Your first marks: lines, loops and pressure
Holding the pencil loosely, then pressing harder and softer until one pencil gives you six greys.
9 min
October 10, 2026 · 11 min
A value scale in five boxes
Newsletter
Sunday Sketchbook
A short letter every Sunday: this week's lesson, the one thing in the kit it needs, and a drawing to try before next week.
More videos
- Watch
WatchShading a sphere by the window
One orange, one window and the five values: light, half-tone, core shadow, reflected light and cast shadow.
21 min