Shading Light and Form - Basics

[@glopezjr]

5 years of art school and nobody taught me that the highlight/specular reflection on an object is related to the viewer's location. I was always thought it was the most concentrated point of center light. And I only owe $30,000 to student loans!

[@Mello.]

Guillermo Lopez Jr. holy shit I kinda feel bad you spent that much

[@luizavazquez7029]

Guillermo Lopez Jr. You couldn't have just observed that yourself? I feel like 5 year old know that

[@graviler2514]

Guillermo Lopez Jr. - That reminds me a video I've seen while ago, students of art school recomending NOT to go to art school. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoWmdKGEqqx_rqc

[@TheLondonForever00]

Same for me

[@arunraman6630]

@@graviler2514 Lol

[@ProkoTV]

i can think of 3 things to consider for candle light on face setup 1. the drop off rate of the light will be very high. The intensity of the light will decrease very quickly as objects get further from the candle 2. if the candle is the only source of light in the room, there will be very little reflected light, so shadows will be almost black. Unless there is a surface close enough to reflect the candle light back into the shadow. 3. Both light and shadow will be very warm

[@ilovetoralei]

I have never felt so filled with knowledge

[@sabkisaba]

Me, too

[@liamkralik6807]

+Kim De Clercq me too

[@dancekinghoseok4608]

same

[@PhantomDrawing]

Same here!

[@abunchofemos-kn4sm]

That's what she said

[@tiggeresse]

This has got to be the best discussion of light and shadow I have come across. All the other's I have seen and read all contain the same--very basic--descriptions. Finally, I've been given some real detailed, useful information. Thank you! One more KZbin subscription.

[@meadowlarkgreen]

"For this, I'm gonna need an eg--" *SPLAT* That timing of the egg always gets me 😂

[@burgerham-zy5sj]

I've watched so much proko videos that ive memorized the whistle at the beginning of each video

[@AJBlaze2924]

Wow. I learned more in this video about shading than I have in shading books combined.

[@danipyt1319]

thank you! this was amazing! I agree, art professors don't teach you anything in school. We pay hundreds of dollars to have someone criquite how little we know but they don't teach a single thing. This single video was more imparting of knowledge than all of my drawing classes put together! Can't wait to buy the DVD!

[@ProkoTV]

I'm planning on covering figure drawing next. That includes gesture, structure, proportions, anatomy. Also in the future I want do some videos on facial expressions / emotions, variations of age, gender, race. Later will start doing videos on oil painting. Not sure exactly what the timing of these are, but as you can imagine it will take a while to get through all that. Hopefully I can make some profit soon so that I can hire help and have more time to focus on creating more content :)

[@general_iroh_]

the egg scene is worth more than 1 like

[@Nabiha90210]

I replayed that so many times haha

[@Honey-rw6tj]

Love how now theres a post of an egg on instagram with 18+ million likes

[@ni8104]

general_iroh _0675 even I’m a fan of ATLA

[@marygrace4878]

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[@photographartist]

Your tutorials are terrific. Excellent content and production values. As a 71 year old artist, I'm still learning new tricks. Thank your for your great work.

[@buzzlOfficial]

I always feel like I can draw anything after your videos, then I try to draw a stick person and get so angry I have to count to 10.

[@twixfangaming2657]

I know how you feel

[@3V1LKNIGHT]

you might be making the same mistake i've made, rushing. try and master techniques from one video at a time, not actually master but learn from them and take your time to practice, this pays off in the end

[@Nabiha90210]

Aw

[@peyton9438]

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[@ЕкатеринаКлючко-н9ц]

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[@blueberrypie52]

I adore your talent, your humor and the way you unfold difficult things with simplicity!

[@gepi5667]

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[@HylianSpirit]

I am absolutely thankful for stumbling upon your channel. You answer the questions I'd ask before I have a chance to think of them. You are very thorough in your explanations when so few instructors are. Not only are you a highly skilled artist, but you are a highly skilled teacher. Please keep up the wonderful work.

[@kyrstmitch]

really grateful for this video! i suffered an accident where i lost memory it has deeply effected my art work not so much my skill but forgetting howmto understand my shade slmost like i forgot this video has been extremely helpful! really thank you so so much!

