Ambient Occlusion is Gradients!

Learn how to use ambient occlusion to create more realistic drawings.

This is a bonus lesson from the Shading Course.
https://www.theshadingcourse.com

0:00 What is Ambient Occlusion?
01:07 Light Family and Shadow Family
03:10 Demonstration: Gradients not Lines
07:16 Identifying the Shadow Family
17:01 Identifying Dark Halftones
19:02 The Pencil Test
19:46 Demonstration: Indicating AO
24:45 Final Conclusions

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