8 Shading Techniques and How to Pick The Best One

With unlimited shading techniques out there, how do you know how to pick the best one for your drawing? I’ll show you 8 popular shading techniques that I use all the time when I draw with pencils, pens, or markers and how I decide on the best technique for my art project.

My 8 shading techniques:
1. Hatching
2. Cross Hatching
3. Contour Shading
4. Cross Contour Shading
5. Blending/Smudging
6. Stippling
7. Circulism
8. Scumbling

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