How To Draw Perspective Shadow - Drawing Shadows In Perspective

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Adding shadows to the objects in your perspective drawing is a great way to make it look realistic. So in this lesson, we are going to learn how to draw shadows in perspective
For detail instructs on how to draw shadows, please refer to the video above.
Here's a quick summary off the shadow drawing process:
Step 1: Draw your objects
Step 2: Determined the location of the light source
Step 3: Locate the shadow vanishing point. (The shadow vanishing points will be vertically aligned with the light source)
Step 4: Draw a line from the light source through each of the top outer corner of your object (be sure to extend the line pass the corners)
Step 5: Draw a line from the shadow vanishing point to each of the respective bottom outer corner of the object (be sure to extend the line pass the corners)
Step 6: The points where the top and bottom line intersect will be a corner of your shadow. Connect the points together to form the shadow shape and shade it in.
And that's how you draw a shadow in perspective for a simple object.
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Until next time, thanks for watching and good luck drawing!:

[@DesignDensity]

Wow this tutorial is insanely amazing, I have been drawing for over 10 years and was never taught how to work out the shadow lines like the way you teach in this video, I always struggled with shadows boundaries, this tutorial definitely helps me improve my shadows, I can't tell you how grateful I am watching this video, thank you so much 🙏

[@washitbyagianttruck9275]

This is so genius like WHAT HAVE I BEEN DOING THIS WHOLE TIME GUESSING WHERE TF THE LIGHT HITS AND STUFF OMFG, CAN´T BELIEVE IT WAS THAT SIMPLE ALL ALONG! Thank you so muuuuuuuuch, Sir!

[@Olivia-bh7vs]

I want to cry, I’ve been struggling all day with trying to understand shadows and you go and give me the equation. I cannot express how great full I am!!!

[@rachelm7525]

This is great stuff! Shadows can make or break a drawing, this is so important, better than just guessing!☺

[@RingoWild]

I can't begin to tell you how helpful this tutorial is! Thank you for taking the time to really explain how it works. Now it makes sense!

[@mrcodez]

Almost 10 years later and this video remains very helpful! Thanks, this was really easy to follow.

[@lynnallen6996]

I’ve been working on this for weeks - book, tutorials - this is so well explained. Thank you!!

[@opera46]

You're an excellent teacher. Thanks for posting.

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

+leon harris Thank you! And you're very welcome, Leon!

[@yishakart]

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[@sylviahowell7802]

Thank you for this FANTASTIC video on shadows in perspective. You made it so easy! Many thanks.

[@treelogicllc9167]

This may be one of the best, to the point, zero excess, most instructive, videos that I've seen. Others could learn a lot from your style. 👍👊💪🤛👏

[@opsam6052]

Wow what an relief...I was looking from so much time for someone who can explain me this concept thank you very much ....Love from India

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[@MyDrawingTutorials]

Thank you very much, Mary!

[@Yeame143]

My Drawing Tutorial you obviously know your stuff you can reach it. If you want to know how well you know something try to teach it to another person. I just learned how to shadow objects in under 15min.

[@PriyaRamanujan]

Amazing tutorial!! The best tutorial on youtube for shadows...!

[@skye5818]

I think something just clicked in my brain

[@yishakart]

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[@mandarancina]

You are a very good teacher and very clear in your explanation. Thank you.

[@yilinglaozu9103]

literally my homework for tomorrow. That helped

[@EvilMP5]

Hey I have that mechanical pencil, best one I ever owned. Lately have been using traditional Blackwing pencils. Awesome tutorial, very clear and concise.

[@rosacobos]

thank you very mich for your great tutorial. I have learned a lot from it, because it is clear and simple. Greetings from Bilbao. Spain. Rosa

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

Thank you!

[@ct4883]

You're a wonderful teacher. I really got a lot out of this tutorial. Thanks for all your work!

[@apaiiyui8488]

Thank you, I never really understood properly how we can know the size of a shadow and this was very usefull and clear 😊

[@FABIOh1976]

Thanks for putting effort to teach drawing. This video was very helpful for me.

[@abosedetaiwo-jq5jw]

❤I love this

[@ruthstriby6653]

I have learned a great deal from you regarding perspective, thank you.

[@yehudamenachem8357]

Thank you keeping it stupid simple, u r an angel

[@timmyskidoo2253]

Nice tutorial. You seem to teach with ease, well done. I was just browsing different perspective drawing tutorial videos when i came upon your video. At some point soon i will attempt to draw and then paint (water color possibly) my mothers childhood home. The technique learned from this video is already becoming part of the drawings finished product. Thank you for your talent and time sharing it.

[@elversegarrido3848]

This is amazing, and easy to learn. Thank you teacher

[@mohammedshahidrahman8276]

Wonderful, awesome, informative tutorial!!! plz upload more like these...thanks a lot for the video!!

[@karl6149]

I learned shadow drawings very fast because of this, LIGHTning fast😂 Thank you

[@epicpatato2571]

my guy slow down on these puns

[@terrycardinaldesigns]

That was excellent! I bought an online class and it was explained so quickly I ha to do more research. Now I think I understand. Thanks!

[@devandestudios128]

Damn this makes shadows seem easy. Thank You.

[@taylahgooch5631]

It was better than I expected that video tough me how to shade its so C00L and awesome

[@chpapermagic1370]

thank you so much for this helpful tutorial

[@amybell6459]

Wow...that makes a LOT more sense!!

