How to Draw Ep.3 - SHADING BASICS & Shadow Drawing Course

🎨 Course Title: Understand Light & Shadow Drawing Course - Create Depth, Realism, the Illusion of 3D on Your Sketches by Shading

Course Headline:

How to Draw Ep.3 - SHADING BASICS & Shadow Drawing

Course Description:

Welcome to the third episode of my "How to Draw 101 series"! In this beginner drawing course, you're about to embark on a rewarding journey into the world of shading or rendering. 🖌️✨ This skill is not only one of the most useful but also exciting for creating depth and realism in your artwork, whether you prefer sketching, drawing, or painting.

Understanding how shadows are formed is crucial for crafting a believable illusion of reality (3D) on a two-dimensional surface. In this course, I'll guide you through the basics as well as some advanced techniques of shading, suitable for both simplistic and realistic drawings. We will progress from simple to more complex forms in a clear and accessible manner.

Who is this course for?

You might have some basic drawing skills, but they're certainly not a prerequisite for this course. I've designed the lessons to be beneficial for those with very little or zero previous drawing experience. 🤫

What drawing tools will you need?

You can start this beginner drawing course without any special drawing tool. I'll be using a regular 2B graphite pencil on cheap office papers. Throughout the course, I'll also demonstrate with other drawing tools which you can purchase along the way if you fall in love with them.

What can you expect by completing this course?

By the end of this course, you'll have a deep understanding of how light and shadow work on simple forms. Knowing that complex objects are built from simple forms, this knowledge will significantly enhance your drawing skills. You'll become familiar with basic terms and concepts of shading and be able to create stunningly realistic drawings.

Course Breakdown:

📅 Day 1: Shading Basics

• The role of shadow in creating depth
• Understanding light sources and their effects on subjects

📅 Day 2: Curved Volumes

• Cast shadows on cylinders, cones, and spheres
• Exploring soft shadow edges and occlusion shadows

📅 Day 3: Form Shadows & Light Sides

• Mastering the core shadow and light side shading techniques
• Tips for shading concave surfaces and hollow shapes

📅 Day 4: Figure Shading Studies

• Planning your shadow patterns
• Experimenting with various mediums: graphite, charcoal, markers, and color pencils

📅 Day 5: Putting It All Together

• Creating a cohesive figure shading
• Applying all the techniques learned in the previous days

If you're eager to take your drawing skills to the next level, enroll in this course now and let's bring your artwork to life with the power of light and shadow! 🌅

See you in the first lesson, where we'll start our shading adventure together. Let's make every stroke count and transform your drawings from flat to fabulous! 🎨✨