Hello, I really need some tips on how to shade properaly!


HELP NOW OR I'LL DIE:eek:

Very difficult to do properly,it takes much practice. I would advise taking some lessons.

I like the "help now or i'll die" thing. That's the artist's way, isn't it? :)

What are you trying to draw? What medium are you working in (pencil, charcoal, pens, etc.)? Is this for an assignment or a torture you are bringing upon yourself of your own volition?

In many things, shading makes all the difference in the world. It does take a lot of practice, and it will always take time, but you will get it if you stick to it. It's usually one of those things that's not so easy to rush.

I have painted in many mediums, acrylic, oil but watercolour is my favourite because in watercolor shading effects are necessary and very subdued, very hard to accomplish and have not got it yet even after many years. I like a good broad sheet of good quality rough paper and my subjects are usually in the sea/beach/sand dune area; love working on seagrass and incorporating that into my pic even if it isn't there in my original view, adore the wind blown look of it all, pines bending and reaching for the waves, eh, lovely !

. I never liked charchoal, too messy for me. Used a soft lead pencil which I could control a lot better, but even with tons of viewing, lessons, its hard.

I did mean the OP... :)

that said, I really do enjoy knowing the background of other members and their interests.

I'm very jealous that you're close to the beach! :) very, very jealous! We have a beach house in southern italy, but we're only there for one month every year. And, to be honest, I become much more interested in lying under the sun than bringing my brushes with me to paint and sweat under the 95+ degree weather. :)

I love gauche and oils, but I don't do much in watercolors anymore. I was really big on soft pastels awhile back, and I still love drawing in charcoal more than anything else, but it's always hard to maintain them, even with fixatives (which are awful).

I also love figure and portrait sculpture in clay for bronze. My favorite things to draw and paint are figures and portraits, but I also love doing more contemporary work. Now that I think about it, I need to get some clay...

I also do a lot of furniture, lighting and décor design because that's what I do for a living. We have a design studio here in florence.

I really enjoy seeing you here. The art section of AMHD isn't the most popular part of this site. It's also so heavy on the value/sales side... it would be great to have the art section divided between studio artists (like you and me) and then art business... it's hard not to get distracted!

linnealand, the only medium I work in now is stained glass. I get more out of all the 'make work' things I have to do to get where I want to be with any particular piece I am workng on. The pic under my name (is it called an avatar) is a stained glass piece I did from Japanese Kanji adapted to stained glass patterns.

I also do commission work and pick what I want mostly. Large pieces for windows, custom made pieces to fit in doors, etc. I enjoy collecting old wooden window frames that are mostly made of pine and refinishing them and fitting them with stained glass pieces, mostly victorian motifs.

All my work in different types of art, oil, watercolour, brought me to stained glass that enables me to work in more colour and texture then I ever did before.

Thanks for the lovely post ! I enjoyed knowing more about you.

How do I learn to shade using water colors