Unlock the full potential of your pencil drawings by mastering the art of shading! In this comprehensive Skillshare class, you'll dive deep into the techniques that bring dimension, texture, and realism to your artwork. Whether you're a beginner looking to develop your skills or an intermediate artist seeking to refine your technique, this course is designed to help you elevate your drawings to new heights.
What You’ll Learn:
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<li>Understanding Light and Shadow: Grasp the fundamentals of how light interacts with objects to create highlights, midtones, and shadows.</li>
<li>Types of Shading Techniques: Explore various shading methods such as hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and blending.</li>
<li>Creating Gradients: Learn to create smooth transitions between light and dark areas to enhance the realism in your drawings.</li>
<li>Texture Rendering: Discover how to depict different textures such as skin, fabric, metal, and more with accurate shading.</li>
<li>Depth and Volume: Understand how to use shading to convey depth and volume, making your drawings pop off the page.</li>
<li>Practice Exercises: Engage in guided exercises that reinforce each technique, helping you build confidence and skill progressively.</li>
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Who This Class is For:
This class is ideal for artists of all levels who are passionate about improving their pencil drawing skills. Whether you're just starting out or looking to refine your technique, you'll find valuable insights and practical advice to take your art to the next level.
By the end of this class, you will complete several shading exercises and a final project where you apply all the techniques learned to create a detailed and realistic pencil portraits, still life, animal drawings. You'll also have the opportunity to share your work with the class and receive feedback to further improve your skills.
Student reviews from drawing classes:
Lathesh Salian :  Thanks a lot to Ankit, I am an absolute beginner, and I stay alone and working from home. I  thought of taking up sketching to take my mind off depressing thoughts. And this course helped me a lot. I am still learning but because of the examples and tips Ankit provides I have started to love sketching.<a href="https://www.skillshare.com/en/profile/John-Varghese/760139841" class="jss163" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"></a>
John Varghese :  I highly recommend this tutorial because the artist gives here drawing lessons starts what  pencil to choose and what tools choose and how to utilize them..which is missed in most of the other videos  detailed explanation on types of shading how to change from 2D to 3D appearance is explained very nicely  more over the English is understandable and simple as I'm not a Native English speaker..!
My other Skillshare class that will helpful as a reference for this class: 
Beginners Guide to Portrait Drawing : <a href="https://skl.sh/2D7hpEy" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://skl.sh/2D7hpEy</a>
Drawing Like an Artist: <a href="https://skl.sh/2MWGcQP" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://skl.sh/2MWGcQP</a>

Introduction to the Class

Class Project and Material used

Basics of Shading

Shading Process

Shading Basic Objects

Types of Shading

Implementation of Shading

Understading Gradients in Shading 

Various Tones in Shading

Shading Various Still life objects

Animal Portrait Shading & their Fur

Adding Detailing in Animal Fur for Achieving Realism

Creating Shade in Eagle

Finishing the Background: A Different Approach

Basic Outlines & Shading the eyes of Human Portrait 

Shadingb the Nose & Lips

Shading Hair & Finishing the Portrait

Conclusion

bowl glass fur.jpeg

eagle.jpeg

jar.jpeg

kettle.jpeg

puppy.jpeg

human portrait.jpeg

Mastering Shading Techniques in Pencil Drawing

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