Drawing guides usually focus on lines, but what about shading?I would like to learn how to shade semi-realistically, not overly smooth, with the lines you can see through.How would you go about learning this technique, and which range of pencils would you suggest?
i just use the flat side and my papers rough so it attains a grainy look. you should experiment and find your own way in order to stand out
>>7990011well basically you just have to get good at hatching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onkFLQlQzdkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k10uRzCmpMyou can get a wide range of tones with just one pencil grade via hand pressure, just use HB for now. maybe one darker one for the darkest shadows.
>>7990017>>7990232Do you think that sketching paper is enough for training, or does this necessarily require heavier paper?
>>7990594for training it's fine. for finished pieces. decent quality paper helps. it holds up a lot better if you need to erase a lot.
>>7990594get a grained sketchbook or work in a grained paper, like what the other guy said. Whether its heavy grain or medium grain though, i think you have to try it yourself.I dont have much experience with grained paper or graphite but there's a paper pad called c a grain by canson - I dont know if they have the sketchbook version, but if you want to do graphite rendering on a relatively lighter side (below 4b/5b) in value then I recommend you to avoid smooth or white drawing paper like bristol, vellum, or hot press watercolor paper
>>7990594just get recycled printing paper so it doesnt feel like a waste if you mess up. and the yellow brown hue adds some flavour
