Shading from Imagination

Steven Zapata is known for his amazing illustrations and skillful shading techniques. In this lesson he gives you an exercise for improving your ability to invent shaded forms! You’ll watch him assemble abstract flesh-like clusters to demonstrate how to make design decisions for rendering light and dark that you can apply to any form you can imagine. If you’re interested in taking Steven’s full course on the secrets of shading go to proko.com/stevensketches
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Instructional How to Draw videos for artists. My drawing lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching.
CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Steven Zapata (www.artstation.com/steven-zapata)
Editing - Steven Zapata
Additional Edits - Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh )
Music Used with Permission
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra
Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com)

[@ProkoTV]

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[@zain_bk]

Can you turn on translate plz

[@StevenZapataArt]

It's weird, but these tips are really resonating with me. I need to try this exercise out some time.

[@KristianNeeTV]

Dude, this guy it totally copying you

[@Random_Guy_On_The_Internet2023]

This 'Steven Zapata' guy seems like a really good artist don't you think?

[@themaionese1]

How can i get good enough to teach myself?

[@Wighen18]

You'll improve in no time!

[@IVPixel]

Thank you for showing us how to shade turds, I will go and do some life studies after I've taken a fat shit.

[@vonVile]

This is exactly what I needed. I just couldn't understand the basic concept of getting shading started. I used shading in life drawing, but was too afraid to put deep shadows just putting in enough to show it exists.

[@Stevenkjy]

Wish I had seen this exercise 55 years ago, thanks for a brilliant tutorial!!!❤️

[@teska9998]

Shit!!...you are bringing in every legendary artist out there.

[@anaarbelaiz3615]

Finding Steven has forever changed the way I think about art, thank you Proko for this amazing collab!

[@mamoon_3738]

The last videos on Proko channel are very high-quality content this channel keeps getting better and better.

[@sacrebleu1371]

I do well with objects in front of me... not afraid of using darkest colors to render in my pastel paintings, but trying to get my very active imagination placed down onto paper has been frustrating. This is precisely the sketch challenge I have been planning, but now do not need to reinvent the wheel, but can take it far and fast with his help! Thank you very much!

[@weill6872]

15:40 K K K CALM DOWN So funny part, his hands are also talking in a so clear way xD

[@Innuya]

this is the explosion of frustration, accumulated from seeing his favourite tool misused for so long :'(

[@ivankovwink1311]

Such an amazing tutorial! I have been searching stuff for shading but this was the video that actually helped me understand and told me things other tutorials didn't lol. Thank you so much for this

[@myfanwynia]

Brilliant! Love the forms and the realism you achieve! 💖🌹

[@theleechqueen]

Hell yes! This is very much relevant to my interests.

[@1u8taheb6]

I too like wrinkly tentacles

[@mitza420]

@@1u8taheb6 dont we all?!

[@nomadnisart]

This is fantastic and extremely useful. The mistake you pointed out at 6:00 has me written all over it! Thank you for breaking it down and explaining it so clearly.

[@CarNerd7]

Amazing lesson!!

[@GarmanyRachel]

Great video, I’ll start doing this exercise daily!:)

[@kingpen1179]

thanks always for the blessings proko

[@kalilavalezina]

Exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much!! :)

[@mariadolores8468]

Thanks practice is key for flow energy and focus inspiration for art schools

[@sarasawyer2816]

Brilliant demo!!! ❤️

[@SC4RArt]

Amazing thanks for sharing! Wonderful art! Stay safe! 🎨🎨🎨

[@LadyArtist3059]

This an excellent explanation of shadows. You can use it for painting too. Also, you can use this for realism.

[@pabloway-9612]

truly wonderful

[@craigsteyntheartistcraig3592]

Learned so much in these few minutes... 🤘🤘

[@neonranger1192]

This tutorial is so easy to understand 🥰

[@shivammohanty3105]

Really helpful video. Thanks!

[@Janos.Artzone]

Steven is the best !!!

[@seenuz1]

Truly masterclass

[@larryconkoljr.8915]

More Advanced Creative Light and Shadow theory practice, cool. Good job. You might want to rethink the "meat spear" thing though. Just a thought.

[@debbiemitchell6055]

I mostly work from my imagination, yes we see a human form(usually taken from my own body, sadly, I am very petite/tiny, I always wanted to be shapely)which in my case I always exaggerate when I draw/paint. I am sure the muscles illustrated on super hero's was done with the same thoughts in mind. WINK WINK. I do often question my shadows and this video (even though I've been drawing and painting over 40 years) Is very helpful and makes you thoughtfully think about that shadow placement! Thank you so much.

[@lemonman4913]

Thank you for this vid It's well explained and very easy to understand:)​

[@chadyonfire7878]

awesome lesson

[@Rayners0785]

This is useful, Thank You.

[@dansmith263]

wow thanks I needed this

[@nikajcm8564]

Muchas gracias por el vídeo es muy bueno

[@rituartzone2371]

Wow amazing 👏😮

[@RAWK_ONE888]

Thank you!

