The Guide to Graphite: Light and Shadow - Part 2
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Lesson Description
A look at light and shadow, the importance of value, and the role of contrast in a drawing. Part 2. We draw a sphere to practice drawing smooth transitions of value.
Lesson Materials
Bristol paper - Smooth; H, HB, 2B, 4B graphite pencils.
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Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Introduction and Materials (6:15)Lesson 2: Graphite Grades and Sharpening (8:31)Lesson 3: Erasers (10:49)Lesson 4: Mark Making and Blending (12:57)Lesson 5: Light and Shadow - Part 1 (8:32)Lesson 6: Light and Shadow - Part 2 (7:45)Lesson 7: Sketching (12:16)Lesson 8: Texture Study 1 (14:50)Lesson 9: Texture Study 2 (15:16)Lesson 10: Texture Study 3 - Part 1 (12:30)Lesson 11: Texture Study 3 - Part 2 (12:12)Lesson 12: Landscape Drawing - Part 1 (13:26)Lesson 13: Landscape Drawing - Part 2 (9:45)Lesson 14: Portrait Drawing - Part 1 (12:49)Lesson 15: Portrait Drawing - Part 2 (13:05)Lesson 16: Powdered Graphite (13:09)Lesson 17: Water Soluble Graphite (8:33)Lesson 18: Colored Graphite (16:35)Lesson 19: Framing / Matting / Conclusion (9:30)
Matt, your supply list has Stonehenge but your video describes Bristol. That is not a problem but I was wondering how you might compare the two papers. I know how
Hi Margaret,
Thanks for noticing. The paper used is Bristol paper. I have fixed this in the materials listing. Bristol paper is smoother and more rigid. Stonehenge paper is softer since it is 100% cotton.
I have tried every option provided to download your videos and none are acceptable to my MAC OS X Version 10.6.8 software. Would you please tell me what software you use to upload the videos so I can try to download that software to my computer and see if that allows me to download your videos? Thank you in advance.
Hi Marc,
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Hi Matt – – – Thanks for the course with graphite. Please keep it going. I like to test different pencil manufactures to different papers with in my budget.
me too
I am a beginner and find these exercises great. I have had 1 drawing course. I do have to start and stop a bunch but my sphere looks pretty good!
Very helpful guidance on how to blend graphite and obtain a full range of values.
This is an excellent course to learn pencil drawing. The only complaint i have is that the videos are difficult to load. They take a lot of time to buffer and they always hang in between. I then have to refresh the page and start it from scratch and then it hangs again. It keeps on happening throughout the videos. I generally work from home so I know that my internet connection is not the problem.
Hi Richa,
The video is served directly from our hosting provider and is presented in High Definition at the highest level of quality no matter your internet connection or speed. Other video hosting providers like YouTube automatically change the quality based on your internet connection and as a result, deliver lower quality video. If you find that the videos are buffering for you, you can adjust the quality in which the video is served to you. To do so, scroll over the video with your mouse and click on the gear icon in the lower corner. Choose a lower quality and the buffering will stop.