Bruce Lee Extended Shading Tutorial (Cross Hatching + Tortillion)

This is a very slow version of the shading that I did while drawing Bruce Lee. Be sure to watch parts one and two first. I will place annotated links in the video.Welcome to the Extended Shading Video...This is the third and final part of "How to Draw Bruce Lee Step by Step" The inner parts of eyebrows always point downwards, regardless of the type of emotion...Since Bruce is always punching people..lets just assume that he's angry....but the inner edge of the eyebrows should always point downwards.
Part of what you are seeing is the eyebrow, and part is shadow.The shading method that I use to create tones is called Cross Hatching...I made a tutorial on it- CLICK HERE if you wish to see the tutorial.....but come back b/c I plan to teach you a lot here too.Dont make a unibrow! Just darken the area between the eyes!.....He'll KICK YOU!!!Using a paint brush will allow you to delicately spread the graphite from the pencil. Softer pencils like 7B will spread more easily. NOTE: this will not move the tones as quickly as a tortillion (blending stump)
Whether you are a Bruce Lee/ Martial arts fan or not, this video will teach you a lot about shading your drawings. I used a set of drawing pencils to build tones (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 9B Graphite). I used a tortillion (blending paper stump to smudge the cross hatching and then I would build another layer on top. When I did the delicate shading, I would use a paint brush.Be careful not to go too dark on the bridge of the nose....but remember there are NO LINES on the bridge of the nose! Just smudged tones!...The only area of the nose that has a line is the bottom!Due to the contrast in the photo references, you do not need to worry about drawing and shading in nostrils,......just shade in the shape that you see me shading in.Bruce is on the edge of Emo-ism. Usually hairlines are gradual transitions....but Bruce Entered the Dragon rather than the barber shop......We will make an exception for shading this hairline. Strong edge...strong contrast from the forehead. Notice the highlights....they will be partially covered soon, but they will remain one of the lighter areas of the face. The mouth is just a dark trapezoid due to his facial expression. The neck is darker in tone than most of the face (With the exception of the pupil and iris, eyebrows, bottom of nose, and mouth. Watch your edges. Make sure that they DONT look like outlines....BUT also, make sure that they make the figure look rounded. Remember that most lighting comes from above....so hair at the bottom of the head will SEEM darker. Another darker layer with the 4B pencil. It helps to buy a kneaded eraser....you can shape it any way you like.THATS what I mean by ROUNDING the figure (putting tones on the edges without them being OUTLINES) Just watch.....there are several subtle shadows in the torso region.Be very delicate with the ribs...it is not dark in tone....it is a darker area within a highlight (hope that makes sense)

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[cartoonblock]

enter the dragon....kewl

[kazanjianm]

@cartoonblock Thanks Evan! Did you see the intros for part 1 and 2? You might get a laugh!

[johnson280]

I can only agree with Runamations. Thank you. This is a brilliant tutorial!!! Excellent work.

[kazanjianm]

@johnson280 I appreciate that johnson280! :)

[Runamations]

thank you for this Mr. Merril.Over the past week you have grown to be my greatest inspiration...and i have a Michael Jackson and a half done Bruce lee to attest to that. thank you so much. From India.

[kazanjianm]

@Runamations Wow! Thank you for this wonderful comment! I am truly flattered and happy that I was able to help you!

[adnan5514]

kazanjianm your the best artists of all time for me. you are so perfect and you always do a good job in fine-touching and blending. i have 1 question plz answer it that if i want a tortillion what should i say to shop keeper. plz asnwer it. a 13year old teenager from india.

[zangetsu4578]

your proposition .... the body is too short ... and the torso is wrong too ...

[defiant289]

that was awesome!!!!

[alantovar7]

Wow, this so Awesome!

[m00v]

what paper u use for this sort of shading ?

[meanmrmustard89]

Awesomevideo man!! Cheers this will help alot.

[nauka5]

I think your paper is too rough for graphics but it's a well made drawing.

[photoshopgal]

Thank you for posting this video! it is amazing!! i never though what you start up with could end up with this final image. You are sooooo good!