Jai Maa Mathurasani Bhandar

Shading plays a key role in pencil sketches, with techniques such as hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and blending allowing artists to create a full tonal range. Hatching uses parallel lines to indicate shadow, while cross-hatching layers perpendicular lines to intensify the darkness. Stippling involves creating texture through small dots, and blending smooths out the pencil strokes for a softer, more seamless transition of light and dark.