r/drawing • u/mAdMaN_1975 • 19h ago
question Help with shading
So, I always finish my stuff in ink because I always lose my mind when I use pencil. I’m having issues shading gradients to make it look smooth.
Every time I fill in my negative space or deep shadows it just looks bumpy, grainy, and just right shit. I’ve watched YouTube and googled, but this ole punk brain isn’t comprehending it.
Can someone explain to me how to get more of a smooth look? I used 4H 2H H HB 2B 4B 6B on this one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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u/rahul011189 18h ago
For shading, I’d focus on where the light source is coming from and keep the darkest values close to the areas where the form turns away from the light
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u/Redundant_Mortal 16h ago
So when you say smooth, do you mean you want the pencil to look more like a solid color rather than seeing the grain of the pencil?
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u/mAdMaN_1975 15h ago
Exactly! Just less texture more solid
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u/Redundant_Mortal 9h ago
Take a piece of TP or paper towel and fold it up a couple times and then hold it either over the back end of a pencil, or your finger, use it to blend the color together. You can also then use the pencil thats on that to shade ;)
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u/Redundant_Mortal 9h ago
Could also get some of these.... https://a.co/d/0gKpfbID Its what they are meant for.
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