Cleanest perspective shadow tutorial I've ever watched

It would be worth pointing out in this tutorial the difference between an artificial light and the sun. If the shadow is cast by the sun then the light rays would be parallel due to the sun's great distance. If the light source is an artificial one e.g. a street lamp, then the light rays can be drawn from the light source. A simple explanation is that when you move sideways from an artificial light, the light stays fixed in its position whereas if you try and move sideways from the sun, then sun moves with you. Therefore the sun rays are parallel. It is a common error perpetuated in many perspective tutorials.

When I was growing up, I used to devour books about early computer graphics. This tutorial reminds me so strongly of the vector demos used in those early references, very nostalgic. Great tut too, thank you!

This one is the really helpful video for me and off course for everyone who came here to get an help. This is really helpful.

Thanks Dan ! You are the Best !

When you draw a line down from the light source, how do you determine where on the ground plane it will end?

Thank you so much for this incredibly clear explanation!

I love your explanation of perspective and I also love that kuru toga mechanical pencil you are using!

your tutorials are incredibly good, thank you

Really needed this video thankyou @danbeardshaw very much ✏😊

Damn dude good timing i have been experimenting with light and shadow recently. Which is definitely the only way to bring any degree of realism to your work. The eyes have it. Lol

Amazing uploading 😍💕Thank you for sharing ❤

ty for your great work

I hope you could make some tutorials on making a fish eye perspective 😁, been watching all of your perspective drawing tutorials from the start🥰

Can you do a tutorial on casting shadows on different forms? Thanks! Your tutuorials are the best perspective vids i could find

I've been looking for a video like this, you are a savior!

Thank you very much, this was really helpful!

Aaaaa thank you so much!!! this is really helpfull

Amazing

I never considered things to have shadows, very educational as always.

Great video man!

Perspective and shadow topics explained very clearly. I would like to know how to draw perspective for persons at two different levels.

Very helpful

Thank you.

Thanks sir

Cool!!! Job

How are you measuring the depth of the line from light source on ground plane.. 😐

So helpfull. Than you ❤️

How would this work if you used 3 point perspective for both the plane and the object casting the shadow, but the object's vanishing points are different from the plane's (it's like 3:45, but have the object is rotated on the plane a bit)?

When you draw a line from the light source to the ground plane, how do you decide where it stops? It seems like there are infinite points at which you can be within the ground plan and still directly below the light source.

Do you know were there is a video that explains how overlapping shadows work on shapes?

Thank you ^_^

could you explain how to make a shadow for a floating / flying object ?

Useful for local light but sunlight from in front, from the side, and from behind all have individually different rules from this. While sunlight is parallel in reality, in drawing, one only uses parallel lines from the side for angle and direction. When the sun is in front of or behind us, perspective is imposed on this parallel lines. When plotting points for shadows when the sun is in front of you the sun is placed and the plumb line is drawn down to meet the horizon. That is the shadow vanishing point. When plotting light from behind, the shadow vanishing point is placed somewhere on the horizon but a shadow trace point is placed directly below the SVP. This provides the angle of the light. The closer the two points are, the longer the shadows.

@ DAN BEARDSHAW How do you determine where to draw the light source down to the ground plane? So confused.

Wow, good tutorial, thank you !!! How about show us a perspective drawing of a box but it's flip and standing on one corner of a box to cast a shadow on the ground...please help and thank you !!!....your new subscriber !!!

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so dude you help me thx

Do you a video on shadows cast by the sun?

what if the object is so tall it is in front of the light source ?

really a high quality in every video,clear english and easy digest,hi,teacher,do you know a software name blender,i know your channel is all covered by hand drawing but i think if you teach blender you must express every concept very well.i am not mean computer or hand which is better i mean you can teach everything.i like your teaching style

Light sauce?

This looks like math and architecture...jeez. I just wanted to replicate my visions accurately but if this is what it takes I'm not up for it.

what if the light source is extremely far away? say… off the page?

Great video. Is part 2 ready?

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Couple of things wrong with this video. 1 You said the further away the light source is, the less defined the edges are, but that is incorrect, it depends on the power of the source, for example, the sun is billions of miles away, yet it can cast sharpened shadows, where as if an artificial light source was used, it would indeed have less defined shadow edges. 2, your light directions are off.