And this includes several different shading techniques.
These time-honored techniqueshatching, cross-hatching, and stipplinghave been used for centuries by draughtsmen to give them work dimensions.
FromAlbrecht DurertoRembrandttoGeorges Seurat, all three of these methods are used by incredible artists.
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Here are three essential shading techniques to help you enhance your drawings.
Hatching
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Hatching uses short, tight parallel lines to denote an area of darkness.
Artists can stagger these lines or spread them further apart to create different lighting effects.
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you might do one show of hatches or several rows to build up larger areas of shadow.
Cross-Hatching
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Cross-hatching can create deeper, richer shadows due to its intersecting lines.
By building up the cross-hatches in certain areas, gradations of light and shade can be obtained.
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It involves placing tiny dots in an area to create shadow.
These dots, which should not touch, can be spaced differently to show levels of darkness.
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