How to shade with pen and ink 9 different ways

[@nadiaoliviatovarresendiz7935]

I've been watching some of your videos, it's been almost 30 years without drawing and I want to try your techniques, and start over, but in a more professional way, thank you so much for sharing!

[@srpskihayk]

I get hatching and all, but some people can make it look like art without effort. Every time I do it, it just looks like just a bunch of criss-crossed lines on paper.

[@Blingoose]

James B I can truly feel your pain! Every artist went trough that. Be patient my friend. It takes time and dedication. Believe in the progress you make and you will eventually improve. Just don't quit!

[@killagoon8029]

Same

[@artheaux666]

Copy other artists crosshatching. Don’t copy the drawing, just the technique used. For instance when crosshatching around an ear or a finger or animal, refer to a pros use of shading. All it really is is replacing color with ink to demonstrate value.

[@suryakiran3085]

Same 😐😐 some random lines . It doesn't behave like light .

[@felipe-felipe404]

I've learnt this way: - train at least 4 degrees of hatching from light to dark, - take a black and white picture of something easy and angular like a chair and increase its contrast. - try to identify the 4 degrees of shading on the photo, and draw lines to separate then - copy only the lines of the drawing and try te recreate the image using the 4 degrees of shading - repeat

[@oriana87]

I really understand how shading works after watching few of your videos :D I hope more people will find your channel because you're great!!

[@ryannejansevanrensburg9660]

Thank you! So helpful. I'm getting into drawing for the first time. At school I always felt discouraged and like I couldn't do art, but this makes me think differently. Thank you!

[@alphonsodunn]

Yes you can! yes you can! yes you can! you know what you're capable of

[@robot01001]

I love seeing the different types of strokes applied to the same egg shape ... very effective teaching technique!

[@alphonsodunn]

:-) thanks

[@valentine2411]

In a big sketch can we use all of them on different things or do we just have to follow one

[@palakswami3481]

If you do different it will look amazing trust me because I am a professional sketcher

[@valentine2411]

@@palakswami3481 thank you!!!!!

[@Luiz17071990]

It will depend on the texture of the surface you will draw.

[@elsageldhof9891]

Dear Alphonso: I didn't realize there were so many ways to shade an object. Thanks for enlightening me. I appreciate your lectures very much. So glad I found you.Shading is very difficult but you make it seem doable.Love Elsa.

[@alphonsodunn]

+Elsa Geldhof It definitely is doable :-)

[@InstrumentvanVrede]

I enjoy drawing with a pen because it makes me live with my choices and forces me to accept my mistakes and move forward. I am trying to do this in my life as well. I am in chapter three of your book and taking my time.

[@calebchristopher7005]

This has been the most perfectly structured drawing video I have found so far

[@TheProtole]

Alphonso I get so much out of your videos, wish you the best man!

[@alphonsodunn]

TheProtole glad you do and thanks for sharing that

[@jamesleckie2420]

Going through all your inspiring lessons Alphonso and im buzzing.Got into town and got myself back in the artshops for materials.All the best and many many thanks.You really have a knack and the gift for teaching.

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome. The pleasure is mine

[@rarulis]

I'll take nine dragon eggs please.

[@sophiascott2982]

Lmao

[@tashkulkarni111]

Omg I am loving this channel . Once I underestimated power of simple ink pens but I was so wrong . It’s so fun medium and this channel is gold . I am glad we live in an age where there are platforms to learn things from masters like this channel for free . This is why technology was made for and KZbin too . I wish I could subscribe to this channel a thousand times . I am loving these videos .

[@alphonsodunn]

😊 thanks much. Happy I can help

[@explorethewildernesswithin]

I’m a total noob and know zilch, but I love to doodle in ink. Thank you for these videos! I learned a lot from this one in particular.

[@yeshuaservant7]

This has been exactly the lesson that I have needed. I am working with pen and ink. Thanks!

[@veroniqueaglat4252]

Number 7 is outstanding! Number 4 is the one I like the most. Thank you for the VERY IMPORTANT point you make about where the shadow is the strongest.

[@alphonsodunn]

Veronique Aglat no worries :-)

[@PAL2001]

Also I really like the way you reply to the comments!

[@alphonsodunn]

Paul and Dan :-) my pleasure....whenever I can

[@memnoch1977]

in the presente there are a lot of videos teaching how to draw, but you are the best!!! I just bought your book in amazon

[@larielle1467]

I'm definitely going to practice these techniques, thank you so much 👍👍

[@Niteblub]

you really deservs more views! This is gold, and it is free.. amazing! I wish i had more time to practis this.

