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B: Learn to See

Seeing Values

Learning to draw is learning to see. Values are the most important ingredients in realistic drawing.

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KitsuneTsuki Jan.28th 2012
Resisted all urges to use my blending stumps on this one. Will be posting my results later.
Zoni Jan.8th 2012
I think this is the meat and potatoes of drawing. I will definitely keep practicing this lesson. thanks!
mixeduppup Dec.19th 2011
It definitely points out how much control you need over your pencil to achieve a smooth value consistently. I'm going to start practicing more control.
Goofyeiei Dec.13th 2011
Shading is not easy....

Seeing values is like seeing the contrast in black and white photography. Felt that my experience with BW photography helped.
GreatGear Dec.2nd 2011
Much harder than I thought. While the example ones look smooth, mine look coarse and scratchy. Maybe I'm doing something wrong.
Krimzon1000 Nov.29th 2011
This is somewhat hard, but kool
wesleysdf Nov.10th 2011
sorry about the triple msg o.o
wesleysdf Nov.10th 2011
wesleysdf Nov.10th 2011
really hard to do with only one simple pencil D:
wesleysdf Nov.10th 2011
really hard to do with only one simple pencil D:
njking25 Nov.18th 2011
not if that pencil is mechanical.
Whitefur Oct.30th 2011
Note to self: Shading is definitely not as easy as it looks.
Katgirl Oct.27th 2011
lol i like this lesson
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