TUTORIAL - Shading Techniques (Various Media) - by Rebeccak

#70

I’m a big fan of Albrecht Durer… his shading skills were great!:smiley:

#71

lol, its my first foot… its not needy yet

#72

Martin darling,

Why not do a copy of one or several of his works? :thumbsup:

~Rebeccak

#73

Well, one can only try!

#74

Exactly. :slight_smile:

#75

Hey Rebeccsa as promised I am posting a couple of pencil drawings I did today for this thread.
The funny thing is that I have not drawn with pencils for years so it was fun.

Also I am adding an ink drawing
of a place here in DC you might recognize.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b216/robertoortiz1/cgtalk/nat1.jpg

-R

#76

nice to meet you roberto, 7k posts… impressive :slight_smile:

#77

Rob,

I think it would be more interesting if you did drawings of organic things like trees, plants, etc…why not visit the Botanical Gardens, or sketch on the mall itself? Frankly, you yourself can model these inorganic objects far better than render them…so it would be interesting to see you approach organic subject matter (trees, people) in your traditional work.

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#78

Well I went sketching to the Botanical Garden today…

Thanks ofr the previous review…Ill see if I CAN GET SOME PEOPLE TO DRAW.
-R

#79

Rob,

Nice drawings! Wow, you actually did what I suggested…cool.

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#80

on the beach, with some friends, but she moved quite a lot…
its not real looking enough because… well she moved its her fault. :stuck_out_tongue:

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#81

warpyy,

Not bad! Keep going with these. :thumbsup:

~Rebeccak

#82

As promised…

Here are a charcoal drawing I did two years ago…

-R

#83

ms rebeccak! i was just wondering if you recommend copying master works for beginners too, or shouLd it foLLow onLy after a foundation on anatomicaL knowLedge?

thanks for the shading tut btw, very informative. and it’s nice to see your oLd work :thumbsup:

#84

Lyneran,

I think anyone should do Master Copies ~ to my mind, it’s one of the best ways to learn. I think doing a combination of Master Copies, Life Studies / Sketches, and Anatomy Drawings is the best formula for learning how to draw. :thumbsup:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak

#85

oh i see, ok i’LL try that then. thanks so much ms kimmeL!!! :smiley:

#86

Lyneran,

No prob! When you’re ready, here is the thread to which you should post (and check out, also!) :slight_smile:

Master Copies - Post Your Copies From The Great Masters! 2D/3D D/T DRWG/PTG/SCULPTURE

[left]Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak
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#87

hi
i am sending two pieces. the first one i think is just right for this thread… the second one, well
not really sure.

yours sincerely
shreyas

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p.s. theres a third one just for kicks

#88

Hiya!

 Here's my first participation in this anatomy forum.  To get started I tried to copy Durer's Praying Hands.
 Unfortunately, due to my [i]cheap [/i]digital camera most of the detail are lost.
 Next time I'll try to do a pure cross-hatching copy . I have trouble cross-hatching; It always get messy when I try to.

(bic pen, white sketchbook)
 
  [img]http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6126/durerstudy36ws.jpg[/img]


Here's Durer's original sketch:
[http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/d/durer/2/11/3/05prayin.jpg](http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/d/durer/2/11/3/05prayin.html)

Now I notice that the hands aren't as slender as it should've been.
#89

batavia,

Glad to see you here! Do you use Photoshop very much? You can tweak the levels of your image by going into Image > Adjustments > Levels and clicking “Auto”. This sometimes helps the light / dark quality of your image. But no worries, we can see what’s going on in your image. :slight_smile:

This is quite a nice drawing! Would you like to tell us something about your training / background? :slight_smile:

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~Rebeccak