Med's Map
Introduction
Rendering Shapes
MEDCUBE (Learning Color)
Painting Basic Subjects
Constructing the Skull
Skulls Without Reference
The Facial Features
Secret Shapes (BONUS)
Color Appeal!
Value Techniques
Master Studies
Alla Prima - Direct Painting
Studying Real Faces
Stylized Photo Study
Stylized Study (Complete Edition Extra!)
Shape Design
Appealing Light
Intro to Concept Art - Concept Design
Complete Edition Extras
Gumroad Classics
Critiques
Expansion Pack Extras | Fantasy Character Painting
Expansion Pack Extras | Lighting Study
Expansion Pack Extras | Style Study
By mastering basic shapes such as the sphere we’ll be able to draw portraits much faster later on.
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@naetharu
30d
Just wanted to add a note for anyone else that might be having pen pressure issues with photoshop. If you find your brush is lagging (stopping following your pen every few seconds) then you can turn off Windows Ink. I had to do this inside my Huion driver.
However, this disables pen pressure. To fix this go into your photoshop folder in app data. It will be C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Adobe Photoshop 2025 Settings and add in a new file called PSUserConfig.txt.
Inside that file add the following:
# Use WinTab
UseSystemStylus 0
This will restore pen pressure and make your tablet work properly with the brushes from this course.
Andreas Kra
6mo
Here I tried various spheres of different sizes with different values..
Jan
1yr
I wonder which brushes I should use for these exercises. I use Procreate. Thanks!
Soul
8mo
Honestly was wondering the same thing for a sec lol, but I honestly I don't really think it matters. You could use the soft brush like he did, a round brush, whatever, it's more about understanding how to render form above anything
@doodle77
2yr
Hello, thank you for the lesson, it was so helpful! I have a question, is there any software to practice the light and the shadow reflected on the sphere (or any other shape)? :)
Omar Khan
2yr
I'm very very new to art and its concepts! So forgive me if my questions seem very
basic
What exactly was the "bounce lighting" about ? Why would there be a highlight where the shadow should be?
Thanks! -
BombDraws
2yr
It’s because light hits the ground and then bounces and hits the ball on the planes closet to that ground
Nio
2yr
Asking questions is a great habit to have so don't worry about it :)
Proko has a video on lighting and shading: (Skip to 2:15 to learn about bounce light)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WmrWUEIJo&t=295s&ab_channel=Proko
After you watch that video, try bouncing light onto your own hand by putting a white sheet of paper in front of it while facing away from a light source. See how it functions in real life. (Check out the pictures below of my hand to see what I mean).
Lack of bounce light is also why you cannot see the shadow side of the moon past the terminator (The line that begins the shadow side. Think of it as a border between light and dark). There is nothing around the moon for light to bounce off of, so it appears pitch black like space.
@catdad
2yr
light reflects (or "bounces") off of surfaces, especially if they are shiny/reflective. but even dull looking surfaces do reflect some light. depending on the other things in the scene, such as walls, the ground, etc and what materials those other things are made out of, they may bounce light back up from behind
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