DRAWING LIGHTS AND SHADOWS WITH TONES AND VALUES in Pen and Pencil Drawings with the following Art Tutorials and Lessons

How to Draw Light and Shade

A drawing tutorial for shading in graduated tones & values by learning how to recognize lights and shadows in a subject, object, or figure that you are drawing.

How to Shade and Add Shadows to Cartoon Characters and Objects Tutorial

We have already posted an article about shading cartoons and comics…so you can consider this part 2 of the cartoon shading tutorials. Part 1 is Here This article will discuss sketching simple objects and people in different positions in relation to a light source and how it affects the shadows and shading of that subject.

Drawing Light and Shade

How to Draw Shadows & Lights with Shading Tutorials on Curved & Flat Objects as Well as Reflected Lights & Cast Shadows

Drawing Cast Shadows

The cast shadows are generally the darkest parts of any subject, and together with the shadows are often visible when the light surfaces of the objects are invisible. They show the shapes of the objects casting them, and also those of the objects receiving them, and are most important features of any subject.

Techniques & Methods for Drawing Shadows and Lights

In practice the student who has thus studied outline will continue these methods, and the transition from outline to light and shade will naturally follow the making of outline drawings, for the touches required to obtain the correct form will often blend together and suggest the light and shade effects of the object.

Principles of Drawing Shadows and Lights - In this shading lesson, you will learn the 19 principles of properly drawing lights and shadows.

Drawing the Same Object Under Different Lights

The illustrations studied have represented the effects due to a studio, the light coming from the left and from above and behind the spectator. We will now compare the effects produced upon the same objects by lights from different directions and of different kinds and strengths.

Learn About the Wrong Way of Drawing Lights and Shadows and How to Correct These Errors

Learn all about the wrong way of shading so that you can succeed in drawing shadows and lights correctly.

Drawing and Shading an Object of a Still Life with Light Source in Front of Viewer

How to draw and shade something that has a light source in front of you, the spectator.

Drawing Things with Artificial Light Source Lamp From Side

How to draw still life objects with artificial lights coming from the side.

Working With Multiple Light Sources

Learning how to draw shadows when more than one light source is present - such as daylight and lamplight

First Work for Beginners and Kids in Drawing Lights and Shadows

All teachers will be able to show that objects have light surfaces and shadow surfaces, and throw cast shadows. Most pupils will readily see these effects, and with but little explanation will be able to make from nature drawings

Drawing Lights and Shadows with Variety of Lines

Shadows & Lights by Drawing Lines with Hatching & Crosshatching Shading Lessons & Tutorials for Beginners

Drawing Objects with Shadows Being Cast by Multiple Light Sources

How to Draw Objects with More Than One Lamp or Light Source Hitting Them.

How to Draw Objects with Sunlight Hitting it From the Side

How to Draw & Shade Objects & Things with Sunlight Coming From Side with the Following Drawing & Shading Lesson

How to Draw and Shade Objects of The Same Color with the Same Light Source

How to Draw & Shade Objects & Things of Different Colors with Same Light Source with the Following Drawing & Shading Lesson

Drawing a Still Life Under Diffused Studio Lights

How to draw objects and items under diffused light source.

How to Draw Edges by Drawing Light and Shade

Drawing Lessons and Tutorials for drawing edges & outlines of objects by shading and highlighting to create the illusion of 3-dimensional depth.

Drawing Objects with Lighting Coming from The Moon - How to draw objects and figures with light source coming from moonlight.

Drawing Shadows for Beginners - How to Draw Shadows by Learning How to See the Variations in Values and Dividing Lines of Lights and Shadows in the Following Drawing Lesson

Drawing & Seeing Lights and Shades - Learn how to see lighting and shadows in order to shade objects correcctly.

Angles of Light and Shadow: How to Draw the Shadow of an Angled Object

Yesterday’s lesson covered the very bare basics of shadows. Today, we’re going to tackle the problem of What if the sun hits an object on its corner? How do we know how to draw the shadow and how long to make it? So, take out your supplies and let's get to it!

Drawing Light and Shadows

Light and shadows visually define objects. Before you can draw the light and shadows you see, you need to train your eyes to see like an artist.

Drawing Shadows, Drawing Light : The Substance of Drawing is Shadow

Shadow is what we look for when we draw. Once we establish the outline, we begin to shade the drawing. Only at the end of the process are the illuminated areas revealed.

Learning About Light And Shade

A light and shade drawing is capable of expressing any object.

Painting Light And Shadow Tutorial

This is a tutorial on how to paint the Royal Gala apple from Brazil. It's also a primer on light, and a little bit of everything. It's hard to pick a suitable subject for a tutorial, and apples is as good one as any.

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