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Published: 2020-01-04 06:07:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 1835; Favourites: 337; Downloads: 2
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They say practice makes perfect, but I feel like I'm making zero progress. Maybe I should just stick to digital art.
(I wish my hands would stop shaking when I'm inking...)
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OMFG
This is the most adorable Caterpie I've seen in a while, no lie!
The eyes look so shiny and sweet!
The shading looks nice on it, no complaints
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Caterpie was my favorite Pokemon when I was little! 
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Me too! It was so sad!
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Between that and Charizard's farewell, PokΓ©mon traumatized us all! 
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At least Brock was there to cheer us up!
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You got some serious skills! you should definitely keep going if this is a drawing from being rusty... your lines are really crisp and the colouring is flawless, though i wonder if you have ever tried a blending stump, or paper rolled up tight for a fine tip? you can blend the colours, or fill in all the pits in the paper, and if you do it right you can still go over the top to intensify the colour, its worth experimenting either way as all pencils and papers react differently to each other
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I actually tried using a paper towel rolled up as you described, but the paper texture is really rough. I might need to invest in a smoother stock next time. π
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A normal piece of printer or scrap paper will do the job, it just needs to be wound up really tight, pretend to roll a joint, but make the roach impossibly tight, rigid with a fine tip, i think maybe paper towels arent strong enough to keep a nice tip, other than that id advise investing in a blending stump, they are basically paper wound up anyway so they should be cheap?
They key is pressure, for longevity of the stump and ability to move around the pigment, its a slow and almost delicate technique, then theres another technique called burnishing, but personally i dont like it, its where you press down so hard that it flattens the paper completely and leaves a shiny finish, you keep your pencils sharp always, generally with a sharp pencil you can fill in gaps too, but it literally destroys paper, i think your colouring is really nice as it is, would be nice to see you do it on a more complex image, how many colours do you have?
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I meant that the paper I drew on was too rough (riddled with bumps). I don't think I'd ever invest in paper that I was just going to blend with. As for your tips, I'll give them a try.
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103 and favs and you don't think your making progress? Lol maybe we should switch accounts for a little while
All joking aside this is a really good piece, its very cute!
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Thanks! Though, I think you could probably do better than me if you submitted to as many groups as I do. Sometimes it's not a matter of skill, it's a matter of getting seen. And submitting art to galleries of lots of groups accomplishes that.
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Thanks for the advice! I just find it hard to find many groups to submit to sense most of my art is fandom related
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There are several groups for fanart (I know because I mostly do fanart these days), so you should be able to find one. Rather than looking for a group for your specific fandom, try looking for groups that accept all fanart. There are also groups for digital, traditional, anime, and realistic styles. (I've even found ones just looking for colorful or monochrome art.)
Another good bet are the groups that accept all art like All-Art-Wanted or We-Want-Your-Art . Some groups are devoted to getting watchers or comments such as Watchers-Needed or ProjectComment .
I hope this helps.
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I'm happy to be of assistance.
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Love the colour gradienting, and the symmetry of thevdesign
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Thank you so much! I loved Ash's Caterpie.
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OMG this caterpie is so cute! I'd love to see him as a digital ink one day!
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Thanks! And you may just get your wish. I'm a lot handier with digital art and I already wanna redo this one.
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Caterpie is one of my favourite pokemon, I drew one myself a long time ago. I really do hope you do a digital copy, you captured it's inocent personality so well.
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