I click on the gumroad link thinking the course was like 120 dollars or something, it's only 15. Zapata is not only a blessing for the mind but a blessing for the wallet.
Bro I legit came to the comment section to say the same thing. Thought this knowledge was gonna be hella 'spensive. Now I can afford some coffee for each session I put his knowledge into practice.
I've only seen the two first parts of the tutorial (and this free chapter) for the moment, and even if it's not the first tutorial on shading I've seen, it's already worth it! Thanks a lot for this :)
Woah. I used to love to draw like this. At some point, I convinced myself detailed drawing wasn’t for me. The problem, I see now, was lack of detailed instruction. The results I received from this instructional make me love graphite drawing again. I will surely check out the whole series. Thanks Zapata Art!
Done. Bought...and I'll be buying pretty much everything else as it comes out. Have seen tutorials (some not even videos. Just pdfs) selling for $400-1000+ (I also live in South Africa, so take $1 and times it by +/-15). As someone who does art for "fun" and doesn't make money from it (yet), the only time I'd even think of spending that sort of cash is for studying for my actual job. Thanks a lot Steven. Looking forward to dissecting this series.
found this channel literally a night ago because i made a promise to myself that im going to put in the effort to actually improve my talents and acknowledge my interests. So thankful i stayed in yt for 30 more minutes past my bed time or else i wouldnt have found this channel. Zapata's gonna make me draw like a beast, watch.
This is the type of content I’ve been searching for! I’ve really been having a hard time wrapping my mind around shading and this is helping so much, you’ve earned a subscriber and I will be purchasing the course!
I appreciate your dedication to the minutia of the process. Drawing as a continually mindful process is so important. Drawing is all about mindful attention, and you have balancwd this with an obvious joy and satisfaction.
in the first 10min you managed to answer 3 questions I was looking into going back to trad technique - alright onto gumroad I'm getting the full version
I was a tattoo artist and hatching is how I achieved shading. I would use a mag needle (has its needles in straight lines and the amount of needles would depend on how large the shadow was). It created great graduations when used with different pressures. There were different inks (gray scales and black ink) that created realistic shadows. The depth of shadow was created from pressure used with the needles or motion of the hand (flicking the gun). Sorry.. just reminded me of tattooing. I miss it, but I can’t do them anymore due to arthritis. 😢 wish I could though. Nothing better than seeing my finished tattoos and the look of satisfaction on my clients.
I had to reply to this when I saw it. Everything you said I literally invisioned myself doing even the mag flick😂😂lol. This hurts me to my soul to hear this though. Fellow tattoo artist here 20+ years. Found myself after a bad accident where I had to relearn how to walk and talk again. After a long road of recovery just now getting back to where I could pick the machine up again. I have had to learn to draw pretty much all over again. Im learning the procreate thing now and it's helping on the ipad. Also Bigger grips and rotary machines have helped me immensely. If you are familiar w the companies bishop and tatsoul they make a disposable grip that helps w vibration and they come in different sizes. It has helped me immensely. Coil machines make my hand fall asleep as if I fell asleep on it all night after using it for 30-45 min . Also being in motorcross racing and blowing both wrists out at a young age multiple times doesn't help lol.... Don't like to see any of my fellow artists suffer and not be able to do what they love because I had it taken away from me so I understand completely. To be honest tattooing is what saved my life many years ago and other than my daughter & mother it's the one thing that brings me joy. I hope the arthritis and pain leaves you. Wish you nothing but prosperity and blessings in the new year!
Absolutely superb! I've not drawn in years after going into computer art for a career, this just made me want to go out and get a pencil and paper again!
Old washed up tattoo artist here. This seems like a good place to sit down. sorry to interrupt 3 years later but i definitely know im in the right place after seeing the tattoo artist comment.
You really motivate me, thank you for your amazing work!!! I spent an entire semester at virtual college (because of covid) trying to get better and learn more about the essentials of drawing and painting, but I feel like I've learned more watching your video than the entire semester of art college on zoom. For real, I am very thankful! Keep going and keep on following your dreams!
