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While drawing hair can seem complicated a good way of managing the drawing process is by thinking of it as being split into various sections. These are the front, sides and back/top. To help avoid mistakes this tutorial uses a “see through” drawing approach. This means that if you are ...
Soft pencilsproduce dull and dark lines which are easy to blend. Soft pencils deposit more graphite with less effort, making it easy to fill in space, blend, shade and add texture to your drawing. They are the best pencils for shading and drawing portraits! The pencil grades I use the mo...
Learning how to draw hair can feel like an ever-changing, daunting task at first. Hair varies so much from hairstyle to hairstyle that it requires us to be flexible in our approach. In this step by step hair drawing tutorial I'll present concepts to help you problem solve your way throug...
Once you’ve finished drawing the hair, draw a crown right at the top of the head of the princess. You can also make customizations and create your very own dream crown! Step 8 – Add Artistic Patterns and Designs Now, it’s time to get a little more artistic by adding patterns on ...
Don’t forget to shade the entire eyes except for the tiny circle inside! This creates a dramatic “gleaming eyes” effect. To create the nose and the mouth, simply draw a small upward curved line for the nose and a bigger and wider one for the smile. At this point, your drawing ...
How to Shade Forms As mentioned before, shading also informs the viewer of the form of the object. With a sphere, the change in value is gradual (gradation). Value becomes darker or lighter, depending on the lighting conditions. The same is true for other curved forms such as cones or ...
Shading is what makes a drawing look realistic and triggers that “WOW” reaction. It’s also a tedious process, and that’s why it’s so difficult to teach. So in this monster of a tutorial I will show you how to shade a face with pencil from beginning to end using a ton of ima...
Drawing the Hair: Step 3 Establish the basic tones At this point we lightly shade any dark tones in and around the hair with a soft stick of charcoal. We then smudge these with a tortillon (paper blending stump), tissue or finger to establish a flat unified tone upon which we can bui...
How to Shade a Face How to Shade an Eyeball …will add more soon! Understanding Pencil Grades To achieve a realistic drawing that communicates form and depth, your drawing will need to have a wide range of values. Invest in a set of high quality pencils with a range of grades that fit...