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Value Study Challenge: Shading a Tricolour Dog with Complex Lighting

Struggling with shadows and shading in your pet portraits? In this seventh video in my "Seeing in Blocks" series, I've got a more challenging value study. My reference photo features a tricolour Australian Shepherd captured with flash photography — a lighting setup that flattens shadows and is really confusing for depth perception. We're gonna make it work anyway. This video is perfect for artists learning to draw, painters, and pet portrait artists looking to improve their ability to read values across multiple fur colors. I'll show you the whole process to create a value study in realtime. If you'd like to learn how to differentiate fur color from actual shadow, this video is packed with valuable tips on sketching, blocking in values, and simplifying complex visual information into simple shapes on paper. What you’ll learn: How to read shadows in tricky lighting conditions Proportional sketching techniques using just your eye Differentiating between color-based and shadow-based values The power of squinting for identifying light and dark areas Why fur colour details like eyebrow dots can wait until form-based values are nailed down Materials: Sketch markers (yellow & gray), value-based planning, grayscale Subject: Tricolour dog (Australian Shepherd) with unique fur pattern and lighting challenges Let’s connect! If this helped you see your references a bit differently, let me know in the comments! I love to hear what works and what you're struggling with, and can shape future videos based on feedback :) Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don’t miss the next video, where we can tackle fur patterns--spots or stripes! #PetPortrait #ValueStudy #ShadingTips #DrawingFur #ArtistTips #HowToDrawDogs #ArtProcess #SketchingDogs #AustralianShepherd