A mechanical drawing practice problem of shading the sides of the inscribed circles. The darker area shows where the light is not hitting the image making the 2D image look 3D. These shadings are done in pen.

Mechanical Drawing Exercise Shading Sides of Inscribed Circle with Ink

A mechanical drawing practice problem of shading the sides of the inscribed circles. The darker area…

"A circle may be shaded by shifting the center on a 45-degree line toward the lower right hand corner... by keeping the needle in the center after drawing the circle and springing the compass out and gradually pressing with the middle finger in the position as shown." —French, 1911

Shading a Circle Using Compass

"A circle may be shaded by shifting the center on a 45-degree line toward the lower right hand corner...…