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How To Draw: Beginner's Guide to Shading (and everyone else too!)
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Hi Steemians, happy weekend!

So, as promised, I wanted to do a "how-to" post on drawing. As many of you will have seen on this post, I moonlight as a pencil artist, and have been working on pets and portraits since 2015.

I've been asked how to start drawing, and when you're faced with someone's finished piece, I know just how daunting starting the journey can feel. And this is why I wanted to do a bit of a "how-to" series as I think about the tools and exercises that help me as I work.

As with everything, when I considered and planned this post in my head, it was shiny and perfect, with a professional looking video and photos. Alas, I have old kit, a dodgy camera-phone for capturing footage, and editing isn't my strong point. But I figured:
><center>Practise, not perfection!
And this should be our motto for this whole series.</center>

### Before watching the video, I can tell you exactly what tools you will need: ###
1. a piece of paper. Preferably cartridge paper for drawing, but to be honest you can practise on any old paper.
2. a pencil. I'm using a 2B
3. a compass, or something round to draw around
4. a pencil sharpener
5. (definitely) some patience and (possibly) a sense of humour

Have a watch- I'll detail the steps below along with a few pointers:

https://youtu.be/rVrTMlaWG6I

## Steb By Step ##
1. draw a circle
2. mark the centre point
3. divide the circle up into quarters using 2 wavy intersecting lines both lengthways and crossways
4. using tiny circilar motions with the pencil, shade the large sections as dark as possible at the outer edges to as light as possible to the centre- making the transitions in the shading as smooth as possible.
5. using tiny circular motions, shade the narrow sections between the wavy lines from as dark as possible at the centre to as light as possible at the outer edges of the circle.
6. reppeat hundreds of times, with ample patience, experimenting with different papers, pencils and even shapes and sizes of circle - adding extra segments if desired.
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### <center> I use this simple exercise to:</center> ###
##### <center>1. get a feel for a new type of paper before starting on a project.</center> #####
<center>All paper takes graphite differently. The finer the tooth (surface grain) of the paper, the smoother the final appearance.</center>
##### <center>2. get a feel for the range of values possible with a specific pencil.</center> #####
<center>How dark can you go? How light can you achieve? Does it blend easily as you go?</center>
##### <center>3. get my hand warmed up and my 'eye in' after a break from drawing.</center> #####
<center>I have weak hands- they take some working on to get going!</center>
##### <center>4. Build up my patience.</center> #####
<center>I'm not known for it!</center>

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## A note on tools: ##
##### Paper #####
Experiment with a range of papers. This is Windsor and Newton's Fine cartridge paper - it's the surface I currently favour for my portraits as I can get fine shading as well as detailed line work onto it. But- I could easily practise this exercise on plain printer paper. It wouldn't take as much graphite, but it gives you a different kind of practise with the pencil

##### Pencil #####
I use 2B and 4B pencils in my drawings. When you're practising this- I urge you to experiment with how much range you can get from a single pencil before combining more that one. It helps you to get to know what's possible before heading into a complex drawing.

##### Ego #####
I find this a really good exercise for switching my ego off, and my eyes on. I have completed hundreds, if not thousands of these over the years. The end result on the paper isn't important- it's what you learn as you go along that is.

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And that's it! I hope you find this useful. Any questions, please do give me a shout. I'd love it if you shared your attempts in the comments.

See you soon,
Eveningart x!

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@dreemsteem
Ohhhhhhhhh this is awesome!!!!!!!!!

@andysantics48...take a look!!!! 

I'm about to start watching the video now. Hehehehe I love drawing tutorials.. I have no intention to draw. Just like seeing the steps of someone who can hehehe
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Thanks Dreemie! Next step for me is trying to record something at normal speed and do a voice-over... but it's a tad beyond my level at the moment ;)
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I actually like the sped up versions!!!! :)

Well.i like both hehehe

Depends on my mood lol
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Oh...my.... Gosh!!!!!!! That was the coolest thing ever hahahhahaa
I totally want to make one now!!!! Just to doodle!!!!! @quirky.countess check this out!!!!!!!
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Yay- so glad you liked it! Go on, make one and leave me a photo in the comments :) :) (beware- it can become quite addictive!)
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Ok I think I might do one!!!! Hehheehe
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@felt.buzz
This is excellent! I may even have a go myself (always considered myself to be really terrible at drawing!). You have a way of firing people up with your enthusiasm: keep it up. I like the advise about practice. Everything is practice (yes talent comes into it a bit, but practice is the key to success!)
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Thanks so much! And that's a huge compliment- I love the idea of firing people up :)

