A Beginner's Guide to Drawing Shadows in under 6 Minutes

Let's learn how to draw shadows.

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[NutyRiver]

“keep in mind the shadows dont always have to make sense” oh my god that is so enlightening. This whole video is enlightening. I always struggled to understand how anime shadows are done, like the process of figuring out where they go, and I’ve been bashing my head into a wall doing studies thinking i was just dumb. But now I know that I’ve been sacrificing the read of the scene for realism.

[EnshourT_]

4:56 This is actually the best tip for drawing shadows for me.. "Remember that the shadows doesnt need to make sense"

[thegeekclub]

Love seeing your work on Deca-dence. Such a good show!

[enbi]

I'm glad this went to my recommendations. It's really useful and helpful since I'm not yet good at shading.

[philip]

Thank you very much for this lesson!
Can you please prepare the similar tutorial on the clothes' folds?

[victorespada_]

This was extremely useful and concise, thank you very much!

[RougeRegulus]

THIS is perfect! What I exactly need! I wanted to try short animation, but blockade 1 is "I CAN'T DRAW GOOD ENOUGH!"
We need more basic drawing guides/tips. I was so happy i saw this!

Thank you so much for this @Dong Chang!

[mehgavenstudio]

thank you for thisss... pleaseee can you take us through the process of animating a full action scene from start to finish pleasee🤲🏾🙏🏿

[masasuzuki]

I alway wonder how do you shade round-ish objects, like the ribbon at 3:50 or breasts, the shape of the shadow look so cool but i dont think it’s based on realistic thing (at least i could not recreate them with 3d model) so it’s really hard to learn. Would be cool if you can make a video about the logic behind them, or some useful resource links are more than enough.

[flmejndor]

Awesome tutorial! : ) I really like how much you can cover in such short time in your videos without making it overwhelming!

Also, I noticed in a lot of rough animation in anime, that the color within the shadow is usually different (like clothes having a blue color, and skin having a red or orange color) is this something you could maybe consider making a tutorial on? Like which colors are used, and how and why they’re used.

[ddjgaray]

Can you make a video based on solid drawing, btw amazing content as always

[patonnight]

Incredibly useful guide. Can't believe this video hasn't as many views. Totally underrated, keep the good work Chang!

[tako]

Yo! thank you! this is just what I really needed!

[najla_rd]

Dong, you're the BESTTT. Keep up the good work buddy

[beyondallreason-dupq]

this is what i was looking for now i have grip of how shadows can be drawn this is what i ws struggling to understand i could not add colors without knowing this! so thank you so

[cookiesbo]

thank you so much, please make more videos <3 <3

[TsubasaAnimations]

Cleanup/lineart tips video would slap too 👀❤️

[ArcusLock]

What book did you reference at the end of the video? 5:51 animator Toshi? Is there more of a title of the book?

[maifng]

Gonna see if I can improve my doujinshi with this method. <3

[Sinn-]

What if I want to make shadow for a charcter in the dark without light coming in the room, basically night time, is it possible for you to show us how, please❤