Drawing Techniques

A drawing technique that uses many small dots to build value and/or color.

A drawing technique that uses closely spaced parallel lines to create value.

The drawing technique of slowly changing from one color to another. This technique works best with analogous colors.

A drawing technique that uses intersecting lines to create value and texture.

Adding value to create the illusion of form, space and light in a drawing.

A drawing technique that uses controlled scribbles to build up value and texture.

Created when you add white to a color.

Created when you add black to a color.

A drawing technique in which the artist scratches through a surface to reveal a contrasting color below it. This technique works great with oil pastels!

The building up of light layers using any type of mark making until all of the paper is covered and the surface appears waxy and smooth.