THE ART OF SHADING

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UNDERSTANDING THE ART OF SHADING
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SHADING

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shows changes from light to dark or dark to
light in a picture by 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
produce illusions of dimension and depth.
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VALUE STEPS
1 The darkest tone is as near to BLACK as you
can get, this is your darkest shade. Don't try
to achieve this tone in one application, build
it up in layers. 2 DARK GRAY, this represents
the shadowed side of an object as it recedes
from the light. On the ball, the light is
coming from the upper front. The shadow is
seen around the lower side. 3 MEDIUM
GRAY, This is called a halftone, because it is
seen halfway between the light area and the
dark area. The mid gray, the tone that
represents the actual color of the object without
the effects of either direct light or
shadow. 4 LIGHT GRAY, This is the hardest
element to see, but it is probably the most
important one to have in your art work. This is
reflected light. It is light that bounces up
onto the ball from the table. It separates
shadow from cast shadows.    5 WHITE, This
is the lightest part of an object where the
full light falls directly on to it. It is
where the light is the strongest and is
called the highlight.
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1 Black 2 Dark gray 3 Medium
gray 4 Light gray 5
White (highlight)
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• Shading
• is really hard
• for a lot of
• Students!
• So..

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remember nothing but nothing is more important
than PRACTICE
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TRY SHADING THIS GRAY SCALE

• The pencil must be applied SMOOTHLY to begin with
  if you want it to look smooth in the end.
• So we can't be scribbling. 
• Pencil strokes are applied very closely to each
  other, so that it becomes hard to tell one stroke
  from another.
• For most people it's quite easy to apply a lot of
  pressure, but what comes much harder 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.

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THE DRAWING PROJECTS
Cone, Sphere, Cylinder, Cube
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CONE STEP 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.
CYLINDER STEP 7 Creating three dimensional
shadows is all about being subtle gradually
blending light and dark STEP 8 Pressure and
layering is what determines what shade your
pencil will draw. That slow change in shade is
what you need to create our shape.
CUBE STEP 9 Your pencil is extremely sensitive to
your touch. STEP 10 When you learn to control
that pressure and layering, Your shading quality
will do new and interesting things.
SPHERE STEP 5 Start with the lines closer
together and gradually increase the distance
between them, slowly reducing the amount of
pressure on the pencil. STEP 6 Dont try to
achieve this value in one application. Build it
up with soft layers.
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PROJECT OBJECTIVES

• Students will
• Practice shading on the Basic Shapes worksheets.
• Utilize the five step value scale to shade each
  shape correctly.
• Draw four basic shapes cone, sphere, cylinder,
  and cube.
• Gradually shade each shape in the direction of
  light source.
• Use value to change each shape into the form.
• Blend shapes evenly and smoothly.
• Practice practice practice.

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CONE http//www.expertvillage.com/videos/basic-art
istic-drawing-cones.htm SPHERE http//www.expertv
illage.com/videos/basic-artistic-drawing-shading-c
ircles-a.htm http//www.expertvillage.com/videos/b
asic-artistic-drawing-shading-circles-b.htm CYLIND
ER http//www.expertvillage.com/videos/basic-artis
tic-drawing-shading-cylinders.htm
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SHADING SHAPES CREDITS

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• Drawing Pencil Portraits by Lee Hammond
• http//homepages.tesco.net/p.wilkinson/BlendShade.
  htm
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• ArtsWork
• http//artswork.asu.edu/arts/students/line/line4.h
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• Drawing Tutorials by Rebekah Lynn
• http//www.rebekahlynn.com/free/tutorial/shading_t
  utorial.html
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