How to Shade with PENCIL for BEGINNERS

To shade realistic pencil portraits, here are 3 things you'll need to learn. There are more, but I'll cover them in future videos.

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Intro: 0:00
Pressure control: 0:40
How to shade smoothly: 2:32
Understanding light: 3:25
Shade with me: 7:25
Practice Shading: 12:07
Artwork you guys sent me: 13:00
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[truckerron]

How I shade:
1.draw something
2.find places were light wouldn’t touch(indentations, spaces between objects, etc…)
3.scribble where you want the shading
4.smear/smooth it with your finger
5.look at your finger that’s covered in graphite and regret all life choices

[yalikejazzsz]

Her : then erase any unnecessary lines

Me: *erases whole drawing*

[poetryjones]

I’ve got a learning disorder that has ruined learning anything for me, all my life. I desperately want to learn to draw and paint and have watched literally hundreds of YouTube art tutorials. You and painter Stuart Davies are the only 2 instructors I’ve ever been able to understand. Can’t nail down what’s different; you just have a way of explaining things so I can “see” the instructions in my head.
Thank you so, so much. ❤🙏🏼

[kevinkent]

Thank you so much I am 68 years old and just started drawing 20 days ago and your videos have helped me so much!!!! I could barely draw a stick man now I'm shading. Keep up the great videos!!!

[mnsog]

"really the most important thing is just to start" i felt that

[gibernaujk]

Finally a real tutorial on shading !!! Other artist give examples. You EXPLAIN !!! Well done !!!

[chrisl]

You are the first artist on youtube that I sit here and go, "oh, I get it now". You explain everything so clearly that it makes complete sense. I took a long break from art and I'm trying to get back to the basics. I would love to be anywhere close to your skill someday. Thank you again for taking the time to explain things. I truly appreciate it!

[yanolisan]

The understanding light segment was TRULY very helpful!!! I just didnt get how it worked sometimes and just like u said I'd struggle with shading because I didn't know where to put the light exactly. Thank you so much 💓

[kyan_]

Me: Oh its so easy
My brain: Its easy



Hand: *I'm gonna destroy this man's whole career*

[stinkygorl]

Me: I wanna learn how to shade better
Me after this: I’m now a scientist

[chaztee]

Why weren't my art teachers this good! Even the tip about not needing any special pencils to get started was awesome! This is a science class for artists! I love all the explanation and the technically detailed walkthroughs! Amazing work! Keep it up. A fan for life!!!

[DownunderDay]

I just wanna say that your art is very imperessive and your videos are easy to follow and not that difficult. I have to say, I saw my art progress really fast, I repeated each drawing at least 3 times and I saw that it was getting better and better! Little tip for the begginers, you just have to do EVERY day a a small session of 20, 40 min and you will see progress very quickly!

[ml]

*shades noes*
Me: Whoa that's actually pretty good-
*scribbles it out*
Me: oh

[sewiim]

My eyes: EASY
My Brain: EASY
My Hand: *YEET*

[rebeccabradshaw]

I just watched this twice over, super helpful! The one thing I would ask is for you to discuss how you hold your pencil, the direction you shade in, how long your strokes are etc. Thank you again, though, amazing video!

[meeeeemz]

Honestly I havent seen such a clear and simple video as this one. It is so clear thank you. I really appreciate it after wasting my time looking through thousands and not knowing what to do with the pencils. I totally get it and will practice immediately. Its so clear it motivates you to practice. thank you again

[Cynthiagirouard]

Anyone watching in bed like "I'll do it later"

[RapidFireArt]

🔥🔥 SKIP TO...
Pressure control: 0:40
How to shade smoothly: 2:32
Understanding light: 3:25
Shade with me: 7:25
Practice: 12:07
Artwork you guys sent me: 13:00
(You can submit your drawings to me via Facebook to be featured in the next video. I LOVE seeing all of your artwork!!)

[superidol]

“It doesn’t have to be perfect at all”
So is it okay if it looks like it got run over by a car, sliced into a million pieces, burnt into ashes, the ashes then added to water, the water being drunk by someone and then pissed out and gone into the sewers and scooped up by a dog and spit out into mud ?

[jonaskromwell]

Best step-by-step shading tutorial I've ever seen.