Snape WIP arts
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tripperfunsterOkay, kids are in bed, so a drawing I will go!
The original sketch is here.
Just tonight, in the last hour or so, I've done the eyes:
That wonderful, fantastic Rickman schnauz:
And then teh lipz:
In case you were wondering, and even if you're not; I used a 2h pencil for the light sketch, mostly because IT WAS THE FIRST ONE I GRABBED. I actually have a lot of trouble remembering which pencils are lighter/darker than others. I don't know what 'h' even stands for.
For the rest, so far, I've used a woodless 4b. Lyra titan 307/4b, to be exact. I'm sure it's no better or worse than any other brand, but I really like how the woodless feel when I'm using them, and they don't smell funny like wooden pencils, when you sharpen them. I know that 4b is pretty dark to do my main drawing with, but I'm really lazy and hate to go over and over and over the same spot with a 2b, when I can do it once with a 4b. When I feel like the whole pic is 'done', I'll take a 6b (same brand, and also woodless) and make my darks really dark.
As for blending, so far I've just used a SPAresource sponge tip applicator (sold in a two pack at Walmart for under two bucks, in the makeup section). I buy them by the truck-load because I really like them, and I'm always afraid that they'll stop making them, and then I'll have to give up drawing. ;D
For really big areas (like the upcoming cheeks and forehead) I use papertowel, wrapped around my finger. I've heard that it's BAD BAD BAD to use your greasy, unworthy fingers to blend graphite, so I try to avoid it. I do, however, use ONLY my fingers, when it comes to blending chalk pastels. (among *cough* other things...)
I find that the very best thing I can do, to improve my art, is STOP! Take a break, the longer the better, then go back to it (like the next day) and see what I've done, and then, the mistakes are obvious. Of course, I'm much too impatient for that, and I will probably finish most of this tonight. When I wake up tomorrow, I'll think SHIT! Snape doesn't have freckles and a chin-mole! grrrr
The original sketch is here.
Just tonight, in the last hour or so, I've done the eyes:
That wonderful, fantastic Rickman schnauz:
And then teh lipz:
In case you were wondering, and even if you're not; I used a 2h pencil for the light sketch, mostly because IT WAS THE FIRST ONE I GRABBED. I actually have a lot of trouble remembering which pencils are lighter/darker than others. I don't know what 'h' even stands for.
For the rest, so far, I've used a woodless 4b. Lyra titan 307/4b, to be exact. I'm sure it's no better or worse than any other brand, but I really like how the woodless feel when I'm using them, and they don't smell funny like wooden pencils, when you sharpen them. I know that 4b is pretty dark to do my main drawing with, but I'm really lazy and hate to go over and over and over the same spot with a 2b, when I can do it once with a 4b. When I feel like the whole pic is 'done', I'll take a 6b (same brand, and also woodless) and make my darks really dark.
As for blending, so far I've just used a SPAresource sponge tip applicator (sold in a two pack at Walmart for under two bucks, in the makeup section). I buy them by the truck-load because I really like them, and I'm always afraid that they'll stop making them, and then I'll have to give up drawing. ;D
For really big areas (like the upcoming cheeks and forehead) I use papertowel, wrapped around my finger. I've heard that it's BAD BAD BAD to use your greasy, unworthy fingers to blend graphite, so I try to avoid it. I do, however, use ONLY my fingers, when it comes to blending chalk pastels. (among *cough* other things...)
I find that the very best thing I can do, to improve my art, is STOP! Take a break, the longer the better, then go back to it (like the next day) and see what I've done, and then, the mistakes are obvious. Of course, I'm much too impatient for that, and I will probably finish most of this tonight. When I wake up tomorrow, I'll think SHIT! Snape doesn't have freckles and a chin-mole! grrrr
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Date: 2007-11-04 02:08 pm (UTC)