The Shading Course
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Welcome
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: Update Your Intention
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
Blender Demo: Halfway-to-Black Head
Maquette Drawing Feedback: Working Big to Small
Demo: Graphite Portrait Feedback
Change Log
Change Log
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Module 8: Inventing Shading
Module 8: Inventing Shading
The Shading Course
Buy now
Learn more
Welcome
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: Update Your Intention
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
Blender Demo: Halfway-to-Black Head
Maquette Drawing Feedback: Working Big to Small
Demo: Graphite Portrait Feedback
Change Log
Change Log
Discover the Halfway-to-Black method and invent believable shading.
5 Lessons
Halfway-to-Black Shading
Practice: HTB Worm
Inventing Cast Shadows
Practice: HTB Head
Practice: Refined HTB Head