i have no clue.. i just drew a random shape and tried blending a color together to make it look like decent shading .-.

ok heres the thing... you are just scribbling...

press lighter with your pencil..... what hardness pencil are you using? hb? b ?

do smaller concentrated strokes ( nohomo )

just smoothly blend them with each stroke... i dont get how this is so fucking hard to understand lol..... you go from pressing light to harder to get a darker gradient..... just keep stroking so there is no white in between? press light and soft so there isnt visible strokes and if there is, so what?

haha I guess it takes practice, . i'm usgin an HB pencil.

Use this for a reference, it might help you. Like uncle said take your time. Don't be in such a hurry. If something looks like shit, correct it. Don't just move on and repeat the same mistakes.


This post was edited by Ayudame on Sep 16 2012 02:00pm

Ahh this may help a ton

Doesn't look round in the picutre .-. but i think im getting the hang of it.

That's because it's not round. Take UncleM's advice, slow down, and take your time. Spend a good 30-40 minutes on a sphere the size of your fist and try and nail it. Use a 2-4b for going darker at least.

This post was edited by CHurley on Sep 16 2012 02:42pm

also, your pencil doesnt always have to be at maximum fucking sharpness

sometimes dull can aid in the shading

So should I draw another sphere and redo?

sure

funny how this thread has 90% more typing than progress pictures/work

This post was edited by UncleMuscles on Sep 16 2012 02:55pm