A Cartoonist's
Playground
In this blog I'll share my
experiences navigating digital art and cartoons. |
In this blog I'll share my
experiences navigating digital art and cartoons. |
There are three types of shadows I'm going to cover in this piece: long shadows cast on the ground, shadows cast on the face from different light sources, and dark, dramatic shadows. Long ShadowsTricks for drawing long shadows Because it can take a while to redraw the subject to give them long shadows (or reflections), I often use a shortcut. I use the layers feature of many digital art softwares.
Step 5: You can also add the light source This is not necessary, but adding a light source or other shadows can make a scene look more realistic. Another way to show this is to add more long shadows from other objects. Shadows on Faces
Dark Shadows
4 Comments
Evelyn
3/8/2021 06:49:29 pm
I learned si much- so clear and demonstrative are your lessons!
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Loren
3/24/2021 08:17:33 am
Thanks, Mom!
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Joslyn Liu
3/21/2021 10:26:32 am
That was super informative! I'll definitely have to come back to this when I want to draw shadows in my drawings. Shadows have never been my favorite to draw cuz I always found them daunting, but now I want to give them a go. Thank you Laur!
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Lauren
3/24/2021 08:18:21 am
Thanks, Joslyn! I'm glad you found it informative! Thanks for reading!
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My name is Loren SinclairI am an artist and amateur cartoonist. I have been drawing my own comic strips (the biggest one about superheroes) and improving my art along the way. Archives
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