tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post3152461710316618287..comments2024-03-28T14:13:13.039-07:00Comments on Fueled by Clouds & Coffee: Muddling Through GraphiteMiataGrrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-83085049441628544182017-09-26T11:52:41.583-07:002017-09-26T11:52:41.583-07:00It seems a medium that requires lots of patience t...It seems a medium that requires lots of patience to get to the right value!Chinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282607665177159771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-15362642890418240342017-09-26T07:40:15.158-07:002017-09-26T07:40:15.158-07:00Thanks for your feedback, Janine! For now, I'm...Thanks for your feedback, Janine! For now, I'm following my instructor's methods, and we'll see where I go with them! Or not. ;-)<br /><br />- TinaMiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-77183830738044441992017-09-26T04:50:44.998-07:002017-09-26T04:50:44.998-07:00Hi Tina,
There are many different ways to approac...Hi Tina,<br /><br />There are many different ways to approach drawing with graphite. I'm not a fan of the harder pencil to softer pencil method because it makes things more complicated than they need to be. Also, hard pencils "etch" lines into your paper if you press too hard with them and then you can't get rid of them. You could probably do everything with a B/2B, 4B, and 6/8B. Or even just a 2B or 4B. <br /><br />In the drawing above, I think you should push your darks way more. I don't see enough contrast between dark and light. If you don't want to experiment on what you've got, make a photocopy (or several) and experiment on them. <br /><br />YMMV, of course. :) Simple Living Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559961962576289456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-71876998642395323462017-09-25T17:58:01.486-07:002017-09-25T17:58:01.486-07:00Sounds like a long process to get the correct valu...Sounds like a long process to get the correct value. Good for you for keeping after this.Joan Tavolotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290923567339587417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-67323095506880885292017-09-25T14:36:08.083-07:002017-09-25T14:36:08.083-07:00Eventually I would like to get to the point where ...Eventually I would like to get to the point where I could use only one or two grades and still achieve any value I want. But for now I'm just following instructions. ;-) My instructor has us start with 2H and go from there with almost every tone.MiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220865105573981879.post-88933659953813239102017-09-25T12:42:39.410-07:002017-09-25T12:42:39.410-07:00Doesn't some of the complexity you're seei...Doesn't some of the complexity you're seeing come from your choice to use multiple pencil grades to provide value? Not saying it's wrong but identifying this as the cause can help. <br /><br />With colored pencils you build tone by repeatedly using a soft pencil to build that tone, with fewer layers generating a lighter tone and more layers a darker tone. And, just like graphite there's a finite 'darkest' and 'lightest' you can get from any pencil. But a skilled pencil artist can take a 2B pencil and achieve the tonal range you have in your sketch.<br /><br />Have you watched the 5-pencil method guy on YouTube? More detailed than you're after but the videos where he outlines his method may prove useful to you.larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499637631503513759noreply@blogger.com