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An intro to shading light and shadow with a template of common value zones to make it easier to structure your shading.
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Dennis Yeary
5d
So does anyone know when the next lesson will be available?

Dennis Yeary
8d
I was wondering if this applies to colors as well if so how do you determine a darker shade or lighter highlight for objects

@romero505
9d

Dermot
12d
Cool move Stan !
Back to Perspective !
Yeah !
:)
Juice
13d
Good lesson. Ive watched this many times now. The parts when you talk about wich values you use where on the sphere Are the hardest parts to Grasp. But I did screen dumps of those pictures so i can study it
Josh Fiddler
11d
Dorien Iten has some free lessons on this here on Proko and they are excellent. Might add some missing bits for you. But I hear you. breaking things down into distinct value groups in this very specific way was and still is a tad confusing. You've got the highlight version above, but Stan also talked about matte surfaces, that generally don't have a highlight due to the surface scattering the light that hits it. If you recall, a highlight is the reflection of the light source. The matte version might also help simplify the problem.
Zach Pipher
17d
Regrettably the light and shadow section has been very daunting and I haven't participated in the course since it started. I want to practice the older stuff and draw on my own before I feel ready to do it.

@romero505
17d
Hey guys! I'd love some feedback. It's really hard to get the values right and try something more complex.
In one, I had to blur to get a result similar to the image.
Samantha Maggard
6d
This is a good start. I would like to add a little advice. The reflective/bounce light should not be lighter than anything in the light. It is still part of the shadow. The one reference photo for the egg standing up seems to have multiple light sources which is not idea especially if you’re a beginner.

Geert-Jan
22d
Thanks for the lecture professor Proko! :)
ANX804U
22d
lesssgooooo.. new lecture
Maria Bygrove
22d
It's hard to control values with a pen but I like drawing with it so figured I'd try and practice.
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22d
Incredible control of your mediums!!
Juice
22d
Wow i thought that both were done with pencil. Good control!
Watch4 beauty
22d
Alright
Sita Rabeling
23d
An attempt to see the values on the egg. You look and look and wonder constantly what's right. It seems to change all the time and you know it's not. 🧐
Vue Thao
24d
Skelly: Yeah, Hasta vista baby.

Scott N
24d
When I enrolled in this course, shading to create the illusion of depth was one of the skills that I most wanted to learn how to do.I'm very much looking forward to these next few lessons!

@romero505
24d
Hey guys, I'd like to know how correctly I handle the values and shading of this egg so I can do more complex things like a semi-professional illustration.
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24d
You did pretty good handling your edges, but the shadow values are not nearly as dark as in the reference. This egg has complex lighting on it. If this is one of your first attempts at shading I recommend something more clear and direct with a single source. Try this egg:
Josh Fiddler
24d
I had the basics of this from Dorien Iten's materials and he's a phenomenal teacher. This lesson was really helpful though in one key area. You know when something is so obvious you kinda just overlook it? Well, yeah, OBVIOUSLY THE REFLECTED LIGHT IS THE LIGHTEST DARK of the Shadow Mass! Derp.
I'm really looking forward to when we get to edges! The softening of the cast shadow made me immediately think of lost edges.

Dermot
24d
Stan, thanks for the intro to Light and Shadow.
Here are some eye balls I tried to shade a while back.
They don't look right any help would be great, thanks.
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24d
Those are good! Next up you should try putting those irises on an eyeball and make that 3d. That's very appropriate since we just learned about spheres.
After you get the hang of that, the challenge will be putting those eyeballs into eye sockets, and wrapping eyelids around them in a way that you can still feel the round eyeball pushing through!
Juice
24d
Watch4 beauty
22d
I watched this movie many times
Juice
24d
Wohoo finally new lesson :)
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24d
I know! Sorry it's been slow. My paternity leave is almost done and lesson schedule will get back to normal!
Gannon Beck
25d
What a concise explanation!
I’m recalling this from memory, so it’s probably not an exact quote, but Andrew Loomis said that a drawing succeeds on its basic merits, or fails on its basic faults.
It’s not as if we learn a rudimentary approach in the basics course and a more sophisticated approach in later courses. It’s all about mastery of these basic principles. This is why I return to many lessons in this course over and over. I think this is going to be one of those lessons.
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