Easy Shading Method For Beginners

Learn how to shade and use light and shadow in your paintings. Here's an excerpt from my Cinematic Design course. A quick lecture on Shading, Light & Shadow for beginners!
Try out the exercise!
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0:00 Intro
0:51 Light and Shadow introduction
2:11 Illustrating the main aspects
11:15 Final words on main aspects
13:10 Painting a scene
24:35 Final thoughts

[@villagerc7130]

wow when you added the blue to the shadow I was so surprised by how much of a difference it made compared to using just black.

[@rubyrwby7559]

Its all about color theory my friend :)

[@WalidFeghali]

Also, try experimenting with linear dodge and soft brush to make your lights "bloom" out. Very effective! Linear dodge, color dodge, multiply, overlay and so on are all fantastic layer/brush styles to experiment with while you learn digital art. I teach way more in my Cinematic Design course. Cheers! W.

[@ginsan8198]

Very nice! Could you do a video about how to use different types of layers/brushes, like linear dodge, etc? I'm confused as to what colors work best for each type of layer and how they could boost up the painting. For example, what if we use dark colors in color dodge layer instead of light colors, what quality could be enhanced by doing so?

[@lawsen3719]

thank you for the tutorial!

[@WalidFeghali]

@@ginsan8198 That's a great idea for a video. Might do that very soon! W.

[@WalidFeghali]

@@lawsen3719 You got it ;)

[@ginsan8198]

@@WalidFeghali Thank you! Stay wonderful as always!

[@ninja_tony]

I don't say this lightly. But you are truly one of the best art teachers on KZbin. Your videos are not only educational but inspiring as well, and your skills are fantastic. Thank you so much for all you do.

[@DYLAN-us7kn]

Dude please make more videos. Even if they are just 5 min speed paintings. I absolutely love your work!

[@Badartist888]

The bit I've watched I like because they aren't speed paintings. It is great to see a tutorial done at a speed I can follow 100%.

[@Akoyo_]

its so amazing to see how fast you're growing

[@pawe1721]

Look who's back! 2 videos in one day 💛

[@WalidFeghali]

On fire!

[@RochelleRosenberg]

Wow this is soo helpful. Thank you @Walid Feghali saves time

[@HuntingSunder]

Trying to figure out why I love this video so much, and then I realized... It's because he's painting rocks. And I have a strange obsession with painting rocks. Edit: -cue Dot voice from A Bug's Life but way more enthusiastic- It's a rock!

[@mlphoto]

Thank you. I learn a lot from your tutor.

[@WildTraderAppeared]

best one i have seen easy clear very informative ! great just great !

[@itzelecheverria5402]

the blue shadow blow my mind, so many posibilities are open now!! thank you!!

[@NataNation007]

I love these tutorials! The best on youtube for digital art

[@domgreco7]

Thank you. Something in the way you put forth the info. 🙏🏼

[@WalidFeghali]

Glad it was helpful!

[@charlie.tt4]

I’ve never watched a lot of art tutorials, in hindsight probably a huge mistake, because I never felt like they helped much. I’m at the very beginning of my landscape painting journey, but just watching a few of your videos has helped me improve immediately, it’s crazy. Thanks so much for putting this stuff online for free, watching you paint is mind blowing.

[@WalidFeghali]

Very happy to hear that! Keep improving 👍 W.

[@noobatredstone3001]

That’s what I needed

[@WalidFeghali]

Happy to hear :)

[@ryanbrock4258]

Love the website so much thank you for all the stock things!!! There is so much!

[@mattpk1609]

Love your Work and Evenant - keep it up!

[@nerdkeyboard]

Hello ☺️ thank you for teaching how to do shading. I’m currently practicing on procreate and luckily I’m able to follow along with a different application. So 🙏 thank you for this video! I want to continue practicing more with shading and will continue with what you have taught.

