Shading is the process of depicting a range of darkness to create the illusion of volume and light in a drawing. In order to obtain that, we can use different techniques. We are going to study four of them that use lines to create a 3D effect. The closer the lines are, the darker the surface looks like.
- HATCHING: It is the technique that uses parallel lines.
- CROSS HATCHING: It uses lines in two directions, they cross each other.
- STIPPLING or pointillism: This technique uses dots.
- SCRIBBLING: It uses overlapping movements of the pencil.
Now, copy the following gradients:
And now copy the following figures made with the different techniques. For the fourth one, use scribbling instead of blending.
And here you have a video that can help you better understand the different techniques:
