Shading exercises

http://goo.gl/e9N8iF “How to Draw Cool Stuff: Basics, Shading, Texture, Pattern and Optical Illusions” is the second book in the How to Draw Cool Stuff series. Inside you will find simple illustrations that cover the necessities of drawing cool stuff. Specific exercises are provided that offer step-by-step guidelines for drawing a variety of subjects. Each lesson starts with an easy-to-draw shape that will become the basic structure of the drawing. From there, each step adds elements to that…

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Shading techniques: 1 and 2:

Learn basic shading techniques used to create the illusion of form, light, and shadow in drawings.

Ever notice that your first sketch of the day is always a bit wonky? In drawing, painting, or any art, a proper warm-up is needed for the best results and improvement.

Hatching/Crosshatching/Stippling/Blending

Value Scale and shading techniques. Art lesson.

Hello everyone, I’m glad that you’re here! I’m an illustrator and concept designer with a master's degree in architecture. As the title suggests, this course is about drawing shadows. It's a slightly technical subject but shading have a huge impact on aesthetical values and an atmosphere of an artwork. It gives an impression of 3-dimentionality and even reality to flat drawings... if it’s placed correctly of course. I’ve noticed that many shading tutorials explain vaguely this phenomena…