Shading Coffering Class

Today Art Clubbers and I played with a rather challenging type of skill: Shading Coffering. Coffering is a term Maria Thomas introduced to Zentangle world through Project Pack 7, it’s extracted from architecture and represents sunken panels usually seen in ceilings and cabinets.

We started by using a line-art configuration similar to the one shown in PP7, with two sets of curved frames.

The line-art itself is rather simple with tons of auras that are connected through diagonal lines to simulate the coffering.

We used a handmade paper model (previously constructed in one of the bonus videos) to understand the shading.

Next came the tricky part: shading. We started very gradually and slowly, shading what we understood well.

Aside from shading coffering, we also learned how to apply a metallic effect to the frame.

Here you can see how the shading gradually starts to get more and more defined, increasing the 3D effect of the coffering.

I also showed other samples with different backgrounds and frame effects.

Here's the final picture we developed in class:

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