Uses of shading

Shading might be simple to look at, but it contributes so much to the 3D effect of a certain drawing.

Below are the different usages of shading:

• It accentuates distance
• It serves as the shadowy depth of a drawing
• It illustrates different kinds of levels in one drawing
• It makes the drawing more realistic

 

Useful tips of shading

There are different types of shading; these can be utilized as useful tips for you to put shadings in your artwork.

Below are the useful tips of shading:

Density variation

Draw the lines very near or far apart from each other for line shading.

Pressure variation

Pressure refers to the lightest to darkest of shades. The darker the shade, the harder the pressure for the drawing.

Use various grades of pencils and hues of color pencils

This is the very useful tip, use different grades of pencils hues of color pencils for easy shading.