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Private Pin-up Commission - Tools & Mediums1) Koh-I-Noor 5.6mm Leadholders [Koh-I-Noor White Chalk in Silver holder & Koh-I-Noor Black Charcoal in Black holder].
2) Royal & Langnickel Soft Grip Taklon Brushes [Filbert no.8, flat no.6 & round no.2].
3) Wolff's Carbon Pencils [B, 2B, 4B & 6B].
4) Derwent Tinted Charcoal [Titanium White 720].
5) Conte Kneadable Eraser.
6) Charcoal Powder [Graded Commercial Willow 6B].
7) Wolff's Carbon Powder [6B shavings collected from pencil].
Paper: A2 [420mm x 594mm] 250gsm Grey toned drawing paper [medium tooth].
A few fellow dA's have emailed me asking if I could possibly submit the commission along with the tools/mediums used for this & other projects.
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orderd my stuff today lets see what a mess i can make
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Great news, Shirley
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oh you keep the pencil lead very short.
I thought it is easy to draw when I keep it long and sharp.
Isn't it surgery glove?
I bought small watercolor brush set.
after i drew some pencil lines and tried to make them blur, i feel the brush hairs too soft
Maybe I need some practice using them
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The pencil leads are short due to the 'sanding' in order to create the Carbon powder [unfortunately, Wolff only make Carbon pencils not powder
The glove, yes it's a Latex surgical glove which helps me to grip the paper's surface & to avoid smudging in general [very cheap if you buy them in boxes of 10-20]
Personally Joe, I feel watercolour brushes are far too soft for blending. I found out through trial & error that the best brushes for this type of technique are 'Taklon' or 'Nylon' bristles. These brushes seem to be perfect for the job - not too soft, not too hard. Personally, I wouldn't 'draw' the line first then try to blur/blend thereafter. I exclusively use brushes [small brush - angled, flat or round - for lines & small fine details, large brush - flat or Filbert - for 'fill-in' or larger areas].
If you can, purchase some Commercial Willow Charcoal Powder [6B] - very, very inexpensive for 400g on eBay - a set of Wolff's Carbon Pencils [B, 2B, 4B & 6B] & some Taklon brushes by 'Royal & Langnickel' also from eBay
Whenever sharpen of the Carbon pencil - or any pencil for that matter - is required, I tend to use 'sandpaper' [fine grain, any coarser than that & you'll find the powder just goes everywhere. . .as I found out years ago
The best advice I could give you would be to just keep practicing, practicing & practicing. . .you'll pick it up in no time I assure you!
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Thankyou for taking the time to show what you use!
You've been very helpful!
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Wendy, you're more than welcome!
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