[@singasong1209]

Oohh!!!!..get well soon and get back your memory soon👍👍👍

[@kyrstmitch]

@@singasong1209 thank you, time really is a healer and even if nothing is the same work with what you have more determination to do better hope life is being good to you x

[@singasong1209]

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[@dutchgirlmaan2958]

Learn the rules, and then break them. -Proko

[@hughmungus7690]

"Learn the rules, and then break them. - Proko" -Dutchgirl Maan

[@SirGeeSantos]

Are you sexually harassing this person?

[@dutchgirlmaan2958]

Wait, what? What are you talking about?

[@hughmungus7690]

G. Araujo No, I just said I was Hugh Mungus!

[@johnf.kennedy2053]

"""Learn the rules, and then break them. - Proko"" - Dutchgirl Maan"" - Hugh Mungus"

[@tsurur]

This is easily the best explanation on shading I've come across. Thank you so much

[@sanjaykumarSK6050]

I'm watching this after ten year,it's just cleared my concept of light and shadow.Thank you❤️

[@ProkoTV]

working on it. It will definitely be on the dvd

[@shinedivine9796]

I’ve been hobby drawing for 35 years and this is the first video that made lighting sink in. I can’t thank u enough

[@eliciagarcia9411]

Thank you so much, this is exactly what I needed. I can't stand the youtube vids that try to be goofy and don't actually give much clear straight forward and simple info. This is just what I needed and I like when you break the egg.

[@uv4316]

I was looking for videos I can show to teach basic drawing. There are so many instructional drawing videos which were so wrong. Thank you for your video. I appreciate it.

[@spotoboy]

I've watch this countless times. Super valuable piece of info packed into 7 minutes.

[@FarhanGhafoor-n9t]

This is a million dollar explanation, probably the best one on the internet.... when you talked about dvd I checked and it was 11 years old but the subject is still valid and will always remain ( good that nature does not change like technology ).... hats off for such a detailed explanation.... love from Pakistan

[@Trashpandapermaculture]

Easily the best drawing channel on KZbin.

[@UnexpectedGamer7]

This is one of the most helpful videos about this topic I've ever watched! Your explanations are very clear and relevant for artists, and your examples with real life objects are great. Thank you for this quality content!

[@co_jones]

Forgot to mention that you are among THE BEST art teacher online!!! thank you !!

[@AlekThunder47]

NOW that's a tutorial. Couldn't find anything appropriate apart from Vilppu. Hope you will release more videos about technology of drawing, basics theory or exercises. Regardless, thank you a lot, that was really clear and helpful.

[@nastyalebedeva4909]

I return to basics from time to time, and these are the lessons from Stan which are the most useful for me. Thank you!

[@maryannboehm]

Wow! This is THE best explanation of how light affects shading! I am just learning to draw and no one ever explained it like you have. Thank you!!

[@zombeeduuck]

this was super helpful, my drawing teacher linked this video for our assignment this week and i definitely have a further understanding of shadow and light after watching this. thank you :)

[@ProkoTV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ianarey7832]

This is literally the most useful video I've ever seen and I've seen hundreds of them! But now for the first time I REALLY understand the concept of the light, shadows, reflections, highlights and shit :D

[@ash64181]

After months of binging Proko's content, I was almost sure the egg was drawn... to think it was real... You've duped me once again....

[@LuisBorreroVisualArtist]

Very insightful video. This lesson is missing from just about every art school in the nation. Only private Ateliers are teaching these basics concepts to their students.

[@freakyshiki7550]

So this is off-topic, but- that moment where you split up the egg’s shadows and explained the tangent answered my biggest question about shading spheres! “How do you find the minor axis of the ellipse that makes the shadow?” I figured out that the major axis of the ellipse was made by the light rays (well, the lines the light rays make when the hit the surface), but the minor axis eluded me. Then you brought that tangent up, and I realized that the minor axis of the ellipse HAS to be parallel to that tangent! Thanks for helping me see the light!

