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UdemyThe Art & Science of Figure Drawing: SHADING
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Master Figure Shading Systematically
Shading is where figure drawing becomes real. This intermediate course takes skills you'd use on a sphere or cylinder and applies them directly to rendered human anatomy—moving from simple light-shadow patterns through fully articulated forms. Each lesson isolates one step, with exercises building toward your finished figure.
The course includes 100 photographs of beautifully lit nude models created specifically for this study, plus high-resolution scans of the instructor's original drawings. Brent was honored as one of Udemy's Best New Instructors in 2017. This is rigorous work for serious artists. Prerequisites matter: completing his Gesture and Volume & Structure courses first will give you the foundation that makes shading click.
About this course
Shading is the most sought after figure drawing skill. If you can shade basic volumes like spheres and cylinders, this course will teach you how to use those same skills to shade the human body. You’ll be led step by step through the figure shading process from simple light and shadow patterns to highly rendered anatomical details.
In addition to Brent’s award winning instruction* this course includes a set of 100 photographs of beautifully lit, fully nude figure models. These photographs were created specifically for this course and will provide hours of shading practice. This course also includes high resolution images of Brent’s original drawings for you to study.
Each lesson in this course focuses on a specific step of the shading process. At the end of each lesson you’ll be given a specific exercise. By the end of the course you’ll have your own fully shaded and rendered figure drawing.
Because this course features photographs of fully nude models, it is important that you conduct yourself maturely and appropriately in the course.
This is a challenging, intermediate level figure drawing course. It is highly recommended that you complete Brent’s Gesture course as well as his Volume & Structure course before taking this course.
*Brent was honored as one of Udemy’s Best New Instructors of 2017.
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