*deep sigh* What you teach us is so intriguing and valuable that i will not allow myself to let this course rot in "watch later", becaue i can't finish anything, but will watch it right away.
Whoa! I tried this exercise and it resulted in probably the best shaded thing I ever made. And this type of "reactive" drawing is really appealing to me as well. Will look into the course for sure. Also gotta look more into the contrast hierarchy, I don't think I fully grasp it yet.
recently discovered your channel, almost by accident, and your work and tutorial advice is fascinating, invaluable and inspiring - i really want to see what i can do after watching a few more of your videos, thank you
Just picked up the full course. Been subscribed for a while but I missed this video at first and had your course brought to my attention by your Proko cameo. Keep up the great work man.
This tutorial just popped up in my feed. I’m so glad it did. Thank you for the excellent video and making the course affordable. Subbed. I look forward to going through your content. 👍😊
Wow. I'm a tattoo artist and I've never smiled so much during a video saying: Yeah, yeah ! Of course ! Like a same comment down below : "I've never added something to the cart so fast" thanks for your great work !
Really like the way you breakdown shadows and discuss how light plays on a shape. I’m interested in the pen eraser, but did not get the brand. I want to learn to create shape and lines with an eraser.
A wonderful and inspiring movie! Very interesting technique that I have to check! When it comes to shadows smoothness: While working on very small, realistic drawings, I noticed that the calmer and layered I put my pencil down at the beginning, the less time I have to spend adjusting for random differences in tone with an eraser. This helps a lot if you use references (e.g. in the case of photorealism), but it can be difficult if you want to sketch imaginative forms directly in the drawing at the very beginning, as it requires thinking from the end result side. Another thing I recommend is using soft pencils in places of light, but with very little pressure. Such lights go to the front, while hard pencils are easy to control but sometimes move the texture backwards. The difference is impossible to notice on the camera, but live it is quite clear! I love your work and after the video I wish I could draw more often!
thank you! I've been collecting images of artist's sketchbooks and see so many different techniques, from the hyper rendered style, to the soft painterly looking drawing, to the crosshatching techniques. All of them are so amazing but i don't even know how to place a hatch to make it look good.
14:50 I remember doing this to a drawing in class after a test and the teacher telling me to stop because the desk starting like squeaking. Hey, I got those gradients looking nice though
Nice, I bought it and am downloading it, I'm going to try and apply it to digital art, as I'm doing more black and white art and am having problems with not adding enough shading, it's like I'm afraid of losing detail, but my drawings end up looking more flat, so I'm hoping this will help with that mental block.
You drawings are amazing and the imagination are at next level. Thank you very much for this informative video. If its ok to ask, what kind of paper and gsm do you recommend to get this layering, reason being for a beginner its very helpful. whenever i try a hard press blending with a paper stump, the paper gets saturated very fast and i can see all the glossy shine on it.
I'll definitely apply this knowledge when I do pencil work, but I wonder if I couldn't do the same when I do my digital "paintings." Paintings in quotes because I am not that good at them yet
I loooooove this channel!! wow it’s amazing how good you are at explaining. do you ever start with the light values and mid tones , and add the shadow values last? being careful not to get the light values dirty tho by doing that. I feel I get the transition from light to dark faster and more more with Confidence by gradually darken the light forms Into darkness and shadow like I’m building the shapes. When I do the shadows first it tends to feel more complicated and “wrong”, like I’m adding a tribal to the form right away....it’s harder to merge dark tones into the light if you know what I mean so...light values first, do you do that? And do you have any tip to get the values as Awesome as yours despite starting with light values? I hope you understand what I’m trying to say😂 great channel! subbed💪Cheeers
Thank you! I do usually render from the darkness into the light, unfortunately I don’t have much experience with working the other way around in pencils. I feel like I really need to see the value of the shadows early to determine the overall shapes of the picture, not to mention the value range.