[@assassinweed5390]

Wow, two amazing videos to get inspired, thanks walid

[@readyplayerdan5732]

Thank you again... these are quite helpful

[@TToxicom]

so happy youre back to uploading

[@oscar_jgr]

thank you again! have a good day Walid ✌️🤓

[@claud1able]

I have struggled with light and shadow. Thank for explaining in such a simplistic way

[@tommybro5313]

Awesome work dude.

[@RochelleRosenberg]

This had been a month ago and still the techniques are sooo soo life saving..

[@sirisousa1183]

I love your videos.

[@gallow_]

Thanks for the help man, it's really helpful seeing you paint in real time and explaining everything as you go along, definitely looking forward to what you make :-)

[@mauriciocasiraghi]

thanks so much for this essencial knowledge!

[@WalidFeghali]

You're so welcome!

[@sirisousa1183]

Very nice tutorial

[@hibahalaby5829]

Yhank you so much.. keep going 😻😻😻😻😻

[@-Almarhum]

Always Great

[@siddheshmhatre4633]

amazing...

[@oooBoEoNooo]

Wow!

[@germaux3187]

This video is so helpfull :) could you do some video like this on a full scene like this? Like some fast painting concept art like stuff?

[@inked1516]

Thank you for this video

[@WalidFeghali]

Very welcome!

[@vipervickan]

Love your videos! they are very helpful.

[@WalidFeghali]

Varsågod! W.

[@MustafaBerkeGureltol]

Do you have a video on how to set up our scene for perspective/landscape paintings? Or can you record one when you have time? I am having some difficulty in how I should paint my landscape and fill the scene from scratch.

[@theahmedmustafa]

Hey Walid! First of all thank you for the amazing tips. I followed your tutorial along and used the same brushes as you but for some reason I do not get the texture and blending the way you get on the canvas. I notice you did not have Pen-Pressure opacity turned on either so there must be some difference in settings? Please guide me on this one. Thanks!

[@moonyfoxy876]

Very nice rock, I like 10\10

[@cheesemaster6796]

0 dislikes, wooo!

[@WalidFeghali]

Nooo as soon as you said it, someone disliked hahaha. We'll get them next time bro!

[@cheesemaster6796]

@@WalidFeghali :D

[@Tyronom]

@@WalidFeghali I still see 0 ;O he changed his mind

[@allan293-f8c]

Very nice tutorial. Thank you! However i have on question. On the rock, i cannot see the core shadow applied. It shouldn't be a dark brown or something like that?

[@WalidFeghali]

Answering this in an upcoming video.

[@allan293-f8c]

@@WalidFeghali Thank you very much!

[@thatartsyunicorn]

dude thank you so much! could you maybe get clip studio paint and see what you can do on it? i'm too cheep to pay for photoshop.

[@WalidFeghali]

Never tried it, but I can definitely give it a go!

[@thatartsyunicorn]

@@WalidFeghali Thank you so much it's on sale right now for 25$ (usd)

[@monishr5514]

What are the brushes that were used in this, If I try the same thing it doesn't feel natural at all .

[@bikkinasuneela3618]

Talk with walid

[@Iremembertoforget]

If I took the classes before can I still access the course?

[@WalidFeghali]

Yes absolutely. :) You'll always have access to it in the new platform if you bought it before.

[@NamHung999]

I have not understood yet about why the main shadow and cast shadow has Blue color? is it reflected to the sky light? or all shadows have blue in them? thanks

[@WalidFeghali]

It's definitely the sky! If you have shadows on Mars for example, you will see more reddish color in them because the sky is more red. Here on earth, on a sunny day, you have blue sky so the shadows outdoors will be blueish. If you have a cloudy day, the shadows will not be blue. :) Best, W.

[@NamHung999]

@@WalidFeghali thankyou ^^

[@safayatartwork4944]

Thanks, Teach us more for free 😅

[@shagb2751]

How often do you hear that u look like Pedro Pascal

[@i-sch924]

you are the Jesuses Christ of the digital art bro