[@AliciaMarkoe]

Thank you, I appreciate your generosity with all these videos. I read all the comments, curious if anyone else noticed that you do all this without turning the paper or angle of your hand. I guess it is a crutch that I turn a lot to draw the lines mostly horizontal.

[@alphonsodunn]

Not necessarily. Its something that comes with practice

[@KyleWigginsArt]

Thanks for sharing this. I'm a private art teacher for home schooled students. This is an excellent tutorial. I'm going to use it in my value lesson plan.

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks. I hope they find it useful :-)

[@ellalove9385]

I've been learning from all your videos all a big help. Been drawing and practicing for a month now improved so much

[@alphonsodunn]

Thats so great to hear. Keep it up! Lets make 2018 a big one : )

[@stansalmon9531]

I Have recently rediscovered the joy of drawing , thank you Alphonso Your guidance is priceless,

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks much. Thats exciting

[@alistewart3451]

Thanks so much for this. I'm experimenting with ink drawing, and this is really helpful.

[@alphonsodunn]

+Alicia C very welcome

[@jinxlord2004]

OMG THESE VIDEOS ARE SO HELPFUL have this project in art class only inking and we need to so depth and perspective with lights and shades i was so stressed because im not that good with only ink and other shading other than regular old shading with pencil these are so helpful thx

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome

[@sapitos4]

Very helpful, man. Very helpful indeed. I'm trying to teach myself to do scratch art but have problem with the shading. I've searched and searched...and this is the most clear and easy to understand. Sleep well tonight in the knowledge that you have done a good thing for some one. LOL Thanks.

[@alphonsodunn]

haha I will : )

[@artxm4182]

very good representation of rendering in different styles

[@annemariebenoit4263]

Thanks. I've really only done shading with pencil and other smearable mediums. Pen is much different, but an important medium since I've been thinking of scanning my drawings so they can be uploaded and printed.

[@lmccr001]

Just subscribed to your channel. After a few years of wanting to restart my love for drawing I think I'm finally inspired to take the plunge! Thanks for the inspiration!

[@alphonsodunn]

:-) I love that...glad you are..keep it up now

[@vocaloidsrock6987]

Fyi, i found your channel when i searched up "how to draw with ballpoint pen?", and i found your tutorial videos to be incredibly helpful to watch.

[@ivanl.c.1862]

it took me a bit to realize that I needed cleaner lines when shading (or even drawing) smooth surfaces like these. they kept looking funky b/c i was being rough, quick and useing sketch lines. thx, this helped :)

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks, glad I could help : )

[@gremlincomicsllc3126]

I need to learn this so I can add this too my superheroes .how do I use this in a comic book style

[@01nataliadb]

Found you just in time for my ink assignment this is super helpful

[@rmuller366]

I watched this video a lllooonnnggg time ago and just now found it again. Thank you for sharing your techniques in this way. These methods of shading have helped me so very much. Blessings to you!

[@MoominBetz]

This is a brilliant idea as I never thought to practise these techniques in this way i.e drawing small shapes. I'm currently re-learning how to shade using lines, so I know what I'm doing tomorrow. Thank you for breaking it down and also giving me new ideas about how I am going to continue to practise and understand this process. x

[@alphonsodunn]

MoominBetz Glad you found it...it has helped me alot so I hope it will for you too

[@greysonmartina8492]

You’ve been the most useful tutorialist I’ve crossed om yourube so far. Also so cool to finally see a brother do tutorials. Thank you 💪🏽🔥

[@richardvega2784]

I'm a total beginner when it comes to drawing. Thank you!

[@alphonsodunn]

No worries! You'll get better pretty soon

[@ShawStace]

So glad I've found your channel, trying to see if I can learn using your excercises!

[@supergirl200005652]

From the thumbnail I definitely thought that you were shading baked potatoes.

[@alphonsodunn]

Lol

[@guzuludeva5412]

Funny 😂

[@Its_A_Gundam]

I thought they were walnuts.

[@lalloooshehasan4944]

Lmao

[@yankeiyin]

Your tutorial is perfect for beginners! I hope I found them earlier! Thanks so much for sharing

[@miawxz._26]

This will help me how to shading properly!!! Thanks man 😆😆😆😆!!!!

[@abiprobably7630]

Watching this is strangely relaxing

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@lisagodsgirl1610]

Another for my favorites! Thank you Alphonso!!

