SCUMBLING SHADING TECHNIQUES : How to Scumble Circular Strokes in Your Drawings with the Following Lessons and Tutorials.

Colored Pencil Basics : Colored Pencil for Beginners : Basic Pencil Strokes

This lesson introduces some basic color pencil strokes which will be useful in your drawing. Make sure to go on to the next page for some exercises to help you practice your color pencil technique. As with graphite pencil, there are a range of techniques which you can employ when drawing with colored pencil. Which one you choose will depend on the final effect you are aiming for.

Colored Pencil Techniques: Scumbling

Colored pencil is one of the most versatile and easy-to-use mediums around and North Light Books author Ann Kullberg is one of the best. She regularly critiques student work at her website . Here is an excerpt from her most recent North Light Book, Colored Pencil Secrets for Success, which features personal critique sessions.

Creating Values in Pen and Ink Drawings

You might be surprised to learn that, aside from the pressure technique, the basic strokes for creating value when drawing with pen is exactly the same as when using pencil. The basic strokes include hatching, cross-hatching, contour-hatching, scumbling, and stippling, as shown in the examples below.

Pen and Ink Hatching, Crosshatching and Scumbling

Basic Pen Strokes for Ink Drawing...We usually think of ink drawing in terms of line, because of the solid black line created with pen-and-ink, we imagine that we can't create tonal value. While this might be, strictly speaking, true - there are many ways that we can create the illusion of value.

What is Scumbling and How To Do It?

Do you now scumble, or have you ever scumbled in the past? Ever even heard of scumbling? If you’re a beginning artist, the word may be new to you. I think it’s a funny-sounding word and probably not one you use in everyday conversation except possibly with other artists. Today’s Image is a sample of a pastel drawing with a forest green scumbled with bright yellow.