I am amazed at the progress everyone is making. If cannot keep up, don’t worry. Take your time – it is a lot to learn!
Today we talk about shading. I guess everyone is fairly familiar with pencil shading. It is soft and subtle. Steampunk tangling, however, allows us to shade a bit more boldly. Let’s take this big step and venture into the world of “aggressive shading”.
My favorite technique is hatching and cross-hatching. Depending on how close together you flick those lines, various degrees of shade can be achieved.
I found this video interesting (just turn the sound off!)
You don’t necessarily have to shade this way with pen – it works just as well in pencil!
Right now I am adding a TON of new patterns to the site. Check out https://pattern-collections.com/index.php/steampunk-tangling/steampunk-tangling/. Each pattern is sorted nicely into the various categories.
Looking forward to seeing your “aggressive shading” pieces!
Until tomorrow – tangle on 🙂