How Do You Draw With Realistic Shading?
• This is a picture of Alcatraz Draw with a hard leaded (2H) pencil the outline of what you want. Every time it changes color, shade, or shape, or there is a shadow, sketch this in, lightly. Proportions are all that matter here, not colors. • Pick the darkest part. This will be shaded black. By choosing black for your darkest color, it increases the contrast throughout the picture. Sometimes you want an especially light picture, as though staring at snow or a bright light. In this case, chose a medium grey for this, but usually, black is good. • Shade all parts this color with a 4- or 6-B pencil, while pressing hard. This will give good, dark color. • Choose things that are a smooth texture, and a medium tone. Shade these in next. When shading an area, go right up to the outline, and over it by a little. When the art is done, those original outlines should be invisible. Instead, it should just be where a medium grey touches a dark grey, or where white touches grey, but not a line. • Sh
