Welcome back, fellow artists and art lovers! 🖌☺Hope this tutorial is helpful for those of you getting started with drawing or looking to improve your shading. If you have any questions, please leave them below and I'll do my best to get back to you. For immediate access to my real-time, fully-narrated sketching and watercolor tutorials (with downloadable outline sketches, reference photos and supply lists), classes and workshops on Art Fundamentals (covering art school basics) with assignments, feedback from me on your work, live monthly art chats/Q&A's, and much more: patreon.com/erika_lancaster_artist 🙌 Thanks so much for watching! ❤
Regarding the sphere, it makes perfect sense to think of a crescent moon shape. After all, what is a crescent moon but a sphere with a light source (the Sun) shining on it.
Erika Lancaster i give your video a gigantic thumbs up, this is sensationally full of exquisiteness, wonderfully fantastical and majestically delightful, everything you want to achieve in life takes huge effort and hard work, enjoy your day
The video is great and instructive. However I do have a question :Do I just use HB pencil throughout the shading practice, as I know there are different shading pencils, like 2B and 4B which have darker shades?
Hey, there! Thanks so much for watching, and for your question. If you're just getting started, I would recommend choosing a pencil grade to work with and try to create a successful gradient with only one via layering, the way I explain in the video. I'd go with a 2B, as it's soft enough that you'll easily create a wide value/tone range but not so soft that you'll place way too much graphite on the page super fast and it'll be easy to lose control. Once you've got the hang of creating a successful gradient with only one pencil, you can bring in multiple ones and add those to the equation. Maybe even start with a harder pencil grade (2H or HB) then move on to a medium pencil grade (2B or 4B) then an even softer one (6B or 8B). Hope this helps! :)
I've been drawing for a couple of years and although I have improved my pencil control, it is still far from what you can do. I think my main problem is lack of patience.
Welcome back, fellow artists and art lovers! 🖌☺Hope this tutorial is helpful for those of you getting started with drawing or looking to improve your shading. If you have any questions, please leave them below and I'll do my best to get back to you. For immediate access to my real-time, fully-narrated sketching and watercolor tutorials (with downloadable outline sketches, reference photos and supply lists), classes and workshops on Art Fundamentals (covering art school basics) with assignments, feedback from me on your work, live monthly art chats/Q&A's, and much more: patreon.com/erika_lancaster_artist 🙌 Thanks so much for watching! ❤
Thank you once you are a great teacher ❤
Regarding the sphere, it makes perfect sense to think of a crescent moon shape. After all, what is a crescent moon but a sphere with a light source (the Sun) shining on it.
I have learned a lot thanks 🙏
Erika Lancaster i give your video a gigantic thumbs up, this is sensationally full of exquisiteness, wonderfully fantastical and majestically delightful, everything you want to achieve in life takes huge effort and hard work, enjoy your day
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. Wish you a lovely day. :)
Big like 3 awesome sharing dear friend Erika 💗 beautiful tutorial nice exercise
Thanks so much for watching, Bankey! Glad you enjoyed this one. :)
The video is great and instructive. However I do have a question :Do I just use HB pencil throughout the shading practice, as I know there are different shading pencils, like 2B and 4B which have darker shades?
Hey, there! Thanks so much for watching, and for your question. If you're just getting started, I would recommend choosing a pencil grade to work with and try to create a successful gradient with only one via layering, the way I explain in the video. I'd go with a 2B, as it's soft enough that you'll easily create a wide value/tone range but not so soft that you'll place way too much graphite on the page super fast and it'll be easy to lose control. Once you've got the hang of creating a successful gradient with only one pencil, you can bring in multiple ones and add those to the equation. Maybe even start with a harder pencil grade (2H or HB) then move on to a medium pencil grade (2B or 4B) then an even softer one (6B or 8B). Hope this helps! :)
I am learning from this video.. thanks for sharing in detail..
I've been drawing for a couple of years and although I have improved my pencil control, it is still far from what you can do. I think my main problem is lack of patience.
Great instruction as usual Erika! I find myself practicing whenever I have a few spare moments.
Thanks so much for watching, Frank! Hope you're having a lovely day. :)
Such a nice explanation and very detailed info. very useful, thank you
Thanks so much for watching! Glad it was helpful.
awesome
Thanks so much for watching!
Wow this is rich I needed this thanks
Thanks for watching, Simon! Glad it was helpful.