pencil shading
Drawing tonal values
Pencil shading is a drawing technique that uses pencil strokes to create gradations of light and dark, giving flat images the appearance of depth and dimension.
Artists vary pressure, stroke direction, and layering to achieve effects from subtle shadows to rich darkness: She spent an hour on the pencil shading around the eyes.
Common methods include hatching, cross-hatching, and blending.
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- tonalRelating to pitch
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
smudging · texture · gradation · value · contrast · soft · hard · strokes · rendering · sketch · drawing · stump · layering · pressure · building up · midtones · depth · chiaroscuro
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, blending, cross-hatching
- drawing lessonsperspective drawing, figure drawing, beginner exercises, line drawing, contour drawing
- portrait sketchingcharcoal sketch, charcoal sketches, self-portrait, likeness, quick sketch
- illustrationpainting, drawing, watercolor, sketch, charcoal
- cloud artcloudscapes, cumulus, cirrus, stratus, nimbus
pencil shadingline work
Drawing using strokes
line drawing · contour drawing · outline drawing · flat color · pen and ink
pencil shadingink wash
Diluted pigment brushwork
watercolor wash · airbrush · spray paint · brush work · pen and ink
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