Blending
How to achieve those smooth tones!
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shading/scribbling with your pencil, without using a blending stick.
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Step 2. |
Then you blend, but you can see that it just isn’t smooth yet. It still looks kind of smudgy with dark and light parts; let’s call the light parts problem areas.
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Step 3. |
Now you fill in most of the problem areas with the pencil you are using, 2B and HB in my case. Now blend it again and it will look smooth!
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Shading
How to get the different tones!
Sometimes when going from black to white you need to fill in the tones in between. By using a blending stick you will achieve a smooth transition from dark to light.
As you can see above, it’s very smart to buy more pencils than just the regular HB. The picture below is done only with only a HB, so you can achieve somewhat the same effect, but it will look a bit weaker. You just need to use different pressure and multiply layers for the darker tones.
Cut off pieces of an eraser and use them to “carve” out light strips and lines in your drawing. Shape it the way you want, so it fits with the effect you’re trying to create.
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