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Posted by GMC Group • Published 16th February 2018 • See GMC Group's 304 projects » © 2024 Felix Scheinberger / Watson-Guptill · Reproduced with permission. · Reprinted with permission from Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go by Felix Scheinberger copyright © 2017. Illustrations by Felix Scheinberger copyright © 2017. Published by Watson-Guptill, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. RRP £19.99, avai

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Step 1
In drawing, we depict the grays of shadows
with hatching—lines drawn more or less
closely together that produce surfaces. They
can range from very delicate grays to almost
black. Hatching also enables us to convey
textures and surface properties.
Step 2
The second way of portraying grays is with
a solid area of tone—using ink, for instance.
Step 3
A combination of the two techniques is also
possible, for example when you color a drawing
or intensify it with a glaze.
Step 4
The most important thing to realize is that
what you see is light, but what you draw is
shadow. Do not use it too sparingly.