Value drawing reference

Value can be confusing for a beginning artist. Learn how to see the different values in your reference photo and how to transfer them to your painting.

I created this post to discuss how an artist can think technically about achieving an intended value key discussed in the previous post. This method helps to simplify an overwhelming number of values into a more workable structure at early stages of a painting (a digital one in this case). The loose renderings below are quick head studies from my imagination as they might be lit for dramatic and compositional purposes. I began with this basic head drawing which indicates some of the major…

https://youtu.be/uaWqoQyuODcHow do you make something look shiny or reflective? Learn this easy technique on how to draw and shade surfaces so that they look like metal. Follow along as we draw a cute robot in Procreate and demonstrate this technique. We'll also play around with Procreate 5x Gradient Maps to make colorful metallic surfaces, including silver, gold, and beyond!Here's a really cool article about the worlds most reflective metal: Why do Mirrors Appear to Be Silver in…

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