@@StevenZapataArt thank you for the answer, I’ve binged your videos and I learned a lot from them, I saw a video where you added a lot lighter shadows than I do, I’ve been doing them way to strict and dark. I’ve ended up in some sort of analysis paralysis after UA-cam started...but now when I found your channel it’s all starting to unravel for me again. I’m a professional tattoo artist, but lost all confidence in my style, due to the DAMN internet...analysis paralysis...i have never heard about anyone have it in the art world..just me😂it is Really dangerous for the spirit to just google every solution to every problem we have or even google inspiration...:/ thanks again mate.
Interesting way to practice, sort of like automatic drawing but with shading principles. Unfortunate 3d software (Zbrush, Blender etc...) takes this much understanding out of the thought process for some newer artist. Checked out your work on IG really cool traditional work.
I bought your course on Secrets of shading. It is helping me bigtime!! Thank you soo much!! Is there an app that can put light sourcrs on 3d objects to study the light(s) falling on it? Something like Blender, but more simple, just for observing.. Greetz from the Netherlands x 🤗👍🏽💃🎉
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I click on the gumroad link thinking the course was like 120 dollars or something, it's only 15. Zapata is not only a blessing for the mind but a blessing for the wallet.
Yeah, I almost didn't even click :D
Bro I legit came to the comment section to say the same thing. Thought this knowledge was gonna be hella 'spensive. Now I can afford some coffee for each session I put his knowledge into practice.
Its only 15$? Wow I wasnt even considering actually getting it, seeing as most things like this are so expensive. Now I might just do it.
same, bought that shit immediately
Same, I bought it right away, I didn't want to forget about it and lose out on the information.
The youtube algorithm has blessed me with a treasure
@@28marieme Girl-you ok? Getting “shady” in the comments?
@@28marieme wtf r u doing
This is literally how I teach my drawing classes. I have never seen anyone else explain it this way also. Well done.
I've only seen the two first parts of the tutorial (and this free chapter) for the moment, and even if it's not the first tutorial on shading I've seen, it's already worth it! Thanks a lot for this :)
Very happy to hear that! Glad you like it, and thank you for the kind words.
you're like the only one on youtube thats legit artist
You can tell not just from the shading but from the writing notes and visuals this guy is a true draftsman
Woah. I used to love to draw like this. At some point, I convinced myself detailed drawing wasn’t for me. The problem, I see now, was lack of detailed instruction. The results I received from this instructional make me love graphite drawing again. I will surely check out the whole series. Thanks Zapata Art!
The grown-in-a-vat-peice-of-alien-anatomy exercise certainly has a nice ring to it. Really flows of the tongue
The GVP-AAE
You explain things really well. Most of the time I find this type of video very blah blah with too many expert words. Thank you for keeping it real.
Done. Bought...and I'll be buying pretty much everything else as it comes out. Have seen tutorials (some not even videos. Just pdfs) selling for $400-1000+ (I also live in South Africa, so take $1 and times it by +/-15).
As someone who does art for "fun" and doesn't make money from it (yet), the only time I'd even think of spending that sort of cash is for studying for my actual job.
Thanks a lot Steven. Looking forward to dissecting this series.
found this channel literally a night ago because i made a promise to myself that im going to put in the effort to actually improve my talents and acknowledge my interests. So thankful i stayed in yt for 30 more minutes past my bed time or else i wouldnt have found this channel. Zapata's gonna make me draw like a beast, watch.
This is the type of content I’ve been searching for! I’ve really been having a hard time wrapping my mind around shading and this is helping so much, you’ve earned a subscriber and I will be purchasing the course!
I appreciate your dedication to the minutia of the process. Drawing as a continually mindful process is so important. Drawing is all about mindful attention, and you have balancwd this with an obvious joy and satisfaction.
