Use an overhand grip on your pencil paired with movement from your elbow and shoulder to create longer and straighter lines. This will give you a much wider range of motion compared to using just your wrist or finger joints. To shade darker, press your index finger down on the pencil’s ...
The HB pencil (aka #2 pencil) is absolutely great for drawing preliminary outlines and shading light areas because it doesn’t require much effort to produce faint lines. However, you’ll need to apply a lot of pressure when it comes to shading dark shadows. All this effort can damage you...
The HB pencil (aka #2 pencil) is absolutely great for drawing preliminary outlines and shading light areas because it doesn’t require much effort to produce faint lines. However, you’ll need to apply a lot of pressure when it comes to shading dark shadows. All this effort can damage you...
SEE ALSO:How to create smooth shading with graphite The Illusion of Light It's easy to get caught up in the technique in which the material is applied and loose sight of the reason why we apply shading in the first place. Light is how we see, after all, and shading informs us of th...
Learn Colored Pencil Techniques Rows of colored pencils and colored linesImage by Catherine MacBride / Getty Images This lesson introduces some basic colored pencil strokes which will be useful in your drawing. It is a good idea to spend some time exploring the colored pencil medium with small ...
Tattoo Shading Techniques and Tips Overview Some Basic Insights Practice with Pencil or Paint Practice on a Pork Belly Choose the Appropriate Sized Needles Use the Correct Tattoo Machine Setting Plan the Tattoo Consider Shadow and Light Rev-Up Your Tattoo Machine Start Shading Conclusion FAQsGetting...
I'm using the clutch pencils with Staedtler lead you recommended on 68lb paper. Thanks so much!Thanks, Liza. I should go back through the older videos and add the grades used. No 2H used (it's a green Faber clutch pencil). Both my 2B and HB are blue Staedtlers - but my 2B is ...
Here I use only the weight of my clutch pencil to apply the tone, and usually with a 2H pencil. Of course, I cannot shade a large area from side to side with a single set of lines, and shading the area in sections leads to two potential problems. First, stopping a line to shade ...
TheBorderlandsseries does use hand-drawn techniques, which are then scanned intoPhotoshopand colourised using a method more commonly associated with celluloid rendering. Afterwards, stylised elements like sketch marks and heavy-pencil lines are added to the characters, further emphasising the chaotic, ha...
Next,Mike Van Ordenwill teach you various pencil techniques to bring your drawings to life. You'll learn how to use the pencil in different ways to take advantage of the lighting concepts you learned in the previous units. Chris Graveswill then show you his rendering process and demonstrate ...