The Basics of Highlights Midtones and Shadows

[@keith4505]

I like how you put in the effort to show the entire drawing process right from scratch. Explaining the different tones and highlights are commonly explained in videos from other artists but actually drawing it out right from scratch, explaining what tools you use at different points as well as your thought process throughout the drawing, is what makes you unique. Keep it up thanks for the tutorial :)

[@jeanlecoq7944]

Wonderful! It help me understand how to layer and draw the shadows and highlights. It will make my drawing better. Thanks you.

[@marycaloiaro7253]

I love your lessons. They have helped me tremendously!!!! I recently took up drawing and have been using various KZbin instructors and you rate highest in my book. I thank you both for your time and generosity in sharing your talent.

[@shybolynn]

I am 37 years old and have just discovered my drawing talents 2 weeks ago today. Your videos are helping me out a lot. Thank you

[@Mybeautysalon-kt8rt]

Now you are 47 years old 😢

[@shybolynn]

And now my son is an artist and a future tattoo artist. 💃🏻 still grateful

[@Mybeautysalon-kt8rt]

@@shybolynn oh I am really happy for you and your son I also love to learn how to draw but unfortunately in my country education is banned for girls 😪 I even can't go to school

[@permilia9060]

Some people make things LOOK so easy but you really make it easy! Thank you. I can't pay for art classes so you are a God send. Have a blessed day.

[@annabrown685]

Thanks, this video really helped me! I have thought my whole life that I'm a terrible drawer, but your video has totally made me realize that I can draw!!

[@TylersArtShack]

Thanks for taking the time to watch! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@zottymim]

Very good lesson. I'm teaching myself to draw using KZbin videos and yours are by far the best and easiest instructional videos. Thank you!!!

[@MaipuruSyrup]

Woke up this morning and saw a new video from your channel. Spent the next 45 mins watching this haha

[@TylersArtShack]

Glad that you found it helpful and the pencils should prove useful as well. Thanks a lot for the comment!

[@joeyomahoney3052]

i appreciate that you talk continuously through out the video, and didn't use time lapse. great tips, and insight.

[@leofcuomo2581]

Appreciated the detail and the specific instruction about what pencil to use and other blending material. Many many videos do not measure up to this one. Thank you.

[@wandawoman0077]

Thank you very much for taking the time to teach. I'm a complete rookie attempting to draw for the first time. By drawing an apple, it helped me understand tones and shadows. It was worth the time you invested in producing the video. :)

[@jillterrell5570]

Thanks Tyler I have been needing a lesson in values and tones and this was very helpful. Now I need to get the pencils and watch again.

[@TylersArtShack]

I am happy that it helped you out! Thanks for posting :)

[@peterfrangos6900]

I am just starting to play around with drawing in black and white and found this video very informative, especially the tip of using a camera to turn something into a black and white image. Diffuser trick was also good..

[@reikibee]

thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful gift, really enjoyed watching and got some great tips from it.

[@tedm6623]

very good video. your explanation of the techniques followed by you actually showing the techs and how they are done was very beneficial. you teaching style is very easy to follow and pleasently placed. I hope to see more like it.

[@moxlydansse1827]

Hey Tyler! Thank you for this fine upload. I really liked how you started up with a rough draft of the apple, pointed out how to polish it and actually did the second version of the apple. Way to go! You scored 10 out of 10 for presentation. In regards to the technical(drawing) features I cannot really judge or give you feedback but I must say that I find them very helpful and motivational. Cheers!

[@SisterLaurelONeal]

Thanks so much for this video! I am a complete beginner at this and loved seeing the way the tools are used, but especially the stages, corrections, erasures, blending, etc. Like David I thought of some of these things as failures and gave up on a drawing without realizing they were important steps in its development and nothing to panic over. Your emphasis on blending without blending too much is a revelation! Someplace I got the idea one only draw with pencils!

[@Physicscafe1954]

A very nice video on tones, the best among the ones which I have watched. Very patiently done and shared

[@lotusjoy1208]

Thanks for the video. It was very helpful and detailed. I paint in oils and watching your video I understand better edges. Great job!

[@TylersArtShack]

I am glad that you enjoyed it! I try my best to do what I can.

[@skylarkmist1784]

Who else came finding such video cus something motivated you to improve your drawing skills? 😊

[@TylersArtShack]

Haha. No worries. Thanks a lot for the support!

[@225rc]

One of the best videos for learning,please do more..I know it takes a lot of your time but you inspire so meany of us.

[@annetteburns5047]

So helpful! Can't wait to see more of your videos.

[@edgardor100]

Many thanks tyler this video is very useful blending the shadow is a big difference between realistic looking object or sketch i know it will help me with my work.

[@TylersArtShack]

I am glad it will help you out and thanks for the comment!

