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Tomiesio
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[2010-06-28 12:16:18 +0000 UTC]
"Hobbyist artist"
(Poland)
# Statistics
Favourites: 25; Deviations: 18; Watchers: 19
Watching: 31; Pageviews: 4451; Comments Made: 81; Friends: 31
# Interests
Favorite bands / musical artists: Bob MarleyFavorite books: Ender's game, Neuromancer
Favorite writers: Andrzej Sapkowski
Favorite games: StarCraft
Other Interests: art, music, history
# About me
Hi there!I hope you will like my drawings and share with me your opinion/feedback. I have learned how to draw all by myself, I love to draw and my utter desire is to find enough time to continue my adventure with pencils and imagination. Now, I am an engineer with a passion for the art who carries out his Ph. D. studies. Keep your fingers crossed and leave your opinion!
# Comments
Comments: 34
Thank you for your appeciation and uplifting words!
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Thanks for such a warm words of appreciation. With opinions like yours I can feel devoting so much time to the drawings is 100% profitable and there is nothing to regret.
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It's kind of a fuel that us artists need, it makes us keep going and improving 
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Thank you for watching me !
I invite you to vote (if not already done) for my poll 'What do you expect the most in my gallery ?' (see my profile page).
The purpose is to know the expectations of those who are interested in my work and to do things they enjoy.
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Nothing to thanks. I just watched you ,cos I decided it is worth to. That's interesting approach - trying to meet the other's expectations concerning themes of your work. Kepp it up!
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OK.
I have looked your works : very interesting !
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I'm really happy you like my work! We got one big thing in common, namely, we both pay a lot of attention to details. But what makes our styles different (besides other minor things) is the way of using a pencil. Your line is very smooth and polished while mine is, I'd say, raw
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Yes you're right. My main concerns are shadowing;, contrast, accuracy and details..And I make extensive use of "stumps" and other shading skills.
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What are those other shading skills?
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I mainly use stumps which I made myself with blotting paper, a kneaded eraser and a cotton swab, and , for large areas, a paper tissue or a cotton pad.
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Whoah, thank you for this great reply! I didn't even know about stumps before you told me. Now, when I know what stumps are made of, I can try them out by myself. I love learning such stuff. Have you got any further advices?
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It's the same for me. I did all my drawings in my youth without knowing these skills.
I discovered them a few years ago when I started drawing again.
What has changed the most for me is the kneaded eraser and now I almost never use a classic rubber any more ...
I am much softer with the paper.
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In your youth? So how old are you?
What kind the bristol you use for drawing? I prefer thick (at least 170 g/m^3) and as smooth as possible. I also noticed you don't you use H+ pencils. Is that because you just replaced them by the stumps?
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62.
I currently use 224g (french "C à grain" paper or bristol) but I don't hesitate to use 170 or 180 g , it's thick enough.
I personally think that hard pencils are too "traumatic"for the paper and difficult to erase. I prefer a well sharpened B pencil with the help of the kneaded eraser to obtain thin lines and/or pale grey tones.
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62? That explains your mature and nuanced style.
224g bristol - that sounds encouragingly! Yor're totally right saying H+ pencils are "traumatic" for the paper (only when it is badly pointed) - especially when it comes to thick (170g +) bristol on even but not completely stiff pad (eg. a cardboard). I use this feature to draw detailed hair but it works with brunettes only. If you use pencil sharpener and then a nail file to chamfer the tip then H+ pencils won't be "traumatic" anymore. The nail file is a great tool for sharpening pencils made fully of graphite as well. Did you try it out or maybe you have your own method for such things?
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I personnaly use a razor blade to refine the mine of my pencils. Sandpaper is a possible solution too. On the other hand, I use sandpaper to regenerate my "stumps", made with rolled blotting paper.
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Another great idea, this time razor blade
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Don't thank me, I did this 'cos i wanted to Beside that, you got a beautiful gallery!
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You got pretty original style! Hopin you will tell us something about your technique & tricks
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Thank you! This is very nice to hear. Words like these give me strength to keep making art.
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