[@alphonsodunn]

Lisa Gods Girl :-)

[@colacadm]

Thanks Alphonso. I had never actually noticed that the shadow doesn't always get darker further and further away from the light. I'll experiment with the light / dark interface. I must also have patience!!!

[@alphonsodunn]

Fred Preston definitely be patient :-)

[@PAL2001]

Fred Preston same here NEED PATIENCE!

[@alphonsodunn]

lol

[@raerae6422]

Thanks! Drew along with you.

[@Razzledazzy]

This is great for inktober, thanks!

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@arashisaiko]

This is very well practise for me! I'm highly enjoying your videos, thank you so so much!

[@alphonsodunn]

kiyomimaro no problem....just keep practicing, you'll see remarkable results eventually

[@garywilloughby6893]

Really helped me a lot I am trying to do portraits in cross hatch

[@alphonsodunn]

No worries : )

[@yrlandatrompiz6659]

Gracias, por su EXCELENCIA... es usted un gran maestro

[@charlesmilbourn6861]

Great work on all. .thanks. will try them. Keep on Drawing.

[@alphonsodunn]

Charles Milbourn have fun

[@noelramdeo8133]

amazing great demonstration love it looks really artistic wonderful great for beginners and learning and getting in the process students wonderfully explained great how about shading mangoes yuour tutorials are great i tried one and my teacher enjoyed it

[@alphonsodunn]

thanks much. Glad it helped : )

[@swordfight909]

Thanks bro this was real helpful . It's really improved my drawings

[@alphonsodunn]

glad I could help

[@tuf7759]

Thank you for this video, looking for something like this now for ages

[@rania-design5660]

That's spectacular. may I ask to label each technique with its name, please.

[@TheBrsavage]

btw, I love your videos. I only just found you and I've probably already watched an unhealthy amount of your videos for one day lol. Please keep up the amazing work.

[@alphonsodunn]

+Christian D thanks much! :-)

[@js6086]

What type of shade style is on the second last circle?

[@carvingbell]

great job. good work, tight, very useful, very helpful, short and sweet.

[@ucaspasquinetti]

yez

[@RanOutOfSpac]

Impressive stuff sir. I shall learn from this.

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad it helps : )

[@Aworology323]

Learn you shall, child.

[@prithvi7970]

what kind of pens and other stuff are needed for this??

[@LucindaHastings]

Great video. Just what I was looking for. Thanks! (Now I'll get caught up on the rest of your videos.)

[@alphonsodunn]

lol there's lots and lots

[@lhastingscfa]

***** I know. It's great! Thanks so much for taking the time to put all this together.

[@alphonsodunn]

no poroblem

[@PAL2001]

Thanks for the help, needed that for homework!

[@alphonsodunn]

Paul and Dan hope it helped

[@PAL2001]

***** it did! :)

[@gabesmith8331]

Is there a name for the stroke in the top center? I've never seen that before.

[@sakinaalgharib147]

The video is very useful and clear thanks

[@alphonsodunn]

+Sakina AlGharib thanks

[@sarasvatifautheree7238]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! I enjoy your videos

[@alphonsodunn]

Very welcome

[@daviderotellij7319]

360 p is illegal for tutorial !plis quality, you are very good teacher

[@alphonsodunn]

Lol

[@vaevictusdeus]

I wanted so badly for the camera to pan back at the end of the video to show him sitting on a bus or like a park bench, doodling in a sketch book, with a little old bald man sitting in front of him...just feeding some pigeons and completely oblivious.

[@hotarunero9314]

I will watch all of your videos

[@ihorzubrytskyy]

Thanks. Very nice video. It was useful for me.

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks

[@tuisionghie7405]

awesome tutorial

[@poisonouspotato7338]

Does anyone know what the shading method to the bottom left corner is called? I'd like to get more proficient at it but can't seem to find a name for it. Thanks

[@pinkkitten800]

it's a zentangle technique. I don't know the exact name though :( its a type of cross hatching I believe

[@EL-zy9ru]

PoisonousPotato i believe its called scribbling or such.

[@Lucien_M]

@@EL-zy9ru no, scribbling is top left

[@Masmister869]

Realy useful technical ,thank

[@pragawa]

Thank you very much. This has been most helpful.

[@amygray3645]

AS with all of your videos great!

[@gabrielleraul]

I love your videos, thank you!

[@williamfedz6229]

What is the name of the nine different technics?

