Learning how to apply light and shadow to a drawing is one of the most important foundational skills. Every artist, from beginner to professional, has to understand value in order to be successful. This course will teach you how to take your drawing to the next level and remove any confusion about the process.
Work alongside professional children’s book illustrator Lee White as he demonstrates his approach for adding light and shadow to 6 unique scenarios.
Note: For this course Lee uses Adobe Photoshop in his demonstrations and shares some tricks to use when working digitally. The concepts taught in this course do not rely on any specific medium. If you are not going to work digitally for this course it is recommended that you use an opaque medium (acrylic, oil, marker and colored pencil, etc).
What local tone is
How dark to go with shadows and where to place them
The difference between form and cast shadows
Edge control, including how to use hard, firm, soft and lost edges
Problem areas when it comes to adding light and shadow and how to correct them
How to avoid adding too much light
How to use light and shadow with different styles
Lee White
Introduction
Tools
Introduction to Local Tone
Light and Shadow Assignment 1
Light and Shadow Assignment 2
Light and Shadow Assignment 2
Local Tone- Ball
Local Ball- Beach Ball
Local Tone- Multiple Objects
Local Tone- Robot
Local Tone- Room
Local Tone- Exterior
Value and Edge Control
Light and Shadow Assignment 3
Light and Shadow Assignment 3
Shadow- Ball
Shadow- Beach Ball
Shadow- Multiple Objects
Shadow- Robot
Shadow- Room
Shadow- Exterior
Light- Ball
Light- Beach Ball
Light- Multiple Objects
Light- Robot
Light- Room
Light- Exterior
Stylized and Realistic Examples
Light and Shadow Assignment 4
Light and Shadow Assignment 4
Conclusion
Pencil Demonstration
Marker Demonstration
This is a very complete class with step by step excercises that help you understand and apply light and shadow
This is a very complete class with step by step excercises that help you understand and apply light and shadow
Read LessThis class kills procrastination on learning Light and Shadow dead! Like the other fundamentals, this topic can be dry and boring and hard to understand - so...
Read MoreThis class kills procrastination on learning Light and Shadow dead! Like the other fundamentals, this topic can be dry and boring and hard to understand - so I had put it in the "Do it never" basket for a long time. Until now. Lee delivers another stellar class that's clear and easy to understand, loads of step by step demonstrations as well as achievable assignments for each lesson. Light and Shadow is super important for my illustration objectives and if you are looking to level up your art in the new year, this class is unmissable.
Read LessExcellent pace. I love it...only on tools and I have learned a ton.
Excellent pace. I love it...only on tools and I have learned a ton.
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