People! Buy this tutorial! It’s so good! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. And great value for money.
this definitely made me appreciate how much of a time-save, digital drawing is
in the first 10min you managed to answer 3 questions I was looking into going back to trad technique - alright onto gumroad I'm getting the full version
Thanks!
I was a tattoo artist and hatching is how I achieved shading. I would use a mag needle (has its needles in straight lines and the amount of needles would depend on how large the shadow was). It created great graduations when used with different pressures. There were different inks (gray scales and black ink) that created realistic shadows. The depth of shadow was created from pressure used with the needles or motion of the hand (flicking the gun). Sorry.. just reminded me of tattooing. I miss it, but I can’t do them anymore due to arthritis. 😢 wish I could though. Nothing better than seeing my finished tattoos and the look of satisfaction on my clients.
I had to reply to this when I saw it. Everything you said I literally invisioned myself doing even the mag flick😂😂lol. This hurts me to my soul to hear this though. Fellow tattoo artist here 20+ years. Found myself after a bad accident where I had to relearn how to walk and talk again. After a long road of recovery just now getting back to where I could pick the machine up again. I have had to learn to draw pretty much all over again. Im learning the procreate thing now and it's helping on the ipad. Also Bigger grips and rotary machines have helped me immensely. If you are familiar w the companies bishop and tatsoul they make a disposable grip that helps w vibration and they come in different sizes. It has helped me immensely. Coil machines make my hand fall asleep as if I fell asleep on it all night after using it for 30-45 min . Also being in motorcross racing and blowing both wrists out at a young age multiple times doesn't help lol.... Don't like to see any of my fellow artists suffer and not be able to do what they love because I had it taken away from me so I understand completely. To be honest tattooing is what saved my life many years ago and other than my daughter & mother it's the one thing that brings me joy. I hope the arthritis and pain leaves you. Wish you nothing but prosperity and blessings in the new year!
'Back and forth with this stuff' really sums it up
WOAH WOAH, this introduced me to a whole new level of art. Thank you so much!!
Absolutely superb! I've not drawn in years after going into computer art for a career, this just made me want to go out and get a pencil and paper again!
This guy can draw good and speak good at the same time.
that piece you have in the opening is incredible man
Dude, that $15 dollar price tag is very much appreciated, thank you. I will be checking that out.
Okay, at this point I get more and more impressed by your art skills.
Old washed up tattoo artist here. This seems like a good place to sit down. sorry to interrupt 3 years later but i definitely know im in the right place after seeing the tattoo artist comment.
Thank you! Got it! The price was a big surprise, and also the information is great! Now I have to practice.
Me: I've been a good boy?
UA-cam algorithm: No... You've been a great boy
Im a pro artist and I really enjoyed this. Learned alot thank you
Thank you! That's so great to hear, I'm glad I could help.
You really motivate me, thank you for your amazing work!!!
I spent an entire semester at virtual college (because of covid) trying to get better and learn more about the essentials of drawing and painting, but I feel like I've learned more watching your video than the entire semester of art college on zoom.
For real, I am very thankful!
Keep going and keep on following your dreams!
Barely 10 minutes in and I had to buy the course! I like the way you explain things. This is my weakest area.
*deep sigh* What you teach us is so intriguing and valuable that i will not allow myself to let this course rot in "watch later", becaue i can't finish anything, but will watch it right away.
Whoa! I tried this exercise and it resulted in probably the best shaded thing I ever made. And this type of "reactive" drawing is really appealing to me as well. Will look into the course for sure. Also gotta look more into the contrast hierarchy, I don't think I fully grasp it yet.
recently discovered your channel, almost by accident, and your work and tutorial advice is fascinating, invaluable and inspiring - i really want to see what i can do after watching a few more of your videos, thank you
Just picked up the full course. Been subscribed for a while but I missed this video at first and had your course brought to my attention by your Proko cameo. Keep up the great work man.
