Powder shading is a sketching

Sketch (drawing)

A sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work...

 shading method. In this style, the stumping powder and paper stumps are used to draw a picture. This can be in color. The stumping powder is smooth and doesn't have any shiny particles. The poster created with powder shading looks more beautiful than the original. The paper to be used should have small grains on it so that the powder remains on the paper.