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Home » Pencil Drawing Tutorial – Learn how to Shade Basic Forms

Pencil Drawing Tutorial – Learn how to Shade Basic Forms

April 10, 2017 by Ralph S 1 Comment

Learn how to add shading with a pencil to basic forms in this fundamental drawing tutorial. For more on this lesson, follow this link.

Shading is the process of adding to value to a drawing. When we get the values right, the illusion of form and light are communicated in the drawing. By learning how to draw basic forms, we can be more successful when drawing more complex subjects. This exercise is completed on bristol paper, but any drawing paper will result in similar results.

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Filed Under: Drawing, Pencil & Charcoal

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  1. Carol Blooding says

    September 14, 2017 at 11:36 am

    This is a wonderful learning site. Lessons most helpful.

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