Shading tutorial for people who can't draw 😂

Whether you want to pick up drawing as a new hobby, or you are revisiting the basics, here is a simple shading tutorial!

✏️ Supplies:

You can use whatever pencil, but do not use a mechanical one! If you are getting into pencil drawing, you can buy basic sets with hb,2b,4b and 6b pencil, kneaded eraser and blending stump for the same price as a cup of coffee.

📦 Box exercise

Draw 5 boxes and using the side of your pencil and different pressures, try to color each one with a different value. Double check to make sure that each value is distinct from the rest and evenly cover dark to light. Pay attention to how it feels to draw a level 2 value vs a level 4 value.

🍐 Drawing fruit

We will be drawing some fruit! Fruit comes in all shapes and sizes, so don't worry about the exact proportions too much, as long as you sketch lightly and get it kinda close.

Noice that I put a posterize filter on the image. This will make it easier to see where each of the five values should go!

Starting with level 1, color all the fruit. There is no part of this fruit that is bright white like the paper. Keep going to the other values, placing them where they are in the posterized reference. Each value will have less and less as we go into details.

Finally, take a look at the unposterized reference! Your basic values are here, so you have a good basis for adding smaller shadow variations like dents and skin texture of the fruits. Remember to not overuse the blender, but use it to really get the pencil into the sketchbook paper where needed.

❤️ And now you can't come into my comments section anymore like "I can't even draw a stick figure" 😅😅 Drawing is a skill that just takes practice and it's never too late to learn!

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