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Read this shading tutorial

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Read the tutorial "Easy how to use charcoal pencils for shading for beginners", published by Joseph Colella at https://wastedtalentinc.com/how-to-use-charcoal-pencils-for-shading/, and then fill in the gaps with words from the webpage.

1. A(n) is a cylinder with conical ends made of rolled paper or other soft material, used for softening or pencil or charcoal marks.

2. If you want to obtain real blacks, yields much better results than graphite.

3.   is when you draw a series of parallel lines close together. The closer the lines are, the darker the shading will be.

4. The shading technique consists in intersecting sets of diagonal lines.

5. Charcoal pencils will easily, so be sure to work on a piece of paper that you don’t mind getting dirty, and have a rag or tissue handy to wipe your hands off as you work. 

6. Charcoal pencils are not just black. They also come in white, a reddish-brown color known as , and sepia (a dark brown).

7.  is when you make tiny dots close together, like pointillism.

8. When using charcoal pencils for shading, it’s important to start with a light touch, as you can’t use a normal eraser on charcoal. At best a eraser will lighten what you have done but not remove it completely.

9. When using charcoal pencils for shading, you’ll want to choose the right kind of paper. papers will hold up better to erasing than thinner papers.

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