Basics 4 - Shades

Hello,

I am going to tell you how to make shades by using "Darken/lighten" or, as I prefer to call it, "the shower". You can make things darker or lighter with this option. To make shapes more real you can add shades. The shades you need to add are different for every shape but the ones you will be using most are the round and squire ones. Any other shapes are a mix of these.

Lets get started!

1. You choose the side where the light comes from. In this case, it comes from the left. Just like in real life the side that isn't lighted is darker.
2. Now you know what side you need to shade you can start working. I will start with the circle. 
1. Choose "darken" and start following the outline. For round shapes you need the airbrush because it makes a more smooth transition. 
2. You can now make the side where the light comes from a little bit lighter. This makes the object slightly shiny. I really recommend doing this with round shapes.
3. Now the cube, which as you can see is not a cube yet. It is a oddly shaped object and by drawing allot you will learn this basic shapes. The light here comes from the front left, hereby not lightening the top and side (the side a bit less than the top). Using different amounts of shade also makes the shape more real.
1. Think of the logical shapes. All squire shapes can be easily shaped by drawing lines from corner to corner. 
2. Now make the places that are the most far away from the light the darkest by selecting the appropriate area with the "free select"-tool. Then make it darker. In this case the darkest area is the side so make sure to make this area darker than the top.

You can see above how I did it and which shape brush I used. The pyramid is a example of a object which can be made 3d with lines and made realistic by only darkening one side. The cilinder is a mix of these two techniques. You see the airbrush-technique on the side and the round brush on the top.

I hope this helped you making your drawings more realistic. And remember: Every shape is just a mix of round and squire. 

If you want to learn more, you can go to basics 5.

Greetings,

Will