Ink Shading Techniques Portable Guide

Cross-shading involves layering hatching or stippling lines at different angles to create rich, textured shading.

To improve your ink shading skills, keep the following tips in mind:

Quick sketches, comic book art, and architectural drawings.

| Mistake | Fix | | :--- | :--- | | | Pull the pen toward you; don’t push it like a shovel. | | Rushing values | Do a 5-value scale (white to black) before you start. | | Outlining shadows | Shadows fade out. Don’t draw a hard line where a shadow "ends." Let the shading taper off. | | Too uniform | Vary your line spacing. Randomness looks natural. |