Shading Courses and Certifications

CG Cookie

Blender 2.8 Workflow for Shading and Lighting an Underwater Shark Scene - 2020

Learn to create a stunning underwater shark scene in Blender 2.8, mastering shading, lighting, and rendering techniques using Eevee, procedural textures, volumetrics, and particle systems.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Walid Feghali

Easy Shading Method for Beginners

Discover essential shading techniques for beginners, exploring light and shadow to enhance your paintings. Learn through practical demonstrations and apply your skills in a guided exercise.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Shading & Lighting Interior Arch Viz in Blender - Week 4

Master interior lighting techniques for realistic architectural visualization in Blender, focusing on natural and artificial light sources, materials, and rendering optimization.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Genevieve's Design Studio

How to Draw Your Fantasy Animal - From Sketching to Shading

Learn to create a fantasy animal in Procreate with step-by-step guidance on sketching, shading, and digital art techniques. Master clipping masks, blending modes, and texturing for a unique, stylized creature.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Genevieve's Design Studio

How to Draw a New Year Tiger - From Sketching to Shading - Procreate Tutorial

Learn to draw a cute Lunar New Year tiger in Procreate, covering sketching, coloring, outlining, shading, and background techniques. Gain insights into character design and digital art workflow.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Genevieve's Design Studio

How to Draw a Couple - The Illustration Process, From Sketching to Shading

Comprehensive tutorial on digital illustration, guiding viewers through sketching, coloring, and shading a couple. Covers essential techniques for creating expressive character art using digital tools.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

YanSculpts

Batman Character Creation - Blender Tutorial - Sculpting, Texturing and EEVEE Shading

Learn to sculpt, texture, and shade Batman in Blender 2.8 using EEVEE. This tutorial covers character creation from concept to final rendering, focusing on advanced 3D modeling techniques.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Proko

Figure Drawing Demo - Value Scale and Shading Techniques

Livestream on value scale and shading techniques for figure drawing, featuring expert Brent Eviston. Includes Q&A session about his Proko course on the art and science of figure drawing.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Shading, Lighting and Rendering with Eevee in Blender 2.8 - Week 3

Explore texturing, materials, and Eevee engine in Blender 2.8. Learn to create realistic surfaces and utilize real-time workflow for efficient 3D modeling and rendering.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Texturing and Shading a Snow Sled with Blender 2.8

Master procedural texturing and material creation for realistic 3D renders in Blender 2.8, focusing on wood, painted metal, and grime effects for a snow sled model.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

CG Cookie

Pro Blender Shading and Lighting Primer - Week 1

Comprehensive primer on Blender shading and lighting, covering render engines, material properties, node editing, BSDFs, Principled shader, lamps, HDRIs, and Global Illumination.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Robert Marzullo

Drawing a Fist - Shading Demonstration - Sketchbook Pro - Narrated by Robert Marzullo

Learn comic book-style shading techniques for drawing a fist using Sketchbook Pro. Robert Marzullo demonstrates line work and style in this narrated tutorial.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Genevieve's Design Studio

How to Draw a Cute Fennec - From Sketching to Shading - Procreate Tutorial

Step-by-step Procreate tutorial for drawing a cute fennec fox, covering sketching, coloring, outlining, shading, and background creation. Includes digital art tips and character design strategies.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Curtis Holt

My New Favorite Shading Technique in Blender

Master an innovative shading technique in Blender through Curtis Holt's alien lifestyle test project, perfect for enhancing your 3D rendering skills.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

JL Mussi

4 Topology Tips to Fix Shading Errors in Blender

Master essential topology techniques in Blender to eliminate pinching and shading issues, creating clean and professional hard surface models with proper edge flow and mesh structure.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video