This tutorial just popped up in my feed. I’m so glad it did. Thank you for the excellent video and making the course affordable. Subbed. I look forward to going through your content. 👍😊
Wow. I'm a tattoo artist and I've never smiled so much during a video saying: Yeah, yeah ! Of course ! Like a same comment down below : "I've never added something to the cart so fast" thanks for your great work !
Learned a lot from videos like this, thanks a lot and keep up the good work bro👍🏻
found you from tiktok and i have to say that you do not disappoint :D
Fantastic, this is really special. Thank you for sharing your techniques, Steven!
This really is a gem, and your explanations are very clear and simplified. Thank you!
Really like the way you breakdown shadows and discuss how light plays on a shape. I’m interested in the pen eraser, but did not get the brand. I want to learn to create shape and lines with an eraser.
A wonderful and inspiring movie! Very interesting technique that I have to check! When it comes to shadows smoothness: While working on very small, realistic drawings, I noticed that the calmer and layered I put my pencil down at the beginning, the less time I have to spend adjusting for random differences in tone with an eraser. This helps a lot if you use references (e.g. in the case of photorealism), but it can be difficult if you want to sketch imaginative forms directly in the drawing at the very beginning, as it requires thinking from the end result side. Another thing I recommend is using soft pencils in places of light, but with very little pressure. Such lights go to the front, while hard pencils are easy to control but sometimes move the texture backwards. The difference is impossible to notice on the camera, but live it is quite clear! I love your work and after the video I wish I could draw more often!
I really like the lighthearted way you explain this and the murdering the paper part. Hahah. Some tutorials are just way too serious. Instant sub...!
I only just saw the animations and I was hoooked. Thank you for this. I have paid for the course. Scribed!
Hope to see more. I will be buying the full lesson. Very good.
The 'meatball' exercise. Sounds like a nice one for the notes. Sinix calls his the potato practice
Wow found you through proko and I'm definitely subbing
Incredibly informative. Really helped me reconsider the value scale which I am still getting my head around.
What a fine draftsman this gentleman is
thank you! I've been collecting images of artist's sketchbooks and see so many different techniques, from the hyper rendered style, to the soft painterly looking drawing, to the crosshatching techniques. All of them are so amazing but i don't even know how to place a hatch to make it look good.
There are indeed an infinity of looks, but it's all about the principles!
when I saw the thumbnail I already decided to subscribe.
This is definitely the best recommendation for this week. new subscriber!
this guy is incredible this was the missing piece in my learning thank you
So amazing, it reminds me of Allen Williams style.
Thank you for this great tutorial! I got distracted when I realized that your voice is the same as Michael Scott's
Im so happy I found your channel.
Now the shading secrets are no longer secret. Great job. I hope you're happy now.
14:50 I remember doing this to a drawing in class after a test and the teacher telling me to stop because the desk starting like squeaking. Hey, I got those gradients looking nice though
Nice, I bought it and am downloading it, I'm going to try and apply it to digital art, as I'm doing more black and white art and am having problems with not adding enough shading, it's like I'm afraid of losing detail, but my drawings end up looking more flat, so I'm hoping this will help with that mental block.
That’s incredible and I’m find it so helpful tutorial. Thanks for sharing sir.☺️❤️
God bless you.🙏🏻
awesome, the drawing didnt came the same level but the idea was passed down the right way
You drawings are amazing and the imagination are at next level. Thank you very much for this informative video. If its ok to ask, what kind of paper and gsm do you recommend to get this layering, reason being for a beginner its very helpful. whenever i try a hard press blending with a paper stump, the paper gets saturated very fast and i can see all the glossy shine on it.
Zapata is preternaturally articulate.
Good tutorial and very useful.Really appreciated you here.
This is brilliant. Thanks for the tutorials. Can't believe they're such a good price.
can't believe this is free
Really Very impressed 👍❤️ brother,I gain lots of information in these video you r great bro 😊👑
ok that price definitely surprised me ! Just bought it
Your art work is marvelous.😃
I wish you would do more closeups of your hand as you are applying the marks. Otherwise, this is a fabulous tutorial. Thanks.
