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This is great! Something I'm having a little trouble finding is information about hard vs soft shading. Specifically, when you put in more blocked in shape and when you use a shadow that blends into the light area.
Imagine your shape in 3d space and put parallel lines where the light will come from. It should help a little. And draw a lot of drawings with shadows. Don't forget to be brave, sometimes the one who holds us back is not our knowledge about our art, our own self-esteem. Going to an free art class and a teacher telling me to just draw it was the thing for me, it just seemed simpler when he said that. So just draw where you lack and study everyday even if it's for an hour. You will get there. 👍
If you're having trouble with lighting, I'd recommend watching Marco Bucci and James Gurney. They frequently drop some golden nuggets of knowledge throughout their videos. As a last, brute force resource I'd also recommend brushing up on the physics of light itself. Just reviewing the basics once in a while.
