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1nimra In reply to mopy74 [2011-04-30 23:45:59 +0000 UTC]

i like Pentel Graphgear 1000 .5 mostly

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mopy74 In reply to 1nimra [2011-05-01 15:33:12 +0000 UTC]

Okay thanks very much.

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1nimra In reply to sebc [2011-04-26 13:25:05 +0000 UTC]

its layer lots of layers that give you this black, the softest i ever use is 4b but mostly 2B

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JerielG In reply to 1nimra [2012-12-25 09:48:57 +0000 UTC]

but if you achieved 3 - 4 layers with graphite you will get a glaze ( that shining thing when too much graphite is absorbed by the paper) , how can I eliminate the "shine" ? please help , I can achieve this black but it reflects the light giving it shine

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1nimra In reply to JerielG [2012-12-25 14:33:30 +0000 UTC]

glaze happens for two reasons you flatten the fiber of the paper and you polish the graphite which is a metal to a silvery shine. you must draw very lightly to not damage the paper and in layers it will get dark, you sill get a bit of shine but i get very little

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JerielG In reply to 1nimra [2012-12-25 14:36:57 +0000 UTC]

ahhh ,,, thanks !!

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1nimra In reply to Forest-of-Blades [2011-04-03 12:50:19 +0000 UTC]

i dont think it was harder on they eyes then the large ones but the very small stokes cramped my hand constantly that was different

Armin

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Forest-of-Blades In reply to 1nimra [2011-04-03 14:26:21 +0000 UTC]

Mmm... Interesting. It confirms what you wrote about the size of the pencil strokes (which makes me even more curious to see your work in real).
No lower back pain? That's another issue I experienced.

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1nimra In reply to Forest-of-Blades [2011-04-03 14:43:05 +0000 UTC]

oh sure i have lower back pain as well but in in my fifty's i got pains in place i dont even use anymore...LOL

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1nimra In reply to ZAviX-Triad [2011-03-26 21:33:50 +0000 UTC]

hopefully sell them i hate living with my own art

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ZAviX-Triad In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-27 03:43:49 +0000 UTC]

I don't think I'd hate living with my art if I were as good as you. I would probably draw fake windows on the walls to fool guest who wander in.

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1nimra In reply to asclaire [2011-03-25 01:33:37 +0000 UTC]

i would love to show in Paris, where else.....but no ones asked me

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asclaire In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-25 23:58:17 +0000 UTC]

Oooo... if I had the power!

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1nimra In reply to ArkillianDragon [2011-03-22 01:33:46 +0000 UTC]

i use photos, sketches, a mirror, live model (when i can) my knowledge and imagination

thx

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ArkillianDragon In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-22 21:56:57 +0000 UTC]

All of the above then That makes sense ^^ With the large scale drawings, do they have the same level of detail as the smaller ones? Or are they meant to be viewed at a distance to take it all in?

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1nimra In reply to ArkillianDragon [2011-03-23 13:23:52 +0000 UTC]

they are made to seduce the viewer to come closer but once there, they're are bits of detail that you cant see from far away yet the pencil stokes are obvious in the smaller one has very little evidence of pencil storks are presented

Armin

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ArkillianDragon In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-25 05:10:36 +0000 UTC]

Ah- thought so It's the big difference between seeing it online and in person besides the obvious differences then A picture that takes more than a minute to fully appreciate it. I really love that about fine art. So much art I see here on Deviantart is barely worth a glance over with their detail level

Do you use tissue / stubs? I've heard that they're frown upon in professional pencil art. Also- I'm sorry if I'm a pain, but what's a good brand for pencils to use? I've noticed that the clay quality makes a HUGE difference to the finish. I'm currently using Cretacolour, but if I knew the name of a better brand I could order it in (I'm in New Zealand- we have limited stock)

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1nimra In reply to ArkillianDragon [2011-03-25 13:46:59 +0000 UTC]

I think some people use blending techniques with tissues or stumps to a high level and it’s a personal choice for sure if it works than it works. For me I hate blending in that way I only blend with the pencil and mostly I don’t blend much at all, for me it works that way.

I use Pentel Graphgear 1000 you can get them on line. God I would love to go to New Zealand sometime its been a dream of mine for ever

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ArkillianDragon In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-26 04:35:23 +0000 UTC]

That makes sense though cause you normally work on such a large scale. I'm use to A4 (Cause I move around with my art a lot)so I don't have a huge amount of room for textures on everything, where large scale would have the room I personally like to see the texture of pencil on a picture, but on small scale art, people complain that it's too rough >.> I guess I should try A3 and see how not blending works

That pencil looks really nice I'm currently using a Faber Castell one [link] but I wonder if I'm using the right leads for it. I'm using the Mars leads with them. They seem fine, but I'm not sure if there is better

Yes- I really love New Zealand A lot of Kiwis flee NZ cause it's too quiet, but I don't think they actually open their eyes much and look around. I think it's the perfect country for a fine artist ^^ I guess though that it's the grass is greener in the other country thing. I live in Auckland so I'm not close to MASSES of landscape, but we have Piha and the Waitakere Ranges 20 mintues away, and you'd have to be lost to have to travel more than 30 minutes to get to a beach here. I like that. Even the developed areas of Auckland are still very green. I hope that some day you find your way over to New Zealand I think you'd really love the laid back atmosphere here

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1nimra In reply to Jizames05 [2011-03-21 18:06:01 +0000 UTC]

if you work in layers with a mechanical pencil you can get black. but take a lot of time this tiny drawing took 80 hours the other one took 1300 hours

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Jizames05 In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-22 05:00:57 +0000 UTC]

do the blacks have a gloss? i was always taught that you don't want the burnished graphite, but i don't know the universal teaching of the medium. i'm sure it's easier to avoid the gloss with a mechanical pencil, since the point is always rather sharp. also, brilliant work, if i didn't say so before. the fall of light on the smaller piece is magnificent.

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1nimra In reply to Jizames05 [2011-03-22 13:12:24 +0000 UTC]

they gloss a little bit but the way i draw never flattens the fibers of the paper and i am very aware of not burnishing the graphite. yet there is a little shine to it

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pratstattoo In reply to 1nimra [2011-03-21 20:27:50 +0000 UTC]

wow !
speachless

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1nimra In reply to pratstattoo [2011-03-22 00:58:42 +0000 UTC]

i think its more like 50 hours not 80.....sorry

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HeartxXXxScar In reply to teenie-beanie [2011-03-22 04:31:52 +0000 UTC]

I would never use computer paper for anything that I was serious about. I reserve computer paper for doodles. It's not to be an artsy asshole or anything. Computer paper can't take much erasing or absorb a lot of pencil well. I use better grade paper, personally. It's better for toning and stuff. You want a paper that's gritty. I bet nimra uses high quality paper.

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ArkillianDragon In reply to teenie-beanie [2011-03-21 21:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Computer paper O.O I'm no professional, but I'd never use anything that thin! It'd tear too easily. anything less than card gets weak corners and can ripple the paper. I wouldn't be surprised if he uses 300+ gsm paper.

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