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shading
Jun 11, 2012 19:15:51 GMT -5
Post by onepiecefairytail on Jun 11, 2012 19:15:51 GMT -5
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shading
Jun 23, 2012 20:49:00 GMT -5
Post by cn3wton on Jun 23, 2012 20:49:00 GMT -5
Let me tell you about my experience with pencil shading. For years (when I was younger) I would just match the tone to that of the picture, and was never very confident in it. Then I took an extremely basic art class at my college for art credit. And it all just sort of clicked. I am now way more confident with shading. And to be honest, it came from trying to recreate images from life. Copying a photo doesn't teach you much. Sitting down and trying to draw something from life just does something.
Something you may find easier is to use a few different pencils with different hardness. An F is good for sketching, while B,2B, etc are good for darker shading. Take your time, and remember that the eraser is also a drawing a tool and not just one for mistakes. Drawing from life will teach you where the shadows should go. I was at a very small workshop run by Greg Capullo (illustrator of the new batman comic) And the advice he gave someone is to break the figure down into planes. For instance, the outer edge of the left leg is a plane, that co-incides with the plane of the left outer arm. Meaning that if the left outer leg is shaded, so will the left outer arm. When doing the shading you need to think why you are putting it down. There is a big difference between shading something to represent a color, and shading something to represent light and shadow.
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