So you're not sure what you can do to get better at drawing? Start by testing your skills with these three shading exercises to see if you're shading is up to scratch!

00:50 Materials
01:01 Exercise 1: Shade with light pressure
03:02 Exercise 2: Shade smooth dark values
05:13 Blending out the shading marks
06:12 Exercise 3: How to shade transitions

If you find you've got room to improve, check out the rest of the video for tips on what you actually need to practice to get better at shading:

10:41 Troubleshooting light shading
12:26 Troubleshooting dark shading
13:39 Troubleshooting transitional shading

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