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Hello my lovely bluebells!

This month's tutorial video is here and you voted for learning how to add highlights and shadows to your art. I do quite simple lighting in most of my illustrations but I still think it helps bring a lots more life to them and it's really easy to apply, so in this video I'll show you how I do my lighting and also take a look at lots of examples.

Although I recorded the drawing parts in Photoshop, you can do the same things in Procreate or any other software you're using to draw as the principles still apply.

I've also included an exercise that will show you how long to make cast shadows and what direction they should go in.

I hope you enjoy this video! You can find the other videos in these playlists:

Lesson Style Videos

Drawing Session Videos

Enjoy! ♥

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OCTOBER Patreon Lesson - How To Add Highlights And Shadows To Your Art

This month's lesson is all about adding highlights and shadows to your art! We'll cover a few basics, look at some examples, and draw a little something together. All photos are from Unsplash. Photo credits: Tye Doring Alexandra Mirgheș Mark McGregor Richard Brutyo Beazy Paul Hanaoka Angelina Litvin Jess Bailey Rick T.T. Chris Liverani Adlan Ron Fung Jean-Philippe Delberghe Ramy Kabalan

Comments

Melanie Smith

Do you do anything different when drawing shadow and highlights for people?

daksha

I have always wanted to know how you add shadows and highlights! Lovely video🥰

Annanda Dandi

This video was so helpful. Thanks so much.

Rosa Rodriguez

Ok, so I was doing this wrong. To make the shadows I was using the same base colour, and then draw the shadow with a multiply blend mode. That is why the shadows looked very harsh. I can always lower the opacity but I guess that making the base colour lighter and cooler looks in the end more “natural”, right? 🧐

Mimimoo Illustration

Yes, if the shadows look too harsh with multiply blend mode you can make the colour that you're using lighter and less saturated (so a bit more grey rather than being vibrant) and that will help it feel more natural 😊