Pencil shading Tutorial

Here is a drawing lesson that everybody should do. It shows YOU the range and textures your pencils can make. It is an excellent tool to use to better your drawing skills.


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Here are the pencil's that I used:
Faber Castell Graphite Pencils

2H
4H
HB
2B
4B
6B



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So this is an exercise I did in my sketch book to see how my far I could push my pencils. I wanted to see how many different types of texture and shades they could produce. For each pencil I wanted to test, I drew 5 boxes for the different shades starting from light to dark.
I tested 6 pencils. The pencils I tested are 2h 4h hb 2b 4b and 6b. These are the pencils that I use most often and are the ones that I use for sketching and drawing. You can notice the transition from light to dark within each series of boxes. By doing this, you can fully understand what pencil to use depending in the situation.

For the outer boxes, I used these to test what sorts of texture I could produce. The very first box is hatching. Hatching is a very basic way of shading something in. It is line motion going in a single direction to create shadow and depth.

The second box is cross hatching. This is used to create texture as well as shadow. Cross hatching makes a criss cross type pattern.Cross hatching will produce gradually darker results as more layers are applied.

The third one down is blending. You can either hatch or cross hatch this section and then using something to blend half of it out to create even tone. You can use a: blending stump, Q tip, paint brush, cloth, or your finger.

The 4th one down is scribbling. This one is a texture that is most commonly found in my mountains. I use this texture to create interest and likeness.

The 5th one down is circular scribbling. Ill use a texture like this for fine detailed tree leaves. You can also use it for other things.

The 6th and 7th box is burnishing. Start out using either a H or a B pencil. Hatch the whole box in but leave gaps in pencil strokes. If you used a B pencil to do this, use an H pencil to hatch in a different direction from the original pencil strokes. This will then become cross hatching. The end result leaves the original texture in tact while darkening the overall square. The other box has same process but it just starts with the opposite pencil.

The last box is my favorite type of texture. You will need something sharp to do this. Use either a neede, toothpick, or any sharp object to gently scratch the surface of the page. Do this in a hatching type motion to cover the entire box. Then use either an H or a B pencil to go over that area again. Notice how the scratches are still clearly white and visible. This makes some very fine detail. I will use this to create bark on a tree.


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