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Shading with Pencil: From Basic to Advanced Hatching Techniques
with Alessia Sinopoli
You like sketching, but feel your drawings lack depth?
A solid grasp of the basics will definitely help!
Learn – or refine – pencil hatching and shading techniques, and embrace the potential of a medium as powerful and versatile as the pencil.
Take your pencil skills further with exercises to build tone, texture and volume.
We will start from the basics with a broad overview, covering pencil softness, pressure control, angle, tip shape, paper tone, highlights, gradually progressing to more advanced hatching techniques, like circular micro-hatching.
Designed for a small group, this format offers a flexible and supportive approach, adapting to each participant’s level, from helping beginners get started to guiding intermediate artists through their individual challenges.
Details
- Duration: 150 min.
- Participants: Maximum 10 people
- Level: Beginners, open to all levels
- Technique: Pencils on paper
- Date and time: Sundays from 2 PM to 6:30 PM. The next available dates are February 15 (only 2 spots left!) or March 1st. Please indicate your preferred date; you will be contacted with a confirmation.
- Location: Kunstraum Heartspace, Danziger Str. 172, 10407 Berlin
- Language: English
- Price: €38 per person
- Materials provided: Paper, pencils, precision eraser, reference photos
What we'll do step by step
We’ll combine theory and practice:
- Practice targeted observation to select the best reference photo
- Use the grid method for accurate proportions and create a preliminary sketch
- Understand the differences between pencils of various hardness and get familiar with the materials we’ll use
- Master shading (the real magic!) with hatching techniques to shape volume and depth
- Train your observational skills to recognize different tonal values
- Explore changing perspectives to refresh your vision
- Discuss common mistakes and learn how to avoid them
- Participate in an open Q&A, receive personalized tips, and get feedback throughout the process
- Learn how to preserve and protect your finished portrait
Breaks and Refreshments
While drawing, we’ll enjoy some tea. Between the first and second parts of the workshop, we’ll take a relaxing 30-minute break, as drawing can be quite intense. It’ll be the perfect moment to connect, share a cup of coffee and a slice of cake together.
What is included?
Leave home as light as a butterfly, everything is provided.
All materials are provided for use during the workshop:
- Pencils of various degrees of hardness
- High-quality drawing paper
- Precision eraser, electric eraser, erasers
- Pencil sharpeners
- Photo references
Refreshments are included: tea, coffee and cake.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for those who want to spend a cozy and relaxing Sunday in a creative environment, while learning. We will engage intensively in shading and learn essential technical elements and a structured process that provide a solid foundation for building a portrait. Because it is from strong foundations that creativity can truly flourish, allowing subsequent portraits to develop into more intuitive, free, and personal expressions.
Location
The workshop takes place at Kunstraum Heartspace, a bright and inspiring shared studio. It’s welcoming and filled with creative energy!