[@antonioblanco3086]

Thank you! very helpful

[@AmazonMia]

Suuuupeeerb! Thank you so much !

[@andrietsa]

Those "abstract flesh clusters" look like a turd travelling a near light speed. Love it!

[@nebulasniper9016]

Very useful information

[@earlymorningladyfarts]

7 million thumbs up for this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gabrielafrancoso7815]

That video helped me so much

[@bleuvertetforetdepin]

Unusual artist and unusual teacher, that was kinda strange experience, but it makes sense in the end! Thank you for the sample :).

[@cranberrycanvas]

proko killin it lately. this dude is a great teacher. thanks!

[@kingpen]

Also, another dirt-cheap blending tool: Q-tips~!

[@shinjiyoungnature7763]

EXCELLENT!!!!!♡♡♡♡♡

[@Ryoushi_Akanagi]

4:40 When he changed the lightbulb into a sun, I suddenly saw the organic plane as a desert plane. So even context can change the read of an image a lot...

[@enji6460]

what the hell, This is so great!!! Thank you so much

[@leonardobueno9417]

When are you put the subtiltes, @Proko?

[@psybot2094]

Thanks for drawing today.

[@cybergotthh]

yesss

[@emjaydark2811]

What is the pencil and the paper you are using here?

[@snofixart]

What pencil are you using?

[@rabidL3M0NS]

Can’t fool me, that’s a Mon Calamari Star Cruiser!

[@aeonhy]

Yoooo Steven!

[@drippinghanamizu]

Yes.

[@projp9057]

Good

[@ravdiz9995]

cool.

[@thorneblackwood3834]

Hey, present!

[@novepipps]

Han har veldig fine hender ✋🏾🤚🏾

[@danielperezgarcia4695]

Amazing! Does the tentacle remind anyone of Mr. something from South Park?

[@xZombieManiacx]

enable subtitles please

[@pogz1]

yes im shading it using the power of imagination.

[@someonesomewhere1100]

The starting sketch gave me poop log vibes, then shading turned them antigravity lol

[@chrislsw1]

I am a beginner and want to learn from you. Should I learn from your KZbin videos, or buy your courses? What's the difference? Thanks.

[@StevenZapataArt]

Check out the courses, my KZbin is mostly art shop-talk and arm chair philosophy.

[@gobobaby]

proko needs to practice these himself

[@occultteachings6261]

lmaoooo

[@theforgedone]

How does this course compare to "Form from Imagination"?

[@yoheff988]

I use the full darkness of 8B or 9B, How do you deal with the glare created by the soft graphite?

[@spiralcraft8957]

aaaayyyy (yes)

[@dataminer1398]

YES WOOHOOO YEAHYEAHYEAHYEAH WOOOOOOOO ZAPATA WOOOOOOO LEGENDARRRRRRRRRRRY WOOOO COMMENT INTERACTION TO BOOST VIDEO IN SEARCH RESULTS WOOOOOOOO HOO YEAHYEAHYEAH

[@GrowingDownUnder]

When he drew that 2nd shape my dirty mind said giggity

[@kameroncole5566]

Oh Mua mua

[@blueskye2912]

17:45 I use toilet paper when I want to keep the shapes, extremely soft and subtle.

[@devyadav3273]

Please bring us ALEX ROSS

[@Ugo_Goglu]

shade

[@baitmuslim1453]

You should put 3D modeling into your video so for new beginner they can make imagination

[@MoyoWango]

Oh Steven and his Trojan horse schemes. "Lets draw blobs." And by the end you know how to shade muscles.

[@joshludwick8645]

Dude, nice meat spear!

[@amarin8600]

Kneaded erasers get dirty? 😳

[@JuicedPegasus]

"blobs" 😏

[@picocassio4301]

i just read "Shading for Immigrants"

[@surpidism]

first

[@RAWK_ONE888]

Please sub in Spanish proko 🔥

[@38Jemar]

You: 🏆 win! I love drawing myself, baby, fat 👶 ❤️ because I never lose.

[@38Jemar]

It's all adding up, and man is I smart!?

[@38Jemar]

😆

[@shayon8012]

?

[@yoyolol22]

Bro you need help

[@heroiam4067]

The tutorial is really cool guys! But isn’t this the literal definition of polishing a turd?

[@sicknessios5830]

First..kinda

[@bibristik]

its alien ship&)

[@is_this_the_real_life_or]

Tutorial: how to draw a blob

[@pikaaahime5127]

The blobby thing kinda looks like a chicken. It looks flat from the angle ready to be cooked 😂 or is it because I'm hungry so I just imagine things hmm

[@radhagoyal3606]

Proko your courses are too high In money 😭

[@haugendaz3008]

Shading isn’t the right word

[@antonella1488]

It's an amazing tutorial from an amazing artist, but i need to say it... Bro was shading a turd

[@soupbonep]

This guy repeats himself too much.

[@paweuuu27]

It's weird, but these tips are really resonating with me. I need to try this exercise out some time.

[@narankhuubuguu3496]

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