Today I read about some basic shading techniques, so here’s what I learned, all wrapped up in a three-minute video. Enjoy!
I learned about these shading techniques from a bunch of sites, but these were the most helpful:
- Pen and Ink Lessons – Line and Value – Explanations and examples of several shading techniques.
- Basic Pen Strokes for Ink Drawing – A quick overview of several shading techniques.
- Cross-hatching – Examples of cross-hatching.
- Stipple Portraits – Examples of stippling.
- Basic Contour Hatching – An introduction to using curved hatching lines to create the illusion of depth. (Free registration required to see this lesson.)
- How to Shade a Pencil Line Art Cylinder – A short video from ExpertVillage.
Oh, and be sure to let me know if you’ve seen any other useful sites! My bookmarks are overflowing with links, but I’m always looking for more!
Great blog hope to see more have bookmarked your site Jan
Hey, pretty cool!
All that sphere needs now is a shadow beneath it, and the deal is sealed!
You sound more like an instructor in this video than a student, which more-than-likely, means you’re doing very well at gaining the ability draw, and describe methods/practices with ease!
Keep up the good work,
Jonathan Sampson
http://www.SampsonResume.com
Liz,
I haven’t got any good sites to add to your list, as I’ve never gone looking for advice on shading
but I did have a question… what do you use to organize your links? Local favorites list? Or do you use something like del.icio.us or ma.gnolia?
I like them both, because of the tagging and organization available, not to mention sharing ability (send someone to your favorites page wiuth a link to the tag and so forth).
Just another reminder, its built-in to Flock
Good video, keep it up
Thanks, guys! And yeah, I think I’ll try to work more on shadows today or tomorrow… Somehow I find them to be just a little intimidating.
As for organizing links, I’m really disorganized right now! I have a bunch of random links saved on del.icio.us, more in my favorites folder, and more saved in the ScrapBook plug-in for Firefox (http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/427/). I still haven’t figured out which works best for me!
well done, interesting and helpful
omg you don’t know how happy i am to have discovered this web site thannks for all the help
Just pure sharing. Thank you so much. You made it easy “o)
Try using art pencils… itll make it a lot easyer for shading. Use real paper not just regular school paper. dont hold your pencil so close to the end of the lead. Also your circle lacks a definate light spot its just kinda shaded all around with white on the very top.
haha i saw it at school this is cool oohlala
Hi mandeep, thanks for the comments! You saw my videos at school? That’s crazy! Where do you go to school?
Looking back at these videos I made so long ago, I’m a little embarrassed! I really want to make a new version of these, better quality and yes, as NeedHelp said, I definitely need some better pencils, erasers, paper, and of course technique. I’m no artist. =P Just learning.
Ha ha! thanks so much, im so jealous of my brothers drawings (as said in the name xD lol) hes all great at shading, which makes me jealous because i can only make 2-D drawings and when he shades his 2-D drawings, they turn to 3-D and it just makes me so mad! and uve helpd me get better in only a few minutes! x) thank you i’ll keep trying your way and maybe i’ll get my brother, and your, good.
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