The Ultimate Guide to Shading Figures + The Light Quiz (Test Your Knowledge) - Figuary 2021

[@lovelifedrawing]

How did you go on the quiz??

[@matthewzenofmatthew4415]

eeeeeeeeee short attention span guy. I never realized the power of reflected light.

[@vovabelikov232]

I got the quiz right. Also it made me think more why the margin of core shadow usually looks so dark. It was curious to think about. I guess it’s because this margin is hard for the reflected light to be bounced at. Or it gets it the last.

[@paulwilson6357]

I did really well, but then I have been studying light quite a lot recently. Those core shadows really make a difference to a drawing!

[@quetalsam]

Not bad, but I still find very difficult to “see” the shadows. Great video guide by the way. Thank you Kenzo!

[@nouhotdagnogo3582]

Really good, but it’s always nice to get a reminder, and you explain it nicely. And thanks again for this month of knowledge and fun.

[@MrEllinan]

"The lightest dark is darker than the darkest light". Simple but useful

[@debbiesunlight7047]

From Proko

[@artyomomelkov860]

I started from Figuary2020, and keep drawing from that time every day. Thank you for inspiring me to study.

[@MKANDRESTINPEACE]

amazingly explained

[@bradwynn]

I love this video! It’s so good and I learned a lot. Thanks for making great videos!!!

[@vishwanathravi7196]

U giving us all these info feels unbelievable

[@hamsydehamster616]

Final video! I learned so much from these, figuary is amazing! Good luck with the last few days everyone, you can do this!

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thank you!

[@jeffhreid]

Excellent tips about the nature of light and shadow on form. It’s a good reminder as it is easy to get distracted by the attention grabbing bits and lose track of the fundamentals

[@edtucker297]

Great explanations and examples of different types of shadows and how to use them for better drawings.

[@raespungles]

Thank you so much! I've loved this Figuary - the two KZbin lessons a week format works really well for me. Thanks again!

[@LucasOliveira-vc9mz]

this was realy realy helpful

[@debbiesunlight7047]

Thankyiu kenzo I am ever grateful for your generosity in giving these powerful tools

[@neil9896]

Thank you Kenzo for another great video. As with all the presentations throughout February, I found it very helpful. I will, no doubt come back and watch them again and again to recap all the great stuff. I really appreciate the work you have put in to making figuary work. It has kept me drawing every day, although I didn't join you for all the live sessions on Vimeo, I have watched the recordings the next day. Thanks.

[@goldmund2902]

Kenzo, the most important aspects of maykos and your videos, are definitely seeing your older drawings and the addressing of inner struggles for me. I've made huge improvements in the last few months, and i think i can confidently say, that i am quite talented (as i watch the speed that i progress) but nevertheless i constantly have to battle my own insecurities. Just a couple of days ago i felt that i have had unlearned everything i've put so much work in to. it is the most challenging aspect for me to not get demotivated. i even was afraid to draw again, because i felt like it would just confirm that i've actually forgot everything - obviously i did not, but the struggle was very real. In some videos you've been talking about times when the drawing sessions get worse than those six months prior. that was very important for me to hear. when i feel, like i don't progress anymore it is such a great relief to see you older drawings, as (even if it is ridiculous) i often see those great artists as people that somehow are just gifted, and have always been able to perform what they do now. it is so important to me, that you show your older work, to silence those inner voices. In the end learning to draw is actually more an inner battle to me, than a battle to master this craft, as drawing itself is so much fun, that it doesn't seem as "work" to me. therefore i feel, like learning to draw not only makes me a better draftsmen, but also a better human (even if it sounds tacky). btw: i draw my quick sketches with a 5.6mm graphite pen, which fell to the ground and broke its tip. that was the reason why my drawings suddenly came out worse and worse. i had to fix the way i hold my pen. and it took me 3 days to notice what exactly was wrong. ^^

[@lovelifedrawing]

Thanks that’s awesome to hear :)

[@Zoleeka52]

This video is true on so many levels...

