaded the creature correctly, but this is what I did
1yr
You did well, Tony. Perhaps a little too much reflected light around the eyes and the bottom of the belly could do with some soft ambient occlusion. I would also lighten the halftones on his back a bit!
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Former program director at Barcelona Academy of Art. Passionate about teaching craft and exploring the inner game of art.
