How To Shade A Face: Beginner Guide [Part 1]

Welcome to my new video series where I'm going to teach you the basics of shading faces!
If you've always asked yourself where to start, this video will be helpful. I'll cover lighting and shading of the face and teach you the basic shadow patterns.
In Part 1 I'm going to talk about lighting from the top at different angles. You'll learn which parts of the face are usually in shadow, which features throw cast shadows and where they cast them.
Keep in mind that these are just the basics and there's a lot more going on with halftones and reflected light. But remembering these basic shadow patterns will be a good starting point for learning how to shade a face correctly.
PART 2 of the series: • How To Shade A Face: B...
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[@mtndrew2472]

Thanks for the help i got a sketch book for my birthday

[@BueskenArt]

Cool! Happy sketching! 😃

[@IvanoModenesi]

Thanks for these great videos! A though subject made easy, also to dummies!!!

[@BueskenArt]

Cool! I'm glad you liked them, Ivano! :)

[@sunilkalbandi]

Buesken, thanks for the videos, I really enjoyed it. I am trying to get better at human anatomy and these videos helps

[@BueskenArt]

Cool, Sunil! Glad I could help you! 🙂

[@arthurrodrigues3571]

This helped me a lot! :D

[@BueskenArt]

Cool, I'm glad I could help! Make sure to watch the other parts, too! 🙂

[@NorbertGrill]

thanks so much, it's really very helpful

[@BueskenArt]

I'm glad to hear that, Norbert! :)

[@BueskenArt]

WATCH THE WHOLE SHADING SERIES HERE:
Side Lighting (Part 2): th-cam.com/video/Ngv0nRTP6uk/w-d-xo.html
Two Light Sources (Part 3): th-cam.com/video/96bhCivIL8g/w-d-xo.html

[@davidjlensing]

Well, that's an interesting topic! Exciting insights, thanks for the video. If you want to make it look less dramatic - just less shadow, or a softer "flow"?

[@BueskenArt]

Thanks! Yeah, for less drama you'd want to use a softer light source. That automatically creates softer shadow edges and less contrast which makes it look less dramatic. Keep in mind that these very harsh shadow edges I use here are basically a stylization. This resembles very bright sunlight at most, but even there you'd have some soft(er) edges here and there. This comic shading makes it easier to show the recurring shadow patterns though. I think it's good for learning the basics of shading before you concern yourself with the question of where you have to put a soft edge and where a hard edge. :)

[@gamingwithkushagra5422]

This was helpful ☺

[@BueskenArt]

Thanks! Glad I could help! 😀

[@majan6267]

Cooles Video

[@BueskenArt]

Thanks again! 😅

[@majan6267]

@@BueskenArt ja Kommentare sind dem TH-cam-Algorithmus sehr wichtig ;)