Pick one object on your desk—a coffee mug, an orange, a pair of scissors. Shade it using only one of these techniques. Master that, then add another.
It is slow. Really slow. But the results are beautifully textured and luminous. ink shading techniques
Whether you use a fountain pen, micron, or a brush, here are the five core ink shading techniques to turn flat sketches into dimensional art. Hatching is a series of parallel lines. The closer the lines, the darker the shade. The further apart, the lighter. Pick one object on your desk—a coffee mug,