[@paigepittman5749]

Love your skill and talent and thank you for sharing it with us. I understand the shading part in this video and the various ways of doing it. But where I am confused it knowing when to use which method. In a drawing of urban sketching, how do you know which method to use?

[@dfzponcedeleon]

I have a question. If the "rock" or whatever object this is is receiving the light from above shouldn't the base of the object be darker? I see you are only adding volume and shades in the middle but the bottom of the object isn't really receiving any light. Any reason why you did it this way?

[@drewkuwahara7173]

yes it should be

[@jumbo4billion]

That would depend on how reflective is the surface on which the rock sits. Very often when setting up a still life it's under a bright light which reflects off the cloth or table or whatever your object of study is sat on

[@NotEm34]

Hello 👋 I just wanted to say that I love your video and I also wanted to ask which shading do you think is best for a raven? (You don’t have to answer if you’re busy)

[@pm1030]

What pen do you use?

[@za8484]

Is their a name for each one? Oh, and which one is the fastest to do, but still looks appealing, judging by the speed up?

[@cesarmarquez6807]

excelentes dibujos. saludios desde venezuela

[@alphonsodunn]

Gracias

[@alexgodffhrie1720]

hi im from 2020 and i would like to say thank you it literally change my drawingss

[@alphonsodunn]

: ) thank you

[@suryakiran3085]

Hello , can you please tell me why the values is in the shading is less towards bottom of the figure ? Is it because of reflection of light back from ground to figure ?

[@JohnAlbertDiPasquale]

i learning so much already!!!

[@alphonsodunn]

: )

[@huntrrams]

Amazing!!

[@alphonsodunn]

moviemagic233 thanks

[@mariocosentino3863]

if the light is coming from the top; shouldn't the bottom part of the sphere be the darkest ? or is it because of the light reflected by the floor?

[@ddrakeutube496]

He mentions reflected light at 8:17 or there about. So, yes I think he’s trying to show there’s shadow on the lowest third but not as deep where light is reflected back onto the subject.

[@kawtharjeewa]

omg, it took me so long! You are hatching the egg :D

[@alphonsodunn]

Kawthar Jeewa lol

[@Mor1_Jun]

May I ask what are the names of each individual shade? It seems very interesting.

[@alphonsodunn]

made them up lol

[@Mor1_Jun]

+Alphonso Dunn lol thx for replying.

[@alphonsodunn]

no worries

[@faisalkhan-ej9vn]

Channel subscribed 👏 gr8 videos I have learned a lot in less then 12 hours 😉

[@rishikeshwaje8764]

Awesome video...can you make a video similar to "The busy city" one....and one with the cars in perspective...

[@alphonsodunn]

most definitely on the list

[@azizafaisal3112]

This's helpful , thank you

[@alphonsodunn]

aziz faisal glad it helped

[@TheBrsavage]

Im TOTALLY inexperienced so please don't hate me for asking but I was just wondering why you didn't continue darkening/shading as you continued towards the bottom of the egg. I'm confused why you shaded the middle of the egg darker than than the bottom of it? Is it contrast your trying to achieve between the bottom of the egg and its shadow or is there an alternative reason for leaving the bottom of the egg so "light" compared to it's center?

[@alphonsodunn]

+Christian D Good question. To better understand this, place a sphere on a light colored surface and then illuminate it from above. The light colored surface causes some light to be reflected unto the lower half of the sphere that makes it appear as they do in the tutorial. The area causes you to have a stronger sense of the its volume

[@NZyoutube]

+Alphonso Dunn Illuminati

[@tyerracarter690]

perfect! does the first pattern in the last line have a name?

[@farmallf12]

Thanks for the great videos. I feel I have learned quite a bit from the them. However, I do have a request. I am a blacksmith, and I like to use pen and ink for my design process. Could you show how to indicate metal with pen and ink?

[@eddyfernanddes2035]

DIMAIS Aphonso. seus videos sao sempre muito instrutivos...

[@darshan9188]

I don't know when to use which stroke?

[@tarqwahid9731]

Hello, can i know the name of the art you use

[@soulierish]

Thank you excellent as usualy,

[@alphonsodunn]

Richard Soulier thanks

[@williamu2]

Que tutorial maneiro. Podia ser traduzido com legendas. Quero aprender o jeito

[@alphonsodunn]

William Ribeiro Will work on it

[@williamu2]

Pretendo trabalhar sim.

[@kathyhayden3787]

Still watching in 2021, Thank You!

[@Alex-qm2ib]

VERY helpful!!! Thanks!

[@alphonsodunn]

+Art by Alex thanks.