[@philnicholl13]

I have watched may vids on trying to understand light (im new to drawing) and this is BY FAR the best one. Thanks a million!!!!!

[@SJQuirke]

Nice work - very useful shadow lesson - the lightness in your videos is very compelling

[@messenjah71]

I love youtube for videos like this. It has allowed me to get good art education without paying a school. Many thanks!

[@laup2ev]

Wow Stan, this video was amazingly informative! I especially like that you encourage the viewer to "break the rules" a little. I often find myself fussing too much about whether or not shadows look correct rather than use them as tools to bring out the shape of the objects they're being cast upon.

[@illanalevi6091]

I'm definitely sharing this with drawing students.

[@Darkness_Damage]

its cool to see his confidence build up from being an artist, to a youtuber aswell

[@PoluxDemorack]

Gracias maestro, por todos tus videos. Thank you so much for the videos Stan. I love drawing as a hobby. I have been learning so much from them. I don't have the resources to be a patron beacause I'm a student, but when I graduate I will for sure. Thanks Again

[@ShahW]

So have you graduated? :)

[@kktuik]

@@ShahW :D you are mean

[@ShahW]

@@kktuik not sure what you mean but i was genuinely curious :/

[@kktuik]

S B W I thought you meant “did you send money already?” So I was just kidding. Now I’m curious too 🤔

[@mike7gerald]

Excellent teaching and you also add humor. Then at the end you show the extra's in the making of the video, reminiscent of Jackie Chan movies. Thanks!

[@nicholeb2746]

Best Drawing tutorials by far, hope to get your dvd, your great. Love that you have personality too, you can tell your passionate about what your speaking about and its enjoyable to watch.

[@stephenwood4814]

This is a very, very good video. I am in a drawing class, and we covered light and shadow rather briskly yesterday, and this video was an invaluable supplement to that. Thank you.

[@ICEDeMoN1984]

I only found your channel, this my first video and I must say your teaching is very good and you got a new subscriber

[@veronicab4372]

Really clear, logical and easily understood tutorial. Just the right length too. Thank you.

[@swisdom9117]

Thank you so much for this. I'm in the process of studying light and shadow on primitives and this was super helpful!

[@nosferatu5]

Really nice and clear video. Cought some bad habits i do that give me more trouble than they should. Mostly the highlight part, i used to overcomplicate its position falsely asuming its position to be the lightsource. Keep the spectacular work up Proko

[@PlanBWannaB]

Wow dude everything your saying is making perfect sense. I haven't seen information on this subject broken down so good. Thanks your helpful!

[@dariusdynamite]

I greatly appreciate this video. The simple, yet detailed and scientifically based explanation was easy to understand. "LIKED"

[@PeterHenrichsen]

Super good video, exactly what I have been missing for a year. Really looking forward to drawing forms instead of just shapes now. Thanks so much for sharing. All best Peter (from Denmark, Europe)

[@o0Munchy0o]

Just want to let you know, your videos couldn't be anymore concise, well thought out or entertaining. Excellent work, looking forward to putting the knowledge into practice!

[@ChadMcC01]

Your videos have helped out my photography post processing a ton. Learning about light and form is really important for many artistic endeavors and I appreciate your clear and informative explanations!

[@deeknits]

What seemed like random shadow shapes (in some situations) are making more sense now...I appreciate your vids.

[@dianaKid2013]

Best art teacher ever! I'm learning a lot from your videos, thank you so much! ❤️ Greetings from México.

[@jennychou9196]

8 year's old video. Still so helpful! Thank you Proko!

[@ProkoTV]

Great! Thank you!

[@FelixKrankenkilledmykids1974]

Who is blud talking to 🧐🔥🤣

[@snippylothcat]

the voices @@FelixKrankenkilledmykids1974

[@TheJoukai]

Good video to review for a digital shading workflow: distinguish shadows and lights first, then develop the details within the shadows and lights.

[@touhouguyII]

My professor at the University Of Akron used your video for examples! Great content!

[@fynn1479]

Great job! I love all of the light and shadow vocabulary.

[@bunin2341]

Я не знаю прочитаете вы это или нет, но спасибо вам за эти видеоуроки. Для меня, как для самоучки, это ролики бесценны.

