Artists have the ability to place many lines close together to create an area of grey to shade or put emphasis on an area in the image. These lines come together to create value and sometimes a 3-dimensional look.
In this drawing by Rembrandt, his strokes are single-directional. This gives the drawing a rhythm that we can see immediately and it adds more life to the drawing than a contour drawing would. The lines that are placed close together become a darker area, or, shading.
Another Example:
Jean-Antoine Watteau, Study of a Seated Woman
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