Drawing Volume And Shading

Stylized Tropical Fruit Illustration

What you'll learn

How to shade using the five volumes / shapes method

How to use the surface grid

How to work with the light sources

How you can combine the shapes to draw anything you imagine

Requirements

Comfortable with being inspired and trying things out on your own

iPad supporting Procreate & Apple Pencil or other supported stylus

Basic knowledge of Procreate

Description

Do you want to learn more about drawing volume and shading using a fun project?Then this class is for you!You will learn about volume and how to shade by illustrating a fresh tropical fruit cocktail!You will learn:How to shade using the five volumes (shapes) methodHow to use the surface gridHow to work with the light sourcesHow you can combine the shapes to draw anything you imagineThis method is well known in the art industry and it is considered an effective approach to drawing and painting because you can use these volumes (shapes) or combinations of them to draw anything you imagine.In the first part, you will be practicing shading with values using the basic shapes, so you get better and more confident when illustrating your own projects and drawing more complex subjects and scenes.In the second part, you will dive in into illustrating the project for the class - your own tropical fruit cocktail, shading with colors. I'll be using Procreate, but feel free to use any other digital drawing software or traditional media.Basic Procreate knowledge is helpful but not necessary for this class as I will guide you through it.So without further ado, let’s start.See you in the class.If you want to expand on the knowledge you learned in this class, you can watch my class about compositions, perspective, and colors. Visit my teacher profile to find them.© Copyright Iva Mikles | All Rights Reserved | Class content & structure for educational purposes only

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Project

Section 2: Five Volumes (Shapes) Method

Lecture 3 Understanding Volume

Lecture 4 Shading a Cube

Lecture 5 Shading a Sphere

Lecture 6 Shading a Cone & Pyramid

Lecture 7 Shading a Cylinder

Section 3: Surface Grid

Lecture 8 Using Surface Grid

Lecture 9 Light Source

Section 4: Fresh, Tropical Fruit Cocktail

Lecture 10 Combining the Shapes

Lecture 11 Sphere Shape Fruits

Lecture 12 Oval & Teardrop Shape Fruits

Lecture 13 Triangle Shape Fruits

Lecture 14 Rounded Cone Shape Fruits & Leaves

Section 5: How did it go?

Lecture 15 How did it go?

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