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Cataclysm-X β Tutorial: Drawing Materials
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Published: 2008-06-25 14:45:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 239714; Favourites: 3401; Downloads: 0
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Surprise!!!!!!!!!!I've said this a few times before but... this is my last tutorial. For now
I need to save these babies for my artbook... Yes, I'm working on one!
And just for =SheldonSands Roy 5th made an appearance in this tutorial LOL.
(Roy is the name of my cactus)
.....
Don't ask x)
This tutorial explains what kind of stuff you can use for a professional looking drawing yay.
Hope it will be useful for ya!------------------------------------
Watch my other tutorials here!
Eye tutorial
Nose tutorial
Hair tutorial
Shading & Blending tutorial
Drawing Progress tutorial
Detailed Hair part 1
Detailed Hair part 2
Editing Drawings <-- got a Daily Deviation!
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P.S.: Tomorrow or the day after I'll post a new drawing which I think looks great so far! Ooh, exciting!
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Honestly I have no idea. I bought all these things in the past few years.
I recently got a box of coloured pencils: about $100.-
1 tortillion is $1.-
a mechanical pencil is $2.50-
Leads cost something like $5.-
sketchbook $20.-
regular pencil $2.-
kneaded eraser $3.50-
etc etc
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At risk of sounding silly... Why is it bad to blend with your finger? Do the oils on your fingers ruin the picture over time, similar to why you should use acid free paper? That's something I've worried about. I've never really figured out how to use a blending stick well, and my finger was always easier. The Q-tip sounds like a great way to blend, I'll definitely be trying that. This tutorial was really helpful to me. I've only done a little drawing and this gave me some great ideas. I'll try not to use my finger for blending anymore.
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yup that's the exact reason why you should use fingers as blending
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ok, thanks! I'll definitely not be using my finger from now on.
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how long do you take for each of ur drawingS? it looks tough!! ur really professional~!!!!
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somewhere between 15 and 40 hours, lol
it's worth every single minute! I'm always like 
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haha. i envy you. you have patience. something i lack.
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do you apply some kind of sealant or fixative to your drawings?
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I do have fixative, but I'm kind of afraid to use it.
I guess I should give it a shot, right?
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yup, just be sure to do a test run before using it on on serious pics. >_>;; it darkens and smudges pictures if you arent careful.
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Dan pak ik voortaan ook maar wat wattenstaafjes denk ik 
Bedankt voor de tips
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helped me get a lot of different effects that i couldn't before ^^
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>.> && what kind of eraser is the cactus??
lmao.
nice tutorial.
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AMAZING!AMAZING!AMAZING!AMAZING!AMAZING!AMAZING!...=]
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ik kan geen 4H tot 6H en 7Btot 9B potloden vinden xD weet je misschien waar;O?
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Nice Stuff 
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just an HB regular pencil, paper and a normal eraser
and from there on I started to use many other thingsies...!
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A-Freaking fantastic! Love your work! I use to do realistic drawings, but the cash flow died down and now i'm back to old basic materials. So you use A4 paper, is it a strong kind of paper that is rough?
Anyways, i might go at it again due to flops on photoshop. Thanks for the tutorial!
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I'm curious, what do you use to protect your art from not smudging and ruining the final piece?
Is fixative enough or do you need anything in particular?
<3
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I found that very helpful! XD
Thanks.
I can now fulfill my dream! 8D Lol.
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I think I need a bigger table to put some of the stuff. Hehe. Thanks for posting this!
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This 'equipment/materials' tutorial has made my day.
I've recently been re-inspired to draw again so I decided to do a picture BEFORE I'd discovered this tutorial and really struggled to get any sense of depth into it due to the fact that I only had very basic materials. This depressed me. (I only had a Hb and 2b and a basic eraser and nothing else). I'm sure you would say that that could still achieve good results but 'good' needs to be 'great'.
Your tip on using mechanical pencils, hard pencils for lighter stuff and blending sticks, along with all the other materials you use, has been a life saver. It's opened up a whole new world to me and along with your fantastic tutorials on the actual aspects of shading, drawing hair, eyes, mouths etc, I can now seen a light at the end of the tunnel. I realise it will take much practice and hard work to improve but I feel I have a fighting chance now.
Thank you so much.
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Love your tutorials and advise!
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Is dat echt goed papier van HahnemΓΌhle? Ik zal het misschien bestellen via het internet, ik ben nog steeds aan het zoeken naar het perfecte papier
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Maybe it would be handy to add the stores you bought 'em; Bruna, Ako, etc.? (Ja, ik ga voornamelijk naar deze winkels 
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Nice set! I have A LOT of mechanical pencils but*sniff* I don't know where to get that kind of lead
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where do you get the different types of led for your mech pencils?
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this would be very helpful sir..^^
thnx very much..
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This to me is a very good checklist. Good tutorial.
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hmm I guess you never used one?
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AH ! I'll try that then
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in the drawing section / pencil section / Erasers area
u will find all sort of Eraser pencils and their fillers
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*Raises hand nervously* This is awesome... may I ask a question? Why is it bad to blend with a finger? I know it's not the best way to do it. I need to get my hands on a blending stick of some kind, LOL.
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check my shading and blending tutorial for the answer ;D
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Ah, I understand now. Thank you!
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thank you for posting this, it really helped me!
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This was a great reminder for me! I'm going art supply shopping tomorrow, and I almost forgot to get more paper X.X
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Where do you purchase lead for mechanical pencils in Bs? Is there is a store, or do you get them online?
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where can i get the papers?
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I noticed u draw on A4 and chocked me a little after seeing your version of L en tifa and stuff.
Anyways, thanks for all these tutorials
thnx!
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This was extremely helpful when I went shopping for art supplies. Thank you
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