How to Shade With a Pencil

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Shading Techniques With Pencil | How To Draw... Pencil Portraits More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by William Toll | permalink
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In the first step in this Step by Step drawing tutorial, I now guide you through shading techniques with pencil creating a Shading Guide, and learning gradients.

For further reading: http://howtodraw.pencilportraitsbyloupemberton.co.uk/step-by-step-drawing-tutorial/pencil-drawing-techniques/shading-techniques-with-pencil/ ^[1]

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How to Draw and Shade With Pencil More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by ROUX Romain | permalink
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Many people sketch drawings and then color them in. However, you can draw without erasing the sketch, and complete it all in pencil. This is a popular way to draw, and today this article will show you how to do it. This is only one method...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-and-Shade-With-Pencil ^[2]

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How to shade a drawing (Light & Shadow : Part 2) More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Lord Buchi | permalink
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In this light and shadow series we look at the theory, drawing and painting of a simple form focusing on shadow, light and edges. in Part 1 we looked at the theory of light and shadow. This week we...

For further reading: http://willkempartschool.com/how-to-shade-a-drawing-light-shadow-part-2/ ^[3]

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Give Your Drawings Depth by Learning the Basic Types of Pencil Shading More
Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago by Cynthia Linden | permalink
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The first step to successful pencil shading is to control the movement of your pencil, making sure that every mark you make on the paper works towards creating the shading or modeling effect that you want.

For further reading: http://drawsketch.about.com/od/learntodraw/ss/pencilshading.htm ^[4]

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1. http://howtodraw.pencilportraitsbyloupemberton.co.uk/step-by-step-drawing-tutorial/pencil-drawing-techniques/shading-techniques-with-pencil/

2. http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-and-Shade-With-Pencil

3. http://willkempartschool.com/how-to-shade-a-drawing-light-shadow-part-2/

4. http://drawsketch.about.com/od/learntodraw/ss/pencilshading.htm