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mechangel2002 In reply to Skaramine [2012-03-20 03:30:21 +0000 UTC]

Hehe one of the few I was really happy with, for some reason I had some really gimped faces drawn. I had a better ratio of faces I was happy with in series II.

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mechangel2002 In reply to livewiredstudios [2011-06-17 04:55:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks hun

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 02:14:01 +0000 UTC]

Agreed, I used warm greys on her skin on cards I had to colour after my skintones ran out - then I used cool greys on everything else so that they'd contrast.

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 02:17:10 +0000 UTC]

ya i notice when people use warm and cool grays together they give the allusion of color really well. all i have are neutral grays. i gotta invest in some more markers.

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 02:26:40 +0000 UTC]

I used a neutral grey to shade the red on her suit too, to keep from altering the colour too much. I have yet to figure out what my "tonal grey" are any good for haha! I only bought the odd number of grey tones - 1,3,5,7,9 - because I found the even numbers were useless unless you have a lot of money to waste. So that's about $40-50 worth of markers for 5 cool grey and 5 warm grey.

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 02:41:29 +0000 UTC]

aw i have all the even neutral grays lol. lately ive been coloring sketches with crayon and it looks kinda cool. id be laughed at if i ever brought them to a con, but they're effective and cheaper than markers for now .

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 03:22:34 +0000 UTC]

I just found the odd numbered ones worked better for me (and covered a slightly wider range) than the even numbers.

LOL I've seen crayons at a con! Coloured pencils work better though (less waxy too).

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 04:02:05 +0000 UTC]

i suck with colored pencils haha. and they always break when i sharpen them

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 04:55:17 +0000 UTC]

Quality pencils don't break too easily, but it helps to use a sharpener that does a shorter angle rather than a longer angle.

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 06:11:47 +0000 UTC]

i had prismas. but i think they were internally damaged. cuz id sharpen. but the sharp part would fall right out. i was bummed cuz most of the ones in the box were like that

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 07:37:52 +0000 UTC]

Ah yeah... I had the really expensive ones at the time and they did that too. Has to do with the quality of the way they're pressed into the wood.

I really love Derwent myself. Soooo smooth.

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 07:49:45 +0000 UTC]

ill just save for markers this time around. i have like a billion colored pencils that i end up not using so getting more will just add to that haha.

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 08:08:36 +0000 UTC]

Create an account at dickblick.com and make sure the email newsletter gets sent to you. Right now the Copics are 25% off Though I started with a 72 set of the sketch markers, and add a couple new colours every year.

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 08:10:43 +0000 UTC]

alright thanks . I'll slowly start collecting.

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 09:15:22 +0000 UTC]

If there's a retail Blicks near you too, sometimes the email thing will give you in store only coupons

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 17:55:26 +0000 UTC]

the best thing we have is Hobby Lobby :/.

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mechangel2002 In reply to ZhouRules [2011-06-17 18:08:34 +0000 UTC]

OH! Sometimes they have 40% off coupons too!

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ZhouRules In reply to mechangel2002 [2011-06-17 18:13:29 +0000 UTC]

ill have to look into that!

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