[@ArtePro_Oficial]

I love your way of explaining and your analytic view. I have also a drawing channel (in spanish) and try to point attention to the pedagogical aspects, so I can appreciate that it is infinitely more complicated than simply showing "well done" drawings. Congratulations for your work, it has a lot of merit! :)

[@florensacpete]

Thank you Kenzo and Mayko - a really good series of videos to mark Figuary 21. This final lesson is possibly the clearest explanation of light and shadows that I have seen and helps makes sense of all the other explanations and lessons out there.

[@johnnya1717]

Nice thumbnail

[@toricide515]

lmao nobody else mentioned it besides you

[@maccarronconlimon]

yes haha, I thought my cell phone had glitched

[@Chessbox09]

Amazing video, so concise and informative. Than you so much!

[@SierraNovemberKilo]

I have actually made some visible progress over this month. I revisited one of the videos and repeated the sketches. Oh my! What a difference. And, I'm now beginning to understand what I'm doing even though my pencil control isn't all it might be! Thank you so much. This has been so helpful.

[@heyryanisonx3141]

thank you so much!!

[@koljak9395]

Thanks for all the effort to make Figuary so much fun! Certainly learned a lot and having the community along with it really helps.

[@AleksVHaecky]

Wow, that's a cool experiment!

[@absalondebarvac3715]

It might have to do with the competivity of the human brain, or something else, but I LOVE to see the earliest works done by artists that are way ahead of me; it reminds me that they were at my level at some point in time, and that, with enough devotion, I might be able to be just like them, or even better. That being said, I loved this year's Figuary challenge, though I did not really commit to it just as I did on the previous occasions; but I still made sure to watch these guides, and I must say, damn, quality over quantity: these last two were eye-opening to me.

[@anthonykoeslag]

Love your videos! Thanks for all the lovely inspiration

[@satyaketu_rt248]

thankyou for inspiring

[@Ronald3620]

I wish I could give you millions of likes. Thanks a lot, it's very helpful.

[@tt18sp94]

Thank you!

[@SuDaChiWa]

Thank you for another fantastic Figuary! Thanks for all our guest teachers as well, it was so great to try different approaches. I love your teaching and the community is so encouraging. Love it. Thanks Kenzo!!

[@paulinehughes5325]

Excellent Thank you very helpful

[@MmeJesuiscool]

Thank you for this video and all the work you've been doing for all this month 🙏🙏

[@kathrinw.2035]

Thank you So much! I've been doing figure drawing before, but I've been avoiding shadows, and now I'm finally practicing them. Also it's great to do figure drawing daily.

[@GendefectX]

Thanks for this month!

[@foamydog8030]

Thank you for making these videos. Great info in all your videos but the best thing is the great encouragement to keep drawing! Thanks again!

[@suecalvi9862]

This is the best art channel on youtube! Cant thank you enough,

[@helluvanamek9882]

I had so much fun doing figuary and watching your videos, I'm super excited to keep going (using the monthly planner). Thank you so much for putting so much love and work into the project and into this channel!! Sending lots of love !!!

[@AndrewMaksymBrainNectar]

Thank you for this! 👍💯

[@matthewremington4757]

I personally find shading to be one the most difficult aspects of drawing to learn. When I see hyper-realistic shading I'm amazed and more than a little intimidated at how you're suppose to create something like that.

[@AtelierMorph]

I love that simplicity, interesting then is so obvious, but in the same time is like fresh breath for new information. Pretty good job!

[@sourgreendolly7685]

Thank you so much for all you do for Figurary! It was my first time and I’ve only recently got back into art after many years but I’ve made a lot of progress this month thanks to you. Give Maggie extra pets from me too💕

[@santone1849]

Brilliant . Never joined in before , found it hard to keep up . Thank you so much to all involved really enjoyed it.

[@barbaracooper7716]

Figuary was absolutely fantastic! Thank you, Kenzo, Mayakovsky and Lucy for all you did to make it such a success!

[@jayellem9]

I am basically the only artist in my family, and have been drawing for 30 years, and still, this is one of the most helpful things I've come across. Thank you.

[@lovelifedrawing]

Glad it was helpful Jay!

[@dellarts868]

That holding up the arm exercise was simple but it definitely does reflect the light.