At long last
Looks great thank you Steven
Cheers, thanks for the kind words
wonderful arts works, so much creative , ilove it , thanks a lot for sharing, GOD bless .
Thanks for sharing these useful tips. I am also in a similar field.
Thank you. Liked and subbed.
Also thanks for making the course affordable.
Sir, I like your tutorial video very much. What is the instrument that you use between 13:04 and 18:04, to blend/blur the shadow lines?
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you very much.
"I am ... GRRRR ... absolutely crucifying this thing with my stump."
Steven Zapata 2020 14:59
I'll definitely apply this knowledge when I do pencil work, but I wonder if I couldn't do the same when I do my digital "paintings." Paintings in quotes because I am not that good at them yet
Woah all of that for 15$ i thought it would be like 100$ or more, that is gonna be worth it for my buck
Great technical info thanks I'm subscribed! ✏🤙
How to clean these tiny erasers?? I was always quite sceptical to erasing but this looks great! Thanks!
I never clean my erasers I just the dirty tip off
Waooo you paint like bible true art!!
i love this tutorial. thank you so much dude!!
You're awesome Steven!! Hope to check out your gumroad :)
Looks like a great tut. Anything in particular you plan on next?
Continuing my Transformational Anatomy series!
@@StevenZapataArt Cool.
I loooooove this channel!! wow it’s amazing how good you are at explaining. do you ever start with the light values and mid tones , and add the shadow values last? being careful not to get the light values dirty tho by doing that. I feel I get the transition from light to dark faster and more more with Confidence by gradually darken the light forms Into darkness and shadow like I’m building the shapes. When I do the shadows first it tends to feel more complicated and “wrong”, like I’m adding a tribal to the form right away....it’s harder to merge dark tones into the light if you know what I mean so...light values first, do you do that? And do you have any tip to get the values as Awesome as yours despite starting with light values? I hope you understand what I’m trying to say😂 great channel! subbed💪Cheeers
Thank you! I do usually render from the darkness into the light, unfortunately I don’t have much experience with working the other way around in pencils. I feel like I really need to see the value of the shadows early to determine the overall shapes of the picture, not to mention the value range.
@@StevenZapataArt thank you for the answer, I’ve binged your videos and I learned a lot from them, I saw a video where you added a lot lighter shadows than I do, I’ve been doing them way to strict and dark. I’ve ended up in some sort of analysis paralysis after UA-cam started...but now when I found your channel it’s all starting to unravel for me again. I’m a professional tattoo artist, but lost all confidence in my style, due to the DAMN internet...analysis paralysis...i have never heard about anyone have it in the art world..just me😂it is Really dangerous for the spirit to just google every solution to every problem we have or even google inspiration...:/ thanks again mate.
Great video! What paper (in case you remember) did you use for this exercise? Thanks!
Good lord that is beautiful stuff
Thank you, very good advice!
Great video. Highly recommend it
really pretty hands yooooo
i like drawings that just use lines for shadowed areas, thinking back it was probably just to use less ink inside the printer
Interesting way to practice, sort of like automatic drawing but with shading principles. Unfortunate 3d software (Zbrush, Blender etc...) takes this much understanding out of the thought process for some newer artist. Checked out your work on IG really cool traditional work.
Than you very much Steven. Great vid, it helps me a lot.
Its like umbrella stick
Nice video!
I bought your course on Secrets of shading. It is helping me bigtime!! Thank you soo much!!
Is there an app that can put light sourcrs on 3d objects to study the light(s) falling on it? Something like Blender, but more simple, just for observing..
Greetz from the Netherlands x 🤗👍🏽💃🎉
I don’t know one that does that, but if you find one I’d love to know. I use blender for stuff like that
@22:19 it’s highlights not hilites??
I mean, they are the highest lights.
This is GOLD! Thank you!