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Finally noticed the difference in my shading after 6 months of drawing practice

I was scrolling through my old sketchbook from January and compared it to a piece I did last night. The difference in how I layer shadows is actually insane now. I think watching those blending tutorials on YouTube finally clicked for me around month 4. Has anyone else had a moment where their art suddenly looked way better out of nowhere?
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lisa_brown
lisa_brown14h ago
Did you ever step back and look at just one specific thing, like how you handle cast shadows versus core shadows? I started doing that around month five and realized I was basically just smudging everything the same way before. Now I can see where the light is actually hitting the form versus where it's bouncing off something else. Really changed how I approach a drawing from the start.
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river_adams25
Did you take progress photos along the way too?
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