[@susanjohnson6387]

I really like doing this because you gave a lot of detail

[@WhitleyAKW]

I want an apple now! I really enjoyed this. It helped clear things up a lot! Thank you. :D

[@tbarn94]

Thank you this helped a lot. You broke down the basics well !

[@h4ppyleader]

Thanks a lot Tyler, this vid is just what i asked you to do. People only watch your videos to learn something and you are doing a fantastic job. Can you do a vid of you polishing/finishing up the apple. Make the vid as long as you like i will sit and watch it. To me Highlights Midtones and Shadows are the hardest thing to master, so keep the vids coming.

[@TylersArtShack]

Thanks a lot! I am glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the comment!

[@acidlullabyy1476]

Thank you so much for making these videos! Of all the shading videos I've seen, yours is the most helpful for me. I love that you don't speed up the shading, that way I can see exactly what you're doing. Subscribed!

[@cheannbal]

Best video. Thank you! This is how I seem to learn best by watching real time vids that explain what pencil and why, where the mid/high/shadow tones are, etc.. Took me about twice as much time as the video because I would stop and work at something or review something. My outcome isn't the best but that doesn't matter because I learned so much. I could watch 100 of these with birds or anything really.

[@davidbrockett5940]

A+++ video. It was very helpful to see the process including the erasures, redrawn lines, etc. I think I have seen these "corrections" as failure, expecting to get everything right immediately.

[@tomsilver4557]

Thank you. The subtle variations in tone, shading and highlights will definitely help make my sketches appear real. Cecelia

[@ursogr8barbo]

Great videos on highlight and shadowing and blending ... because I have a bit of problem with that. So thanks a lot , Like you said practice practice and date what you done and when look back at what you done in the past and you can see the difference in your work .... I have been able see that. Thanks

[@TylersArtShack]

I am glad that you were able to understand things easily! Thanks for the comment!

[@nicolezurstrassen55]

First video of you that I watched, my apple turned out great. love the way you explain exactly how much presure to aply and where, and that I can draw in re al time along with your video!! I will definatly watch more. Greatings from Holland

[@TheEmmaHouli]

oh this video is like 8 years old!? well 8 years later it really helped me thankS!-

[@GROFOOPERS]

Explanation was excellent. Helped a lot! TY!

[@amexjam55]

Hi, Tyler. This is a vey instructive video. I really like how you explain the whole drawing process step by step.

[@ellendodge5156]

Thank you, Tyler, for a wonderful video. I'm just starting out in drawing, and this demonstration was a real eye-opener. You shared your thought process as well as the actual physical drawing. The B&W photo was very helpful as well as the drawing with the shadows, etc all marked. It was helpful also to see how you could still change things you didn't think were quite right. It gives me courage to try this as changes can always be made. I hope to see more of your videos!

[@TylersArtShack]

nice! Thanks for watching!

[@fifimurphy517]

A person that can draw AND teach !!!!

[@laurac.9322]

great I love your videos. I thought it was very clear and straightforward. and very informative. I think you are a awesome teacher and artist. I would love to see a tutorial on sketching water of different types and wet sand. I would love also to see a road with tree lined and light rays and shadows dancing around so to speak

[@Fizzban08]

Been watching some of your videos over the past weeks, they're very informative. I like how you describe the tools you use and how you use them as you work on a drawing. Thanks for making these :)

[@TylersArtShack]

I don't mind the comment at all. Everyone has their preferences and I understand that. I also really enjoy drawing from photo or imagination and trying to best capture the scene. I did this one to lend a hand to the ones starting out with drawing.

[@TylersArtShack]

There is so much truth to that statement.

[@Mahas2010]

Thanks for taking the time to do this vid. Shading has always been my drawback and this vid will be good to look over again and reference to for more info and tips. Thanks!!...;)

[@tinaschinneller4260]

Great video. I've actually bookmarked your channel to watch all your tutorials. Very informative as well as very easy to follow and understand. And your videos are very well done! The music on this video was slightly distracting to me, but I was able to tune it out after a while. Thank you for all your hard work!

[@pinsetter1991]

awesome video Tyler, a lot of great information!

[@alisamalone9122]

loving these lessons. Coming further and further with each one. Thank you!!

[@marygilkinson4201]

Thank you. I found this video very informative and helpful.

[@larneySIM]

Amazing video, thankyou :) It helped me a lot. I have always had a lot of trouble with shading- but you broke it down really well & explained it.

[@rockytony1109]

Sure was helpful to me. Enjoyed it along with the learning from it.

[@cesarcontreras8764]

i would say to keep on doing full lengths videos, im a beginner and this video was very helpful, and i just love how you explain what your doing while drawing, i wouldnt change a thing about this video

[@Paul-2277]

I thought the blending stick would make it very smudged and it looked like that at first, but it looked good at the end. Might try it sometime.

