Drawing Day 2: Shading Techniques « LearningNerd Today I read about some basic shading techniques, so here’s what I learned, all wrapped up in a three-minute video. Enjoy! I learned about these shading techniques from a bunch of sites, but these were the most helpful: Pen and Ink Lessons – Line and Value – Explanations and examples of several shading techniques.Basic Pen Strokes for Ink Drawing – A quick overview of several shading techniques.Cross-hatching – Examples of cross-hatching.Stipple Portraits – Examples of stippling.Basic Contour Hatching – An introduction to using curved hatching lines to create the illusion of depth. (Free registration required to see this lesson.)How to Shade a Pencil Line Art Cylinder – A short video from ExpertVillage. Oh, and be sure to let me know if you’ve seen any other useful sites!
Shading Tutorial, How to Shade in Drawing index>drawing tutorials >shading tutorial For this shading tutorial I will explain several different techniques on how to shade. Proper shading is important in drawing realistically. Good shading textures and tonal flow can add a lot to a drawing. I buy all of my supplies from Blick Art Materials . Blended Shading- a popular shading method among pencil artists. (blended shading example) Circulism- this is a very popular shading method among artists. (circulism shading example) Blended Circulism- graphite is scribbled onto the paper just as in the last method. (blended circulism shading example) Dark Blacks- alot of people have trouble getting a dark black. (black shading example) Loose CrossHatching- if you've drawn anything before, you've probably already used this shading method. (loose crosshatch shading example) Tight CrossHatching- using the ideas from loose crosshatching, this shading method takes it a little further. (tight crosshatch shading example) (colored pencil shading example)
Tips and Techniques for Pencil Drawing » OnlyPencil Drawing Tutorials On the last tutorial we worked on how to draw tiger stripes. This time we will learn how to draw leopard spots.. Drawing spots is basically the same idea using similar techniques. For this tutorial we’ll be working on leopard spots. Continue reading One of the most popular questions i’m asked about drawing animals is “how do you draw tiger stripes?”. Continue reading My goal with this website is to help you improve your pencil drawings. Continue reading we can all probably draw the human eye, we draw the oval shape with the iris and pupil. I’ve been asked often where i buy the blank cards to make my ACEOs and i always tell them that i make them myself. The eyes are the most important part of any pencil drawing. Let me start off by welcoming you back and by telling you to have fun with this tutorial and if you have any question please contact me. Lately I’ve been working mostly on these miniature drawings. Here is a new miniature speed pencil drawing.