How to Shade Tinkerbell With a Pencil

You can add depth to a drawing by shading with a pencil.

Tinkerbell is the lovable pixie friend of Peter Pan, and a popular choice for art projects like drawings and sketches. For an artistic look, consider adding a shading technique to your Tinkerbell work of art, which you can do on a hand-drawn picture of the fairy or you can print out a coloring book page of Tink and add your own touch. Shading involves pencil marks drawn in such a way that the picture gains depth and shadows.

Things You'll Need

• Tinkerbell drawing
• Pencil

Instructions

1. Use circulism shading to shade Tinkerbell's dress, which is the darkest color on your Tinkerbell drawing. Circulism involves drawing tiny circles over and over so they overlap, until you get the shade you're looking for. Continue this until you get a dark gray color on Tinkerbell's dress.

2. Repeat step 1 on Tinkerbell's shoes, as they are supposed to be the same shade as her dress.

3. Use a cross hatch shading on Tinkerbell's skin, as this gives you the lightest possible shading. Cross hatch involves drawing diagonal lines in one direction, then drawing diagonal lines in the opposite direction to make a pattern that looks like a basket weave. When you've cross hatched all of Tinkerbell's skin, rub your thumb over the cross hatch to blend and create a smooth, light gray color.

4. Use a cross hatch shading on Tinkerbell's hair, as it is blond and also needs to be light in color. Make this shading a bit darker than the skin for contrast. Rub your thumb over the cross hatch on the hair to blend.

Tips & Warnings

• Add shading under Tinkerbell if you want to give her a shadow.

• Wash hands after rubbing fingers over the pencil marks so you don't smudge the paper.

References

• Duey's Drawings: Shading Tutorial