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jamesjacobk — Ricky Ponting
Published: 2012-10-05 01:55:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 255; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 0
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A portrait of Australian Cricketer, Ricky Ponting, made for a friend of mine.Time : 2.5 hours
Staedtler Mars Lumograph Pencils 2B, 4B ,6B ,7B ,8B
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Awesome! & it's even more awesome because you did it in 2.5 hours lol. Wish I could manage that! lol
May I offer a suggestion? On the super dark parts charcoal pencils (I use the General brand) on top of 2b or 4b blends perfectly & doesn't leave white spots. It also takes away the shine that a 6b, 7b, & 8b leaves . I use to use those, but I got the charcoal tip from JD Hillberry lol.
These were done with 6b: [link]
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These ones I used charcoal for the dark spots from the big parts to the little lines: [link]
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Hope I helped a little
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thanks for the appreciation.
I have the J D Hillberry book - Drawing Realistic Textures In Pencil. I didn't look at it much though. In that it says that since graphite is slick, one should apply charcoal first and then graphite. Is that what you meant or am i not getting something?
Btw, Staedtler Mars Lumograph's 7B and 8B graphite pencils are not shiny. They look more like charcoal. I guess they add soot or something to those grades. In the drawing i used 8b for the darkest areas of the cap. But i didn't add enough layers, hence the white spots.
I tried using charcoal in the past. But i found it a little harder to use than graphite. I'll have to practice more with charcoal to get accustomed to it.
thanks for the suggestion btw.
Your drawings are really good. Maybe i manage to finish my drawings faster because i don't put as much effort as you apparently do in your drawings (and your drawings are better).
You can render hair very well. I have yet to learn that. Hair is hard for me.
Anyways, thanks for taking the time to comment.
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lol Thanks! I always put graphite down than add charcoal over it. It actually blends perfectly. That's what I did in all my drawings. I'm going to try those pencils you mentioned though lol. I only go as high as 4B because the pencils I use (General & Derwent) make the drawing much too shiny.
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You're welcome. All the best.
Ill try working with charcoal and graphite together someday.
Have a look at my newer work please [link] .
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It is good, but i think you could've add more colour to the shirt
I like the softness of the facial expression.
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Thanks for the comment. I agree...I should have..i didnt want to shade it too much since the shirt is white... but yeah i should have shaded the shadows on the shirt.
thanks again for the appreciation.
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