[@onkelsort5381]

This video is a real treasure Proko. Thank you so much!

[@최유나-s6c]

Hi, proko! I always appreciate you about teaching videos. And...I have a question! The highlight moves to a different spot, following the camera but, the center of light doesn't change. Then, the core shadow also doesn't change, right?

[@ProkoTV]

+최유나 that's right

[@fleamosworth]

Such a good, well-described lesson. This has helped me a lot. Thank you!

[@Canisketch]

I'm feeling confident ..people are supporting artists. 😊

[@Elfyja]

aaah this with the highlight makes so sense now. its so intuitive watching this!

[@HardHitMag]

I am watching this for the probably fifth time or something and still learn something from it. I understand i things i didn't thought about during my first watch. thank you.

[@lindastrickland6060]

I like the way you explain things ... even simple stuff. Thanks.

[@SasquatchLovesMe]

outstanding instruction with great production, perfect, accurate content and pacing.

[@ProkoTV]

I don't speak spanish, sorry. You can use youtube's 'translate captions' tool. Press the CC in the lower right.

[@FunkyLittleWhiteGirl]

Now that made sense! I've been struggling with this shadow business!! Thank you. :)

[@evelyne7071]

You have made a crackin’ example of the need for shadows. Thank you

[@sledzikgirl]

Hi! I have been watching your videos since I was in college! You've helped me with a lot of things! I always had a problem with creating shadow of things that are against other things but not touching..

[@Frankie.Frankie.]

This video is amazing! Just what I was looking for.

[@MadeinChinakiki]

very good! I like all the technicalities!

[@tomasmartinez6726]

Proko, you just saved my art credit. thanks

[@cvoisineaddis]

Hmm. I might buy this dvd. Your current videos are great. Just so you know, there are a few things with the lapelle mic being low that allows us to hear your sleeves brushing against the table. It's not really huge, but being someone who is somewhat of an audiophile, you might want to switch to a simple boom mic.

[@koveliarts]

Where can I get the DVD?

[@Vablo]

Thanks a lot for making this video, really clear explanation on a subject that isn't always made too easy for people to learn. All the best, these tutorials are great!

[@Irrev77]

1:14 RIP Chicken ???-2012 Never Forget

[@vladisk]

Amazing...the reflect light description was really instructive!

[@silentjosh847]

This is awesome. I really appreciate all of your tutorials. Cant wait to see the figure drawing ones. Once you're done with those, can you do some on how to clothe the figure with drapery and armor and such? Thank you!

[@OriBengal]

Your art tutorials are superb... some of my favorite so far, and I've gone through TONS. Great job. Do you have a tutorial on how to catch an egg?

[@HopeCastle2000]

Outstanding explanation! Thank you Proko.

[@ProkoTV]

yes. sorry about the delay!

[@SurgicalRemover]

Hey Thanks for the video mr proko. I've always had a hard time with shadows and where to put highlights on my drawings. This video helped me a little more.

[@raymondbonilla7068]

Thank you and God Bless! :) Great tutorial for begginers!

[@emperorphil2547]

this video completely blew my mind

[@bethbartlett5692]

Excellent presentation and comprehensive subject information in this tutorial !

[@Lifes1BeautifulRide]

As always your videos are very informative, helpful and easy to understand. Thank you!!!!

[@woodywood1951]

just discovered your youtube... Pretty instructive and humoristic too! I subscribe right now!

[@daniellestevens6310]

Thanks for the video. I understand shading much better now.

[@erikaharman9378]

Great! Thank you for giving such an in-depth explanation.

[@aniqaibu032]

Is the color theory video ever going to come? Proko just explains things so much better

[@JustTonio]

I love well explained basic concepts of any topic. And this is a really clear example. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@ANWFyre33]

Thanks sooo much.. this helped immensely!! My art instructor expected me to do things without knowing them, and this in drawing 101 class. lol.

[@noahmarchais804]

thank you so much for this, really helps with my hyper realistic drawings!

[@1chemoman]

How to basic was here.

[@Oxenia01]

Literally the most usefull video for any artist