Intuition suggests you would be wise to choose the biggest 0.9mm gauge, but that’s not always true. Pentel mechanical pencils have a range of sizes, 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.5mm, 0.7mm, and 0.9mm. If you lose the sloping edge, twist the pencil to regain it, or swipe it over a very fine emery paper, and carry on where you left off.Ĭhoosing the Correct Pencil Width For Shading The idea is to glide the pencil over the paper surface. In order to maintain even shade work, it’s important to use the pencil with a chamfered (sloping) edge.
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I go into more detail here: How to Draw Texture in Pencil I’d rather spend the time adding more layers than lose the grainy effect by applying more pressure. I like to draw on textured paper and I’m careful to shade lightly in order to keep the grain visible. I repeat the process until the tones look about right. Again I fill in the entire shape before reversing my direction. If I’m working at an easel I will rest my hand on a mahl stick (wooden rod), if I’m working on a flat surface I will spin the paper around to make life easier. I shade the whole area before I reverse the hatching, and shade the other way. First, I will shade by hatching parallel diagonals from the bottom left to the top right.
I build layers by cross-hatching, slowly and precisely, in opposite directions.
It’s only a guide to establishing the contrast. The refining comes later, indeed I may well decide to erase the initial hatching altogether. When I make a rough preliminary sketch, I tend to hatch with a neat diagonal line, in one direction The aim is to indicate where the darkest values will be. If you need help choosing paper, this post will help: What’s the Right Paper for Pencil Drawing? There are times when this is useful, but in general, it’s bad practice. Why? Because the pressure will damage the paper surface and will be difficult to repair if you make a mistake.
What I don’t do, and advise you not to do, is press harder with the pencil to get darker shadows. when I need to go darker value, I will choose the next soft pencil grade and repeat the process. I will use the same pencil grade with a light touch until I’ve maxed out the tonal value. You will almost certainly get the values wrong in the early stages of your drawing, and darkening a shadow is far easier than making a shadow lighter.
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It’s far more effective to draw shadows in a series of lighter layers than it is with one dark tone straight away. Shading Techniques for Drawing Shadows Apply Pencil Tone in Layers For Greater Realism
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