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Post by Lianne Issa on Mar 29, 2007 18:32:29 GMT
Well, i think as I have started this forum i should be the first to divulge some little pearls of wisdom!! hehe
one piece of equipment i can never be without when drawing is q tips or ear buds as they are called in the UK. after putting down one layer of graphite i use a q tip in a circular motion to blend until the graphite is utterly smooth and all traces of pencil line is gone, i then add another layer of graphite and repeat until all values from lights to dark are blended smoothly!!
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Post by jlim51 on Apr 5, 2007 22:42:09 GMT
interesting use...i only used them for oil painting to smooth out brush strokes - but that sounds like a good use.
i like coocktail sticks too for the thinest of paint lines and dots
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Post by Lianne Issa on Apr 7, 2007 16:17:29 GMT
oooooo, i'll bare that in mind, i'm gonna start painting again soon  |
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Post by boyusflare on Apr 15, 2007 8:52:17 GMT
really interesting technique, i might want to try next time for my future drawings with dark backgrounds, as my backgrounds are quite grainy, thanks Lianne |
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Post by rachel on Apr 15, 2007 17:04:23 GMT
Oh My Goodness, interesting technique Lianne, never heard of people using earbuds before. Oh my you will be amazing at painting coz ur such a good artist I'll have a go at your technique and see if it works. Rachel x |
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Post by Lianne Issa on Apr 15, 2007 20:22:23 GMT
no prob huys its a technique a lot of people use i'm glad i put this on here now.....anything that helps  |
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Post by saralerota on Aug 5, 2007 20:49:30 GMT
I´ve heard a lot about this "tehnique" and I believe it´s quite effective, BUT...I was going to an art school for a while and instructor there told me that I should never blend my work with fingers or something like that...I had to make those smooth details using just the pencil  ...It takes some time, but it makes it easier later to make shadows and stuff ... Now, I do use fingers even though I know I shouldn´t (because of the oil and stuff) but it´s much, much easier to control pigment Definately, I´m going to try q-tips next time (I used it once when I was using pastels ) |
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Post by wowposter on Oct 28, 2008 7:48:20 GMT
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...It takes some time, but it makes it easier later to make shadows and stuff