Assignment 3: Shadow Value and Edge Control

[blackhound rise]

from Foundations Level 1 Light and Shadow for Illustrators. hi guys i need feedback on my approach on assignment 3. hard edge seems straight forward but Firm edge and Soft edge are a little tricky and bit more guess work. thanks

[Lee White]

@blackhound-rise I would say use a softer brush and make it smaller for the firm edge. And for the soft edge, that needs to be much softer. Make sure you are using the right brush because you actually can't make that hard of a line with the hardness set at 0%. I think that should fix it. : )

[blackhound rise]

@Lee-White Thank you Lee. I'll give that a go and upload a revised practice sheet

[blackhound rise]

take 2. spacing dropped to 1% not zero as per text on photo. used 15% hardness for Firm edge brush. still 0% on soft edge brush hardness

[Lee White]

@blackhound-rise Much better! I did a quick video crit on your file if you want to take a look: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oxsu2p02jm6ix1z/Brush blending.mp4?dl=0

[blackhound rise]

@Lee-White thank you Lee. Much appreciated. I’ll log on after work and have a look at the video. I’ll keep working to get better. Really enjoying SVS learn and I love the content you guys have developed on here.

[blackhound rise]

@blackhound-rise ok, attempt number 3. i think I ended going 3 tone on soft edge. i think my firm edge is a little better than before. not seeing splodges and patches as mush as before. the air brush option is really good tip.

[Lee White]

@blackhound-rise nice!