Hi Brent,

This was a great and challenging course. Thank you for all the extremely useful skills you taught in the entire series. You teach it so well. I hope you continue to make and publish more classes that teach art fundamentals. I would love to learn more about drawing, composition, color and storytelling.

Here is my work from this course. As always, I would welcome any pointers that help me improve and grow. Based on your feedback from the 'Basic Shading' course, I went back and darkened the shadows for a more dramatic 3D effect. Thank you, I feel it improved the drawings' impact a lot.

Organic Form

I like how these pears seem so have a conversation. I first had made this sketch as part of the organic forms lesson. I added the shadows later once I knew how.

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 1 - student project

I found this weird napkin ring (?) at a flea market a while back. It's made of jute string and is made to look like it has no beginning or end. I liked the weird rough texture and intricate braided shape.

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 2 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 3 - student project

This shell took 3 attempts to get somewhat right. It was challenging that regular ellipsis don't work to describe the curved lines. I am still not convinced I was entirely successful here but it's the best attempt so far.

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 4 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 5 - student project

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So sorry for the sideways photos. Skillshare isn't reading the rotation properly,

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 8 - student project

I wanted to try my hand at drawing the light instead of shade and found it quite the challenge to undo the habit of drawing shade. I am intrigued but also feel I need a lot more practice before I am happy with the outcome. Does the light follow the equal but opposite pattern of the shade? E.g. is there a light equivalent to the triangular shape of the core shadow on the opposite side of the core shadow?

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 9 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 10 - student project

Managing Complexity

This toy was quite challenging to draw. I like how each sphere had their core shadow in a different place because they are at a different angle to the light. When I was almost finished, I realized that each of the spheres had the same visual weight which made the drawing too chaotic. I shaded a couple of the spheres in a slightly darker grey value to guide the eye a little better. Incidentally, the actual toy's center sphere is also a little darker. Below, I included the different stages of the drawing.

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 11 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 12 - student project

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I felt that the previous toy did not have enough cylindrical and rectangular shapes, so I decided to do another drawing for practice.

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 15 - student project

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Concave shapes

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 17 - student project

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This bowl was the most challenging of the concave shapes. There were so many reflections in the metal bowl that I had to pick and chose what to draw. I thought a lot about whether to have a gradient on the flat surfaces. I clearly saw half shaded/ half light but I also remember from your lecture that flat surfaces are supposed to have only one value. Is this a case where one goes with what they see or would it have been better to make the flat surface a solid shade?

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 25 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 26 - student project

The Egg and the Cone

This was nicely challenging. Ovoids are surprisingly hard to draw because of their elegant simplicity and symmetry. I liked the striped reflection in the egg and decided to over-emphasize it a little.

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 27 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 28 - student project

Shading Beyond the Basics - image 29 - student project

Helena Roeber

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