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Cataclysm-X — Tutorial: Shading and Blending
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Published: 2007-08-30 13:36:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 503860; Favourites: 7858; Downloads: 11833
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...::EDIT::...Larger and edited file on request.
Several people were complaining about the small font. Leaving critiques and comments are more than welcome, but I just don't like it when people use my tutorials and at the same time nitpick about the smallest things and don't even leave a "thank you" note.
So for those who do appreciate the 30 hours I spent in writing and drawing this tutorial: I uploaded a larger file. You can click download for full size.
...Whoa...
This is a MASSIVE tutorial I did in only 2 freakin' days! LOL.
I said I would do a gift for you all because someone hit the 60.000 pageviews. Besides, I got over 1550 watchers and my drawings of Vincent and House got over 1000 favourites.
Ooohh look at the pretty colors. My previous tutorials look quite boring compared to this baby.
Ehm... what else to say...
Have fun!
Watch my other tutorials here!
1. Eye Tutorial
2. Nose Tutorial
3. Hair Tutorial
4. Shading & Blending Tutorial
5. Drawing Progress Tutorial
6. Detailed Hair part 1 Tutorial
7. Detailed Hair part 2 Tutorial
8. Editing Drawings Tutorial
9. Drawing Materials Tutorial
10. Male Lips Tutorial
11. Female Lips Tutorial
12. Proportions Tutorial
13. Group Images Tutorial
...EDIT...
Tortillions cannot be reused except for smudged areas.
However, blendingsticks can be used more often if you sharpen them with a pencil sharpener or sandpaper!!
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Comments: 961
wow that's really helpful. thanks!
great gallery by the way, you're very talented.
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This is EXACTLY what I've been looking for. I've always wanted to improve with my pencil work and this will go a long way. Thanks so much for the awesome tutorial ^-^
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Some advice for the tortillions (? I personally refer to them as blending sticks but they're the same)
You can attack them with an eraser to remove the pencil, but I sometimes I just stick them in a pencil sharpner, It works.
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haha this almost has more faves than i have pageviews!
and so it should!
it's very sweet of you to put this together, and i'll def be usng it as a future reference point!
so thank you!
now, i'ma go check out those other tutorials
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This is a brilliant tutorial! Thanks for sharing =] I never knew you could reuse tortillions - went through about 5 in my art exam! Thank you
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awesome tutorial, very detailed, I'm sure it's gonna be very helpful to people...
I'm not sure if anyone commented on this before, I can't really read through all the 500+ comments, but in the part where you mentioned tortillions, you said you don't know a way to reuse them...
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Great tut.
Also, you can sharpen tortillons in *manual* pencil sharpeners. With a lot of patience.
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Hee gave tutorial, ik wilde nog even iets toevoegen wat betreft die doezelaars/tortillions. Ik doe het even in het Nederlands omdat ik de moed even niet op kan brengen om het te vertalen haha.
Maar wat betreft die doezelaars, ik vind het altijd handig om een beetje potlood op een apart papiertje te doen, dan met de doezelaar er overheen en dan zo aanbrengen op het papier. Op die manier hoef je minder je best te doen om potlood strepen te blenden en krijg je meteen en mooi geblend effect. Zo kun je ook je doezelaars eindeloos gebruiken ! Ik hoop dat je er wat aan hebt 
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Excellent tutorial and very helpful. I love shading but I only recently discovered tortillons. They have made such a difference to my work and are a genius invention considering they are such simple things.
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wow, i actually read it...lol.
yes i think i'm going to try blending, all this time i've only been shading in my art work.
so i think you've not only inspired me, but taught me as well!! thanx!!
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Hehe thanks for the tutorial I'll definitely try them out^^
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thnk u so so much! im gonna try to draw cloud again now with your techniques!
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thank you very much for the tutorial!!
i hope i can get better at blending!! (my blending was a mess, duh!!
but, i dont have and never seen any tortillions before.. it may be hard to find it around here...
can i just use cotton bud for blending small area??
again thanks!!!
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Thanks for the tips, this will help.
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Wow, that's excellent. Thanks a lot for sharing these tips!
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O_O OH...MY....GAWD! I WORSHIP YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This tut will seriously help me^^
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this helps a ton, thank you so much! i'll have to try out some of your tips c: great job~
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I think this tutorial might have cured the trouble I've been having with blending. Thank you for taking the time to write it!
I enjoy your drawings a great deal - keep up the hard work!
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This is really helpful! I did this in art class when we did a unit on shading. Our teacher suggested tissues, and they work perfect. :3
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Awesome tutorial it ll be of great help for me
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Hmm, I always learned that using your fingers, tissues or the tortillions are generally frowned upon in the art world. :0 You use them very effectively, but whenever I see someone trying to do it in art class, they instantly get marked-down. What do you think?
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Really nice tut , u deserve thanks of all us and your drawings are fantastic. Thanx once again!
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aww wow that's so nice of you to say. Thank you so much
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Great ^^
I have learning about shading but yea...>.> still really bad ><
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with practice comes improvement
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love the tutorial
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yup it sure is! When I made this tutorial I didn't use Q-tips yet but lately I do. They're quite useful. Though if you want to blend really small areas, tortillions will be the best.
Thanks for your nice comment
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god i love you for this tutorial! 
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Thanks for putting this tutorial up !
I found it was very helpful and answered all the questions I wanted to know for shading with pencils. But I want to know, can these techniques also be applied with charcoal - or should you use different techniques altogether?
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Hi there
It should be able to add the same techniques to charcoal artworks. From what I know is that blending sticks are mostly used by those who create charcoal and pastel drawings. Tortillions are made for pencil drawings.
Also, charcoal is easier to blend and so these techniques will be even a lot more easier!
Hope my answer helped. Keep it up!
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I'm glad it is!!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts
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Why aren't you famous yet? If you are, please, send some newsletters with your picture on them, my way!
Very interesting and profitable tutorial you've constructed. Please keep up the tutorials!
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If I could also make a suggestion. x3 When working in dark/light areas, I learned in my art class, it's also great to work from light to dark instead of dark to light. It's a great way to keep your lights light and your darks to be dark. :]
I dunno if you know that but, thought I would point it out anyways. ^^ Great tut though, I enjoyed reading it. :]
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This tutorial was very helpful. I think it deserves a watch!!!
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I hate that I have to go to another town to get the tortillions! Oh, lol, I have the exact same mech. pencil!
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