[@miskylan]

this is way better than my drawing lesson! THANK YOU

[@unknownartist2801]

what a great teacher.

[@MeronMelese-nk1sg]

This tutorial still very useful!

[@BY-hw6om]

Really simple and helpful THANKS

[@taylahgooch5631]

It was better than I expected that video tough me how to shade its so cool thankyou for thatvidieo that was awesome

[@28lester]

I was getting headaches trying to figure this out by myself, thank you.

[@logan3586]

wow you made that so perfectly clear. thank you so much!

[@aubreyowakefield5994]

Good lesson. Very clear.

[@killswitch9790]

This helped me a lot. thank you!

[@karinl3524]

Great clean explanation!

[@maddiecabi]

Thank you so much for this video! Very helpful

[@HyperHrishiHD]

Very Helpfull! Thank you!

[@Roman-is4jj]

Thank you. Very helpful.

[@drabsyo5490]

Thank you for this. I owe you bigtime.

[@christinehutton1026]

Do you have anything books of learning how to determine cast shadows at different times and angles

[@diclark9442]

Very clear and interesting video. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

[@afnanelmahankar462]

Thanks for your help ♥️

[@peteraraujo4662]

Awesome tutorialll!

[@sassy6292]

You fill in the shadow right to the edge of the paper.

[@morgandennis6116]

this is so incredibly helpful! thank you!

[@knharidas]

Really good one!

[@FeminineSky]

very clear and simple tutorial !!! i love it .. thank you so much

[@jimmcrae7475]

that was really cool

[@Alcatrax0]

Good explanation. Thumbs up 👍🏼

[@poetryjones7946]

Well done effective tutorial , and thanks for getting right to it, without a lot of babbling and annoying music. Subbed.

[@learnwithaasim]

So helpful❤⚡

[@cristobalbg2069]

Gracias por este vídeo y explicación. Un saludo

[@aceanimations3214]

10 years ago :o Still great video 💜 Thanks for the video!

[@H0peAnL0ve]

Great teacher

[@queenofthepierats]

Thank you so much for this video! You just explained what my graphic design professors at the Art Institute couldn't give, and it was the one thing I've been trying to figure out for years.

[@Retro-zn2jt]

Thank you very much, now what if the light source is filtered, or reflected by matter, objects, water? if there is 2 perspectives points, the rules stay the same because we are in 3 dimensions ? that's for another lesson I suppose. if you have any links please i'm interested

[@abheetrajput]

You saved my life bro!

[@jinyoungpark2341]

As clear as a bell, thank you so much!

[@ranirudramakodali2886]

thank u very much sir

[@vandanawadher1502]

Very good drawing

[@adithyasuresh4300]

This was a very helpful and easy to understand video

[@estherherat4977]

Fantastic. Thank you.

[@fergylucia6549]

Awesome tutorial!!!

[@PrakharPaawanSaxenaInqalab]

Very easy explanation....

[@bookbug1133]

Finally, i get it now. Thanks

[@ericeinarramirezgarduno4611]

Just what I've searching for, thank you 💓

[@daumantasercmonas2500]

Awesome tutorial with perfect explanation!!

[@deepaksm4956]

It is a great video, i think we need to know how to make shadow at curved ends or curved objects like an egg,sphere,boll,etc.

[@lttled9212]

Thank you sooo much!! This video will really help me a lot thanks

[@aisy4559]

Thank you for this

[@rohanbhate9505]

Amazing!!!

[@apoorvasingh8384]

U are just awsme . This video was a great help for me in my architecture exam thanks a lot 😄😄😄😄

[@kuljeetsingh8395]

Very informative

[@pium21]

These things help in architectural drawing...thanx

[@silkieshag9703]

very well explained, thanks .

[@knickolasboston4016]

Thanks, I really wanted to find some more fundamentals to make my drawings seem better and more realistic, so you were a BIG help.

[@Ellie1097]

Very helpful tutorial. Now I can improve more on my interior and exterior perspectives. Thanks mate :) -BS Architecture student

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

RacheSensei GCPH Thank you very much! For the longest time growing up I wanted to become an architect. I ended up pursuing other things but I hope to be able to study the subject one day. It seems so interesting. Good luck with your schooling!

[@Explore_me16]

Waoo nyc now its to easy to shade... thnq so mch..👌

[@kantakotwani9326]

great explanation! thank you very much. can you please explain how to cast shadow in figures also. Is this same method applies in figures also

[@bobmarkerson]

Thank you man

[@josebenavides8908]

Great, I like it.

Thank you very much 🖒

[@markyau5825]

it was very a big help for me. to increase my drawing skills

[@kumarpotharaboina2194]

Super video and nice

[@gsupulnieks]

Very simple and importante tutorial, thanks

[@MyDrawingTutorials]

Guntis Šūpulnieks You are very welcome!

[@storycox2412]

Determining a light source really seems to be the key.

[@sansanplanet]

very good !!!!

[@moosasanani]

Great tutorial

[@Mureirsa]

Thx helpd a lot

[@Julio-hh7vy]

good perspective and drawing.

[@seikomega7298]

Is the light source infinitely far away, like the sun, where the rays are parallel, or is it close to the object like a light bulb?

[@jpulv123]

thanks mate. good tutorial!