The following methods of hatching, stippling and tonal sketching are all types of shading techniques. These techniques will allow you to create values in your artwork. In art, a value is the relative lightness or darkness of a colour. S… See more

This is an approach to sketching which will give the effect of a more relaxed and effortless style. It’s a useful technique to try, especially if you’re a beginner and only used to trying to achieve precise fine lines. By sketchin… See more

This is similar to creating a loose sketch, but the purpose is to capture the movement of your subject in an expressive way. Gesture drawingmainly applies to drawing the human form and capturing the action and pose o… See more

Graphite, charcoaland oil pencil can all be blended pretty easily. The softer the pencil, the easier it will be to blend. For optimum blending, use 4B to 8B pencils. The blending technique goes hand in hand with creating a t… See more