Light and Shadow
Ever feel like your images are a little off somehow? Well, light and shadow are often the culprit. Pro illustrator Jake Parker shows you the fundamentals of applying shadow and light in your work.
Light up your artwork
How to effectively apply light and shadow to objects is essential knowledge every artist needs to know. In this course Jake Parker demonstrates how to light an object, how shadows work, and how to apply these principles to complex forms.
In this class you will learn:
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Value
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Local Value
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How to apply Light and Shadow to an object
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Applying light and shadow to different valued objects
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Applying light and shadow to complex shapes and arrangements
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How to apply this to your illustration
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About the Instructor
Illustrator/Cartoonist Jake Parker
For the last 25 years Jake has worked on everything from animated films to comics to picture books. For several years he worked for Reel FX and Blue Sky Studios on such projects as Horton Hears a Who, Rio, and Epic. He is the creator of the popular Inktober drawing challenge. Jake currently works as an illustrator and cartoonist on children's books and comics. He works out of his home studio in Arizona.
Course curriculum
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Intro
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Value
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Shapes
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Combining Shapes
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About this course
- $30.00
- 4 lessons
- 1.5 hours of video content
Reviews
Great Overview of Fundamentals
Mary Marck
This class isn't super long, but everything in it is so important to creating dimensional shapes with depth!
This class isn't super long, but everything in it is so important to creating dimensional shapes with depth!
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Sylvia Howell
What a fascinating topic expertly covered by Jake and Will. I enjoyed Will's "Devil's Advocate" questions to Jake, making sure nothing is left out. At one ...
Read MoreWhat a fascinating topic expertly covered by Jake and Will. I enjoyed Will's "Devil's Advocate" questions to Jake, making sure nothing is left out. At one point Will clarified that sometimes professional artists take for granted the skills that made them successful, and gives and example of Jake's selecting the ball, and "painting through" the full stroke to get the correct shadow effect.
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mar garcia
I've loved this curse because for me is very difficult to understand how the form works.
I've loved this curse because for me is very difficult to understand how the form works.
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