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LateStarter63 β Pencil portrait of Jessica
Published: 2014-01-19 12:49:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 10776; Favourites: 293; Downloads: 158
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Graphite pencil portrait of Jessica on A4 Daler Rowney Airbrush Bristol board.Pencils: Various 'Masters' pencils (from WH Smith), Koh-i-noor Progresso woodless HB to 8B, various Mars Lumograph (6H to 8B), mechanical pencils 0.5mm/4B and 0.3mm/2B.
Indentation: A 'dead' ballpoint pen.
Blending: Royal & Langnickel blending stumps, cotton buds and paper tissues.
Erasing: WH Smith kneadable eraser, Jakar battery eraser, Faber Castell Perfection eraser pencil.
My thanks go to faestock for making this wonderful stock available for use.
Edited 1 October 2014:Β Photo changed for a better one having improved definition.
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Another beauty! I love your drawings! Do you think you might perhaps consider allowing me to use your drawings in my collages? Β I would credit you and link back of course.
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Yes you may use them as you wish but please look at the terms of the copyright on the reference photo that I used (I give this info in the description).Β If permission was specifically granted to me I do not think that I it would be right then for me to give permission to you, but it it was a picture with a general permission, such as a suitable Creative Commons or similar licence permitting derivative works, then feel free.Β I would be most interested to see what you can make of my grey images as your works are so very colourful!
Let me know if you use any,
Clive
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Thank you! Of course I will be careful about copyright permission. Alas many of your drawings are taken from photos Β of which you had special permission to use. But I found a few! As I upload them, I will be citing you and linking back to you, so you'll know if I use them. I can also send you a message, no problem! Thanks again, your drawings are lovely and I can't wait to get a chance to use them!Β
PS for how. I use black and white with color, see these for example:
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Thank you very much, James.
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This is beautiful. I'm certain you know someone has done a retouching of this photos right?
shadowness.com/zanuart/retouchβ¦
Just as beautiful as your pencil sketch.
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Thank you very much, Dwayne.
No I did not know that it had been taken as stock for a digital repaint.Β I am flattered by this but wonder why, when I provided a link to the account where I found the stock, he did not go to that rather than use my drawing, thus perpetuating any errors I had made! As you say, he has done a good job.
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Yeah he's pretty talented but I'm just as puzzled. He usually works with photos but I guess this go round he wanted to tackle a drawing. Who knows? *Kanye shrug*
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She is very pretty. You did an amazing job on the hairstyle. I find it so difficult to draw braids because of all the different heights and angles.Β
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Thank you, Sofia.Β With braids break them down into a series of interlocking curved lozenge shapes which you sketch in lightly (practise on a piece of scrap paper if necessary).Β Then shade each individually from ends to middle to give the appearance of hairs and shine.
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Thank you very kindly for the tip. I will take note of this and try iton my next drawing.
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Amazing -splendid art,sir...I love all I see ! Β Β Β Β
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it is a honor for me ...sir so welcome !
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Thank you, and thank you also for adding it to your favourites.
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Wow, the expression in this looks absolutely lovely! And the texture is FLAWLESS. UGH. :>
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much.
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you're very welcome.
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Wonderful drawing! 
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Thank you.Β Indentation is where you use a pointed object (I used a 'dead', non-functional ballpoint pen here, but have used a knitting needle or a sharpened wooden point) to make indentations in the white paper where you want fine white lines, such as a stray hairs on what will be a dark background, before you start shading.Β When you shade over these indentations with the side of a pencil point, the graphite does not go into the indentation and so you are left with a fine white line.Β You can then pick it out further by adding shadow to one side if this is needed. There are a few examples in this drawing and many in my Dru drawing.
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Oh okay!! Thank you so much sir!
No biggie mmgnlewis
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Thank you for the explanation! I've been looking for tips like this. Sorry intrude on your thread insatiablegold
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Thank you very much.
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