[@ultrared55]

hi, yo no hablo ingles pero te entiendo bastante bien, me gusta mucho tu forma de explicar, te felicito por tu talento y bueno ya me suscribi y te estoy siguiendo, gracias por tomarte todo el tiempo posible para enseñarnos. Un gran abrazo.

[@TylersArtShack]

Id jump on that deal just to see how those pencils are. I hope they serve you well!

[@TylersArtShack]

Thanks a lot Andrew!

[@TylersArtShack]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TylersArtShack]

Drawing clouds and skies is quite a lot of fun. haha.

[@dilip8016]

great work man, your video helped out a lot...

[@TylersArtShack]

Thank you Thad!

[@TylersArtShack]

I try my best to try and describe my process as best as I can. glad you enjoyed it :)

[@TylersArtShack]

I get a bit OCD about that stuff as well but I don't notice it as quickly because I am doing so many things at once when recording a drawing.

[@TylersArtShack]

I really like my clutch pencils a lot. I enjoy the weight of them. I feel as if I have more control over it. If you are curious about it, pick up one and see how you like it. I use Rosetta clutch pencils.

[@JesseStoneMusic]

Great vid Tyler. Took notes. Thank!

[@TylersArtShack]

It always makes a huge difference when you date your work and seeing the difference when you go back to it. I do this a lot. Glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks a lot for the comment!

[@heeraedwin1435]

I was wondering why you didn’t follow the natural lines of the apple at the bottom of the apple. Instead of going vertical you went horizontal. Awesome video!!!!

[@yedithr6938]

such a great video, it was so helpful for me, thanks!

[@TylersArtShack]

The blending stump really can either make or break a drawing. I like the look it gives but I always try to not blend everything and leave some texture. It gives it a nice look. Give it a shot sometime and see how things turn out.

[@randomevideos99]

Awesome vid man! Also wondering if you could make a video just showing all of your art supplies and there different Ways of using them.

[@Lejcitheklosar]

The best system for learning how to draw! Thank you sir. :)

[@n6i9k4a]

Great video, Tyler. Really did break down the basics for me, and I do like this video format, although I don't want you to stop making the other series type videos. Thanks. ;)

[@anupahirimuthugoda5413]

This really was helpful for me. No lie!!!!!!

[@TylersArtShack]

I love doing the real time videos but I also consider the amount of time that it takes for me to make something in real time. This is why I split up my real time series into 8 videos. Each part being around 20-40 minutes of drawing. This is a pretty good idea though and I think making a polishing video would be pretty useful to those who are looking for that little bit of extra help. Ill definitely keep it in mind!

[@TylersArtShack]

Thanks a lot!

[@jillterrell5570]

I agree with Bikram I am having a hard time keeping my head out of the clouds. All I want to do is paint skies.

[@wtinnen]

Really enjoy your teaching style, really enjoy your videos. Could you please tell us when you switch pencils?

[@paulabendall]

Great for me who can't "see" forms and shadows. Nearly failed geometry! Thanks.

[@TylersArtShack]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@arunshrivatava9531]

Superb for the words beginners Thanks

[@Srsli]

this video was fantastic thankyou!

[@GilbertCampos]

Amazing, I learned a lot.

[@samjourneyman5007]

Very useful. Thank you so much.

[@TylersArtShack]

you're welcome!

[@garyli468]

Great Lesson!

[@jlc-t3830]

You have such a great eye, this has been helpful, thank you Tyler. Wish you still had the time to teach us, you are a natural & so easy to learn from, thanks

[@cheesyham7578]

The video helps me. Thanks dude!

[@samilla78]

Hey... :-)... I really liked that it was a full time video... I would like that on some of your landscape drawings, even though it is for hours. Thanks for doing this. Camilla

[@TylersArtShack]

No problem! :)

[@TylersArtShack]

The real time video series is something that I enjoy making and they are a bit easier to make than other styled videos which is great. I am glad that you enjoyed the video and thanks for the comment!

[@TylersArtShack]

It is just the way I have always sort of sketched. Honestly, drawing the initial form is the hardest part for me. I still have a difficult time with it. After I get the forms down and some sort of overall tone is where I start to really take control of the drawing. Also, I am mostly self taught and have yet to still master the more simple techniques of drawing which you may have learned early on. I still try my best though haha.

[@KMRWPUBLICADJUSTERS]

Excellent video. Why? 1. you talked slowly 2. you spoke English. 3. you did not block your drawing actions with your hand (hate that). 4. your teaching pts were progressive and cumulative. 5. you were not condescending to viewer 6. you obviously had an agenda (not random like some vids) 7. closeups were timely 8. video resolution is excellent. Enough for now .... robert

[@zzdesolatezz]

Very nice I was immersed♥

[@TylersArtShack]

I have a few local art stores that I get them from. Otherwise, I will just get them from Ebay.