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Joanna-Vu — Tutorial - How to do white stray hairs
Published: 2013-08-31 19:51:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 7215; Favourites: 163; Downloads: 147
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Hello awesome people!
A lot of you have been asking how I do white stray hairs and I promised a tutorial ... a long time ago!
Well, better late than never right? 
A big thanks to Angelic . Rogue (from X-Men) was her suggestion and I think she was a perfect reference for this tutorial! (I hope you think the same!
)And I can't believe I forgot to mention the name of the technique!
Oh, God! Anyway it is called INDENTING!!! UPDATE: I was informed that "impressed lines" is a more common name for the technique. Hope it is helpful!
Here is the finished artwork:
PS: If you can't see some images clearly, I can upload them in my scrap folder. Just tell me!
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Thank you! 
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Thank you for the reply, I am going to try this soon
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So this is not a normal pencil to draw such amazing art ..
thank you for tutorial
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I was searching for something like this!!! This tutorial is really helpful, thank you so much Joanna!!
~Electro.H
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This is very helpful. I tried it out as soon as I read about it. I didn't know about this trick before so I'm very thankful that you chose to share it, and in such a neat tutorial as well
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Aww, the pleasure is mine. I'm very happy to know that it is helpful!
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Thank you!
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It actually really did lol, you see I've been drawing for yrs and I've dabbled with PS n Painter n Pencil Crayons etc etc, but I love sketching however I have 2 downfalls in my sketching abilities at the moment 1. I always press really hard even when I'm trying not too x.x 2. I learned how to draw by tracing and never learned how to shade or draw still life and 3-D objects, I also never learned how to draw realistic people I've drawn anime nearly all my life but I can't stand Digital artwork bc it takes so long that I wind up getting frustrated and mad at my art plus I will never give up pencil and paper so I figured it was time to perfect that medium and the way you shaded all your pieces and that neat trick with the white is very interesting and I'll definitely give the white idea a try, plus your pieces are perfect for me to study when it comes to shading *Study not duplicate or steal dw (^▽^').
But tell me, how do you keep your sketches so clean? I always smudge my pieces -.- lol I have heard that some people use a clean piece of paper under their hand when they draw, do you do that?
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I use a clean piece of paper under my hand, indeed! Some people start drawing from left-to-right (if right-handed) to keep their hand away from graphite, it doesn't really work for me but it might work for you.
And I am really honored that you think my pieces are perfect for study!
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Yea I figured that u did lol I'm still trying to get used to that x.x while I learn not to dent the page with my first line xD along with constantly knowing where my light source is, etc lol I will try out drawing left to right as I am right-handed ^^
Right now there's a lot of experimenting going on as I recently was given prismacolor pencil crayons, a bender for them, and an artists loft sketch kit with everything (blending stumps, kneeded erasers, sepia colors, charcoal, granite sticks, etc, etc lol and I'm used to a mechanical pencil and an it's eraser xD so these tools are very new for me but I'm having a blast with them >3
The one thing I seem to have trouble with atm is over shading, as in my main character who is pale as heck looked African American when I started shading -.- lol but practice makes perfect and I copied that piece about 8 times to practice many styles on it ^^
And your pieces really are perfect for study, they're gorgeous! And I can see how you've done certain things and based on the items I'm now using and testing I'm starting to see which tools you use for what so that's really neat to see too ^^
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Bravo Joanna, cool creative solution!!!! Sunexise etsi dunamika, tromerh douleia
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E, emeis oi traditionals prepei na vriskoume kolpa gia na prosomoionoume ta layers!!!
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Awesome! I've seen this technique before but haven't tried it yet. I think I'll give it a go now.Thanks, Joanna!
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Well, you don't need it Kath! Your newer artworks seem to improve ... exponentially!!!
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I'm getting there. But I seriously need to work on hair. I think I'll have to do some graphite pieces that focus on hair so I get some practice.
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Oh wow I'd never heard of this technique before, I'll definitely give it a go
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That's cool, I hope it works for you!
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Thank you for the tutorial. I've tried this technique before but I always regret where I made the mark because the hair I draw always takes life of its own, and the white hair would end up in the weird spot. I'm too noob for this hahaha!
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Haha, don't worry, everybody has been there! 
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Now that is a cool trick to know. Thank you for sharing.
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You're very welcome! I hope it is helpful!
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Ooooh yeah, I will definitely try this technique out to my traditional artworks! Love the tutorial, thank you for sharing! :heat:
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Βλέπω καλα η με γελούν τα μυωπικα ματακια μου; traditional works??! Wow, you're full of surprises Iris!
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Ahahaha no, no καλά διάβασες! 
Δεν μπορώ να αποκοπώ από τα μολυβάκια μου, 
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Your awesome tutorial has been featured in my weekly journal: Tutorial Tuesday #16!
I'd love it if you could come and take a look, and offer support to your fellow tutorial writers through comments on their deviations
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Wow, such an awesome collection! Thank you very much!
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Very good tutorial! I tried thist everytime with a rubber... and failed 
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Oh, I really hope it works out for you!
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That seems very clever. Never thought about it! Thanks for the tip.
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You're very welcome! Trully my pleasure!
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Oh right! I haven't thought about that. Thank you!
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Thank you Joanna as well! 
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Nice work, and I hate correcting artists (especially a good one
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Thank you very much for letting me know!
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Really nicely produced tutorial, clearly written and skillfully illustrated. Great work
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Thank you very much Philip! You made my day!
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Very nice tutorial! I use the same technique myself. I also use my kneaded eraser to remove any graphite that may get into the indentations. You must be very careful when doing this as not to remove graphite from the wrong areas by mistake.
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Thank you Willie!
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