I don't think anyone's terrible at drawing- I do think there are people that haven't played with it long enough to find their styles. If you have a go, do come back and show me what you come up with - but above all- have fun!
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I think school has a lot to answer for (bear in mind I am 48 so should be over that by now!). I thought I wasn't 'arty' or good at anything creative (except maybe a bit of writing) until I had a go at needle felting and got hooked. I believed I didn't have 'talent' because I was told that. Words have such power to uplift or put down.
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@eveningart that is so helpful and makes it looks to simple! I am looking forward to re-embracing my creative side now it looks like I will have a bit more time (? LOL) to do it!
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Yay for creativity! I'm so sorry for you that the time to do it has been carved out in such a sudden-shock of a way, but I'm looking forward to celebrating the fruits of it with you here. E x
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What a great exercise! I went to art school but I hardly draw anymore. The patience part is what gets me. lol!
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Thanks! It has helped me loads. What did you specialise in at art school?
I know what you mean about patience- I have to be in the mood ;)
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Hope there are many more of these coming, like trying to get the big things I see and make them small to fit on my paper. Tried drawing something once and it starts out ok but then it just gets bigger, the head seemed a good size but there was no place for the body anymore. :(  

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Hahhahahahahahahaha I can't stop giggling about this!!!!! The incredible growing head! Lololol
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@eveningart
Hi @penderis! Thanks for stopping in- and for the great suggestion for a topic- I'll definintely look to cover that because I totally feel your pain. The thing I've found most useful if working from life to stop this happening is a simple card viewfinder to hold up. It helps your eye and brain understand the relative sizes of things that need to fit on the paper and where they belong. If working form a photo reference, a simple grid layout can help you to re-size images and be accurate in carrying them across. E x
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just a simple shading  turns into art one of my wishe is to know how to draw
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It's a fun, easy way of developing the skill... and then you can apply it to other drawings to create depth. E x
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Thank you for this!!!!!!!!!!!

I did get my pencils, just the 2b ones and a sharpener so now I will try and not expect it to be perfect......... okay that's a lie but I do promise to show you no matter what it looks like LOLLLL

suggestion on video......... slow it down just a little but not real time and just do a voice over of the fast version. You have to talk fast but  people don't get bored......I do that on some of my Sims 4 building video's :D
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Hi- yay :) Thank you so much for the suggestion on the video- it's a real learning curve for me, and I have to admit that recording my voice, for some reason, is a big fear of mine. Strange how these little blocks appear in our paths. I'm going to have to get over this one though, as I can see your suggestion would make the video a whole lot more useful!! I'll have to pop onto Discord to chat a bit more this week- that should help me get over that fear a bit- and then see how I do. I'll check out some of your Sims videos for handy hints too- thanks for the heads up. E xxx
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here is one I did.....it's kind of hard to do because you have to talk faster then what you think loll but will give you an idea of what I mean. *hugs*


https://youtu.be/x4Ya77zisEU
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## thank you! it's not a circle but the post I wrote will tell you why. *Hugs*
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Oh Snook, he is beautiful and so full of love! Thank you so much for sharing him with me here :) I loved your post, and I'm so grateful to you, and glad that this strange little exercise lead to you creating at the end of the day.

E xx
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So am I eveningart so am I! Thank YOU so much for that!! <3
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This is an AMAZINGLY smart, simple and effective exercise, thanks for sharing it! I've literally been longing for starting to learn how to draw but I have NO IDEA where to start and for several reasons look up to going to a workshop kind of process. This is lovely though. I can see myself doing it for sure, and the circle and lines are actually pretty lovely shapes, so I can imagine it would even never bore me :')
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Thank you so much! I hope you do have a go at it- it can become quite meditative- even addictive to do. Let me know how you get on if you do give it a try. And of course, the shapes can always be varied and played with as you get the hang of the pencils... like these pieces I do...
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Ahhh that's so lovely indeed! I'm a huge fan of geometry and minimalism. Gorgeous!
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I love this, @eveningart, so kind of you to share your skills. It's the perfect thing to try after my yoga class tomorrow morning. Maybe it will extend my relaxed, meditative state a little longer ...or it might do the opposite, haha. It looks so easy when you do it but I have a feeling my fine motor won't be as cooperative as yours. I'll let you know how it went tomorrow ;)
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Hi Ydraz!
That's so kind of you to say- and it's only me passing on the kindness and hints other people have taught me along the way - and that's what it's all about, isn't it? :) Ooh - I think it would be perfect after yoga - you can carry on with your meditative breathing and watch it show up in pencil form! (Just be careful not to seize up in one position as it's easy to lock your neck when you're drawing if not careful!!)

I really look forward to seeing your creations tomorrow. E xxx
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Ok, soooooo, I did try... but unfortunately, at the moment, it isn't doing for me what it's doing for so many other people. I had an unsettling phone call from my dad last night. Mum is in hospital - again - and we don't know what the near future brings. Yoga helped calm the mind but trying something new that requires patience is apparently not the best idea right now. I also have a bit of back pain today which makes it hard to sit still on the chair. So I'll go and find something else to do, most likely out in the garden. But just because today isn't the day, doesn't mean I'll never try again. I still look forward to your next video (and btw, I liked your yawning giraffe) ;)
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Oh how lovely, I love shading, it is almost meditative. Thanks for the "how to", I am sure it will help some people. When I make my next shading-like picture I will dedicate it to you. Much love 馃挌馃挌馃挌
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Thank you! I know what you mean, it really is meditative. I hope it helps people who otherwise wouldn't know how to start to practise. And it's a not of fun that everyone can join in on. That's so lovely of you. Big love to you too. E xx
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