[@trishsaunders4296]

Thank you. So good. I'm guessing and hoping we'll carry on....maybe with painting and maybe expanding what we draw. I'm keen whatever you teach Kenzo. I agree with a previous comment about you sharing your older drawings and journey. It really helps.

[@Zacarion]

Pure gold for free. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, Kenzo!

[@zachs4204]

I'm excited to binge watch your videos😁

[@Ben-gg3dp]

As always -phenomenal instruction.

[@gobrie12]

Thankyou....🌻

[@nnknkable]

You're super at explaining things. Thanks and well done.

[@lhirondelle7140]

Thank you a lot for these videos. I had tried figure drawing before with gesture but i was lacking very basic skills and it didn't go anywhere. By starting again with the blocking in exercise and progressing slowly i have been able to go through that wall and that's thanks to your way of making videos that really speak to beginners (with or without guests). I'm really so happy about this figuary :)

[@saddidda]

Thanks!

[@SixOverdrive]

Ngl, this is almost the best guide that one can find on youtube. Congratulations Kenzo

[@andreyrojasmadrigal6940]

Thanks once again for the great help and effort put into figuary21, Kenzo! Your videos are always very inspirational and make me want to keep studying life drawing

[@Capybaracoffee]

Thank you again! This helped so much to get back to my drawing habit after a massive blocked, I can actually see progress, and I will become a member at the croquis café to give my support and keep the hard work.

[@sofiuzc4863]

Thank you for the awesome drawing month! I have printed my Drawing Practice planner and i am thinking about what my next goal will be

[@emmanueldoublin8428]

Thank you soo much for clearing this up for me. I love your channel!

[@cesaraguilar593]

Hey nice thumb!

[@batool5779]

Wowo

[@neilneilrebel]

Ello from the Philippines!

[@CS-cg5pb]

Oh wait did I miss the simultaneous contrast video link?

[@yangchen7982]

Thanks so much!! Do you have a few books you would recommend for beginners to understand shading better?

[@lovelifedrawing]

James Gurney colour and light is amazing for learning about light :)

[@yangchen7982]

@@lovelifedrawing thanks much!!

[@johncope882]

I'm a little behind, will the figuary poses be available after February? Thanks for another great figuary!

[@andyrodriguez5211]

Thanks for the video! When are you doing group teaching or individual mentoring? 🎉

[@lovelifedrawing]

thanks Andy - should be September i think. we have baby 2 coming in the next week or two!

[@kanadchakraborty7434]

11:04. I have a question. Um as you see in this picture. There is a shadow on the butt and hamstrings. But you didn't mentioned it. that moment when you shown the only 1 tone shadow beside that reference photo. Can you please explain it?

[@DirtyPhlegm]

5:09 Why does our brain know that there is something wrong with other people's drawings and our own but doesn't know how to make them right? That's one of the frustrations of art. You know what you're drawing doesn't look right, but you don't know what it is about it exactly that makes it so.

[@crypsisjim]

Recognising that you've made a mistake is the first and most important thing. If you watch an expert draw they still make mistakes and have to adjust their work. When I can't tell where I've gone wrong I start to measure everything against the model until I find it. As you progress it'll become easier to see what the problem is. If you can't tell where the problem is exactly, you can cover parts of the drawing with your hand. This way you can isolate the different areas.

[@lambstuck463]

Hey Chris, I was wondering if you can give me some advice on art college portfolio and... because I just started sketching and oil painting and I only have 1 year left before applying. is it too late?

[@rubytu3sday651]

Hey i started figuary kind of late so i didnt get to finish all of the videos on vimeo (with the live models) is there anyway i can still access those same videos?

[@rubytu3sday651]

also thank you so much. your lessons were amazing and I've improved so much over the past few days.

[@wellyesbutno5639]

does your dad have a programming youtube channel?

[@thandavcreations]

some people take artists for pornstars.even i face trouble doing nude figures

[@xadierz1816]

What happened to your thumbnail mah dude?

[@lovelifedrawing]

It got flagged. Very silly!

[@MiruyaChan]

Is it just my phone or is that thumbnail cursed??

[@lovelifedrawing]

They removed my original thumbnail even though it was literally just an outline of a figure and replaced it with this monstrosity :(