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[coathanger007]

Here are my pencil artworks touched with Corel Photopaint







Full size full gallery here:

http://coathanger007...rt.com/gallery/

[Dance]

Nice pictures but there is work to do here and there on them. The first and foremost thing i see in all the images are the very smeary shading. This is common with beginners who haven't been thought to hold the pen drawing style and draws like when writing text. When typing text you (if right handed) don't have to smudge the letters with the side of your palm as you type from left to right. However when drawing with graphite pens its imperative that you keep your hand of the canvas/paper. When sketching the pen should be held so that there are 2 or more centimeters to the fingertips from the tip. Some really hardcore people even holds the far en of the pen pushing against the inside of their palm when sketching. Also when commonly writing you use your wrist to control the pens movements. When sketching your wrist should be kept stiff at all times, movement should come from the elbow/shoulder. This may be hard at first but if you force yourself results will improve. Its way easier to make consistent angled lines and longer straight lines and nice curves working with the elbow even tough its somewhat slower then using "the thousand lines"

The shading is also very lose, don't be afraid to add more contrast to the shading, the more light there is the less shadow there is but where its shadow it will be much stronger. When shading also don't "rub" the graphite to create a shadow use clusters of same angled lines in various densities, overlapping if needed. If you want to get rid of the lines effect then do it afterwards using a stump/blender (small pieces of paper towel/toilet paper works to but isn't as accurate as a sharpened stump blender. Blenders comes really cheap bdw).

thirdly there are errors in the facial proportions and anatomy, not much to be done about that but to practice, photo references are great, measure it and angle it up with the pen if you have to etc and compare. But its just practice like everything else. For example Leonardo's face, you should be able to draw a straight line from the tip of his chin, mouth center, nose tip and root, right between the eyes and middle forehead. Use the cross setup, its popular because it works. Also Leonardo's missing an ear.

Keep up the sketching and you will get better!

Attaching a picture by artist Wesly Burt, he knows his way around sketching people.

[coathanger007]

Woot Thanks for the tips. Won't be matching Wesly Burt any time soon

[WALNUT]

psst put another piece of paper ontop where u can rest ur hand.....therefore no problem with smuding....just a little trick....doesnt work with charcole though

[Case]

I cant really help you with tips for the drawing as I am only just starting but absolutely love the last one!

[CAMILLUS]

nice drawings u got talents!>.. i would like to see more of your drawings