Beginner Figure Drawing - Introduction to Light and Shadow

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Free Online Course: Beginner Figure Drawing - Introduction to Light and Shadow provided by Skillshare is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Beginner Figure Drawing - Introduction to Light and Shadow is taught by JW Learning.

Overview
  • In this lesson, we start to evolve our process of figure drawing by introducing Light and Shadow into our process. We have a lot of freedom when it comes to creating shapes and gestures, but when it comes to the Laws of Light we don't have the same freedoms.  In this lesson we'll cover how light works, how shadows are created, do some demonstrations and finish it all off with a 30 minute timed drawing session. This is the next stage in our figure drawing process so if you're ready to start bringing your illustrations to life, then grab your tools and let's get cracking. 

    Stock Image:
    MJ Ranum
    Sinned Angel Stock

    Continue learning with the follow up lessons:

    Figure Drawing Series:
    Lesson 1 - Gesture and Construction
    Lesson 2 - Dynamic Forms
    Lesson 3 - Construction of the Body Parts
    Lesson 4 - Proportions  

    Head Drawing
    Lesson 5 - Constructing the Head Part 1
    Lesson 6 - Constructing the Head Part 2
    Lesson 7 - Constructing the Head Part 3

    Body Areas
    Lesson 8 - How to Draw Hands
    Lesson 9 - How to Draw Hair

Syllabus
    • Trailer
    • Light and Shadow Basics
    • Value
    • Light and Shadow Shapes
    • Core Shadow and Cast Shadow
    • Highlight And Midtones
    • Reflected Light
    • Value Adjustments
    • Demonstration 1 - Leg
    • Demonstration 2 - Twisting Pose
    • Demonstration 3 - Torso
    • Demonstration 4 - Portrait
    • Timed Drawing Exercise
    • Timed Drawing Demo Part 1
    • Timed Drawing Demo Part 2
    • Timed Drawing Demo Part 3