Kreekakon's Artist Training Grounds (2012/9/15 Chapter 3 - Shading Phase 1)

[Kreekakon]

Do the same steps apply when working on more complex forms, like a body for example? Or is it necessary to work on the shape first?

Maybe not if you are drawing off the top of your head creatively, but since we are working with reference drawings, complex drawings will function the same as basic shapes except they take longer to perfect, because of more details.