Pencil Portraits: Light, Shadow, and Proportion

Overview

“You already have the abstract structure made and you drew your character with lines. You also saw what aesthetic to give to the drawing and you did the gray scale. Now it's time to shade your drawing with the values 1 and 3, with 1 being the white of the paper and 3 being the middle of the scale. ”

In this video lesson Juan Perednik addresses the topic: First Layers of Shading of the Drawing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pencil Portraits: Light, Shadow, and Proportion. Learn how to draw expressive portraits by understanding the basics of lighting and the proportions of the human face.

Partial transcription of the video

“We have laid the groundwork to begin shading our final project. First. we crafted the abstract structure. and then. using straight lines. we sketched the character in question. setting the stage for the next steps. We have determined the aesthetic for our drawing. experimented with three Thumbnail Sketches. and a grayscale to assist in the next phase. Now. we will proceed to shade our drawing using values 1 and 3. enhancing the depth and dimension of our artwork. Keep in mind that value 1 represents the white of the paper. while value 3 is the midpoint of our grayscale. Observe how I grip t...”

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Course summary for: Pencil Portraits: Light, Shadow, and Proportion

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (106)
• 4111 students
• 4 units
• 14 lessons (2h 8m)
• 12 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration