the art of shading (1)

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SHADINGshows changes from light to

dark or dark to light in a pictureby darkening areas that would be shadowed

and leaving other areas light. Blending of one

value into another is sometimes called

feathering. Shading is often used to produceillusions ofdimension and depth.


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# 1 The darkest tone is as near to BLACK as youcan get, this is your darkest shade. Don't try to

achieve this tone in one application, build itup in layers.

#2 DARK GRAY, this represents the shadowedside of an object as it recedesfrom the light. On the ball, thelight is coming from the upper

front. The shadow is seenaround the lower side.

# 3 MEDIUM GRAY, This is called a halftone, because it is seenhalfway between the light area and the dark area. The mid gray,the tone that represents the actual color of the object without theeffects of either direct light or shadow.

#4 LIGHT GRAY, This is the hardest element to see, but it isprobably the most important one to have in your art work. This isreflected light. It is light that bounces up onto the ball from thetable. It separates shadow from cast shadows.

#5 WHITE, This is the lightest part of an object where thefull light falls directly on to it. It is where the light is the

strongest and is called the highlight.

#1

Black

#2

Dark gray

#3

Medium

gray

#4

Light gray

#5

White

(highlight)

#3

#5

#2

#4

#1

VALUE STEPS


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Shadingis really hard

for a lot ofStudents!

So..


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remembernothing but

nothing is moreimportant than

PRACTICE


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The pencil must be applied SMOOTHLY to begin with if you want it to look smooth inthe end.

So we can't be scribbling.

Pencil strokes are applied very closely to each other, so that it becomes hard to tellone stroke from another.

For most people it's quite easy to apply a lot of pressure, but what comes muchharder is a lighter touch.

Under shading is unspeakably better than over shading.

If you do draw too hard and try to mop it up with an

eraser later on, you're prone to disaster.

Ease up already.

Dont try to achieve this value in one application.

Build it up with soft layers.

TRY SHADING THIS GRAY SCALE


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THE DRAWING

PROJECTS

Cone, Sphere, Cylinder, Cube


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CYLINDERSTEP 7

Creating three

dimensionalshadows is all about

being subtle;

gradually blending

light and dark

STEP 8

Pressure and

layering is what

determines whatshade your pencil

will draw. That slow

change in shade is

what you need to

create our shape.

CUBESTEP 9

Your pencil is

extremely sensitiveto your touch.

STEP 10

When you learn to

control that pressure

and layering, Your

shading quality will

do new andinteresting things.

CONESTEP 1

Add a light source

STEP 2

Trace shape

VERY LIGHTLY

STEP 3

Now lightly fill the

shape using a sharp

color pencil.

STEP 4

This will be the

first of a many

layers which

will build up to the

required value.

SPHERESTEP 5

Start with the lines

closer together andgradually increase

the distance between

them, slowly

reducing the amount

of pressure on the

pencil.

STEP 6

Dont try to achievethis value in one

application. Build it

up with soft layers.


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PROJECT & OBJECTIVES

Students will:

1) Practice shading on the Basic Shapes worksheets.

2) Utilize the five step value scale to shade each

shape correctly.3) Draw four basic shapes: cone, sphere, cylinder,

and cube.

4) Gradually shade each shape in the direction of light

source.

5) Use value to change each shape into the form.6) Blend shapes evenly and smoothly.

7) Practice practice practice.


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CONEhttp://www.expertvillage.com/videos/basic-artistic-drawing-cones.htm

SPHEREhttp://www.expertvillage.com/videos/basic-artistic-drawing-shading-circles-a.htmhttp://www.expertvillage.com/videos/basic-artistic-drawing-shading-circles-b.htmCYLINDER

http://www.expertvillage.com/videos/basic-artistic-drawing-shading-cylinders.htm


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SHADING SHAPESCREDITS

Drawing Pencil Portraits by LeeH

ammondhttp://homepages.tesco.net/p.wilkinson/BlendShade.htm

ArtsWork

http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/students/line/line4.htm

Drawing Tutorials by Rebekah Lynn

http://www.rebekahlynn.com/free/tutorial/shading_tutorial.html

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