The Shading Course
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Shading Course Overview
Material List
Feedback Sessions
Community Platform
Private Coaching Session
Set Your Intention

Set Your Intention
Before and After
Make Space
Module 1: Light & Shadow

What is Light?
Separating Light & Shadow
Practice: Egg Sketches
Light Types
Practice: Eggsperiments
Photography Tips
Practice: Terminator Studies
Module 2: Light Effects

Modeling Factors Overview
Reflected Light
Halftones, Highlight, and Center Light
Ambient Light & Occlusion
Penumbra and Review
Practice: ModFac Hunting
Practice: AO Study 1 (2D)
Practice: AO Study 2 (3D)
Module 3: Value Control

What are Values?
How to Draw Smooth Tones
Practice: Value Gradient
Practice: Value Couplet
Practice: Value Scale
Module 4: Value Organisation

How to Organize Values
Practice: 4-Tone Value Study
Practice: 5-Tone Value Study
Limited Range
Module 5: Realistic Shading

Inclination & Brightness
Common Shading Mistakes
Practice: Halftone Quiz
Practice: Shading Simple Forms
Practice: The Perfect Egg
Practice: Shading Creatures
Module 6: Light Probes

Light Probes
Matte Surfaces
Reflective Surfaces
Fresnel Effect
Practice: Light Direction Quiz
Practice: Light Direction
Practice: Light Probes
Module 7: Showing Form

What is Form & Structure?
Geometric & Organic Form
7 Tools for Showing Form
Practice: Section Lines
Practice: Building Blocks
Practice: Crosshatching
Practice: Draw a Box
Module 8: Inventing Shading

Halfway-to-Black Shading
Practice: HTB Worm
Inventing Cast Shadows
Practice: HTB Head
Practice: Refined HTB Head
Module 9: Maquettes

Introduction to Maquettes
Practice: Physical Maquette
Practice: Digital Maquette
Practice: Maquette Composition Study
Module 10: Final Projects

Practice: Maquette Drawing
Practice: Next Level
Closing the Circle
Resources

Recommended Reading
Artist Psychology
Interactive Light & Shadow
Bonus Demos & Paintovers

Digital Cast Painting Sketch
Ambient Occlusion Paintover
Quick Apple Paintover
Digital Maquette Extended
Change Log

Change Log

The Shading Course

Learn to draw realistic light + shadow with this in-depth course. If you would like to receive personalized feedback from Dorian, consider purchasing the 1-Year Feedback Pass.