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The Shading Course
Bring your art to life with the language of drawing realistic light & shadow.
🖥 27 crystal-clear video lessons
🏋️♂️ 27 hands-on homework assignments
👨🎨 weekly live feedback sessions
▶️ 50+ hours recorded feedback
This is the best art class I’ve ever taken. I was able to find the courage to share my work in front of other people and learned so many new concepts. I’m most grateful for the supportive, positive environment you fostered. ㅤ
This is an extremely high level of professionalism and I love it. Thank you so much, Dorian for your course.
You are a really good teacher. I have learned and re-learned a lot more than I thought I would from this course. I am also inspired to go grow further, which, I felt, was diminishing after 15 years of making art for games and other people. Thank you for a great class.
I've followed Dorian's work for more than a decade. He has become a terrific teacher and the Shading Course is a new milestone.
His way of explaining light embraces the complexity of the subject and makes it clear. His strategies for organizing values are outstanding and very useful for representational work.
I can't recommend this course enough! You will benefit greatly, whether you are a beginner, an experienced artist, or even a teacher.
Thank you very much for these lessons, they have been invaluable to me as an artist.
Thank you so much for the wonderful course and your fantastic support. I am in awe of your dedication to teaching. I have learned so much. Above all this course has given me the confidence to create better art. I hope to now create a daily commitment to my art practise. Thank you again.
Hey Dorian, I'm really happy to be going back to these fundamental skills and you have done a great job at communicating clearly and efficiently. I really respect the amount of work you have put in to make it come together. It looks and feels great!
I really appreciate your instruction, Dorian. I have learned to change the way I draw and perceive my strokes. Thank you very much for allowing me to study with you, it is a great privilege and a source of joy.
Easily the best breakdown of reflected light that I have ever seen/heard. I am so happy I have joined your Shading Course. I will tell all my art friends about it! 👍🏼🖌️
I want to take a moment to tell you that the shading course is so well made. I've taken dozens of courses over the years in different fields like marketing, video creation, martial arts, and now art. The Shading Course is so well crafted and concise. You've put a lot of effort into making it and I thank you for it.
The course is great, and in just the last couple weeks, I find myself thinking and analyzing shadows and light on the objects around me with more interest and appreciation. I am impressed with your enthusiasm for teaching. You are skilled in directing everyone's observations and soliciting their thoughts as you curate the class. I feel very fortunate to be able to participate.
Dorian communicates with lightness and clarity. His fascination and joy with nature & art are truly contagious. The exercises are challenging (ambient occlusion!) and great opportunities to grow as an artist and as a person. They help you see what has been around you all along. His respect and patience for every person (no matter their expertise) is commendable and instructive. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to take this course.
Dorian, you are a force! I am learning so much and understanding very valuable information because of the way you teach. Thank you.
Loving the course. It’s an incredible act of generosity.
I took your Shading Course during the Pandemic and it was an absolute game changer for me. I tell people about it all the time and it is always in my top 5 tips for leveling up as an artist.
I am very impressed by the quality of the content! It was super helpful to have the various animations and visualizations along with what you were talking about.
So far, some of the best training I have ever seen on the subject. Definitely several 'ahas' when watching it in my understanding of the concept that I had not picked up when hearing it explained by other teachers before.
Dorian, I wanted to inform you that your course made all the difference for me. I’ve been struggling with values despite watching many videos and reading books over several months, but your explanations were crystal clear and simple - turns out it’s not so complicated after all if you have a good teacher.
Now all my drawings and paintings suddenly look a lot more 3D and a lot closer to the paintings I’d like to paint one day. I wish you success, I’ve been telling everyone struggling with values to take your course.
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