TUTORIAL - Shading Techniques (Various Media) - by Rebeccak

#81

warpyy,

Not bad! Keep going with these. :thumbsup:

~Rebeccak

#82

As promisedā€¦

Here are a charcoal drawing I did two years agoā€¦

-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 itā€™s nice to see your oLd work :thumbsup:

#84

Lyneran,

I think anyone should do Master Copies ~ to my mind, itā€™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 iā€™LL try that then. thanks so much ms kimmeL!!! :smiley:

#86

Lyneran,

No prob! When youā€™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 threadā€¦ the second one, well
not really sure.

yours sincerely
shreyas

<img src=ā€œhttp://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/hadrian7/4.jpgā€ alt=ā€œImage hosted by Photobucket.comā€>
<img src=ā€œhttp://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/hadrian7/11.jpgā€ alt=ā€œImage hosted by Photobucket.comā€>

<img src=ā€œhttp://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b353/hadrian7/5.jpgā€ alt=ā€œImage hosted by Photobucket.comā€>

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 ā€œAutoā€. This sometimes helps the light / dark quality of your image. But no worries, we can see whatā€™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

#90

Yes, I did use photoshop to adjust the level. To think of it, I shouldā€™ve sharpened it because it looks too blurry.
About my background:
I just graduated from high school; Iā€™ve had no formal training or anything, only classes in middle and high school. I did have a chance to go to an art program thing in high school but didnā€™t end up doing it. I had fabulous art teachers in middle school. But in high school, my art and drawing teacher werenā€™t really ā€œartistsā€.
I started drawing at an early age; Iā€™m more of a doodler than a drawer, though. I havenā€™t done much traditional medium other than pencil and pen. For some reason starting a real painting is much too intimidatingā€¦
I also do a bit of 3d modeling and some photoshop digi painting.
In recent years my doodling and practice have declined, so right now Iā€™m planning to practice more and get into art again.
Oh yeah, thanks much to you RK and other artists here whoā€™s putting the little spare time they have into helping newbs like me.

#91

batavia,

Thank you for telling us a bit about yourself! Thatā€™s a really impressive drawing for someone whoā€™s just graduated from high school! Are you planning to pursue art at all in college? If only as a hobby, I would encourage you to do so. :slight_smile: Thereā€™s a lot to be said for doing things for personal satisfaction in life, even if those things donā€™t become a career for you. :slight_smile:

Happy to help in any way I can! Itā€™s great to see the work you guys/gals are posting. Looking forward to seeing more of your work! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#92

Well, as Rebeccak already said, cross-hatching isnĀ“t a rocket sience but I still have some basic questions. I run into the problem which surface direction I should use for the hatching or should I even mix them? I saw several versions and mixes and IĀ“m a bit confused. Do the stroke itself also follow the surface with some bending of itself or should they all be small straight ones? How much do I cross them?

As you can see here, sometimes I mixed the types 1 and 2 to 3 - and even 3 and 4 together. Am I searching for a sience where none can be found? :stuck_out_tongue: Maybe I search too much rules because of my 3D background?

I used a simple black ballpen. I think I also need to get rid of this cartoonline surrounding the stuff. But in this case some areas looked not so clear without it.
Thanks to Roberto for the inspiration :slight_smile:

AndrƩ

#93

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