Shading Techniques with Pencil Drawing is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils , pen and ink , inked brushes , wax colored pencils , crayons , charcoal , chalk , pastels , various kinds of erasers , markers , styluses , various metals (such as silverpoint ) and electronic drawing. A drawing instrument releases a small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper , although other materials, such as cardboard , plastic, leather , canvas , and board , may be used. Temporary drawings may be ...
