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I know I'm not one of the best artists here... but! I just wanted to show how I work
perhaps for some of you it's interesting to see it x)finished piece: [link]
other tutorial:
watercolor tutorial
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I like the composition you chose, and the area around the head is definitely more interesting than the photograph itself. The relaxed lines give it some movement and interest! I am just a beginner and am learning about what I like in certain art works, I think this will help me create a style of my own. Does that make sense to you?
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nice, I think it's great! Will be using it; thank you so much for this great and professional-looking tutorial! do you digitalize your finished pencil pictures ever? I bet this would look super digitally colored!
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Thank you!
Well, I don't really digitalize them except for adjusting some tones since my scanner tend to scan my pictures darker than they are.
But thanks for the input, I should try it out
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it's a very interesting process, and very fun. you should look into it! XD
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Wow! Wait, are you saying you acquired this skill in a month? : D Surely that was a month of hard work! Dang!
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you help my some much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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aww don't thank me <3 I'm glad you like it!
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Brilliant tutorial, in so many ways! So real, honest and warm 
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thanks heaps for the tutorial!!!!
GOING TO PRACTISE NOW
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i love more the girl of drawing what the girl of mango mango catalogue
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This is the first tutorial I've come across that points out way of holding the pencil too. Tried it, was hard, and also noticed that I had to focus on values most, and forget detail.
But is there particular reason for that style of holding?
Thanks for great tutorial.
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Thank you <3
It's alright that the values are sometimes more important than little details. I tend to work roughly on values first before going for details.
Uhm, the reason for this style of holding is just because it's easier to do lines in that holding. The lines are more smooth and cover a bigger area. But I think it's also just the preference of each person.
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EHH!! . .Another Helpful Tutorial -Cries- Why can't i draw like thisssss D:< .. I Have to read every tut. you have >
I Lub Chu <3 XD
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awwww thank you so much!! <3333
I had a lot of trouble myself when I started to draw/paint. I'm sure you'll be better than me some days! Just don't lose the fun when drawing, that's the most important thing
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this will help a lot for a newb like me..lol
thank you
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can you do one showing how to draw realistic hair ,humans and animals
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I could make a tutorial on drawing hair and human but I think I have to pass with animals 
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pretty awesome tutorial!
This will help me, cause I get scared when I have to make very dark shadows :S (yeah, I'm pathetic)
thanks for share this
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No need to thank me 
You don't need to do very dark shadows in the beginning. Try some pieces without too dark shadows first and after some practice you could start adding dark spaces as a last step.
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that sounds like a good idea!!
I'll try it.
Thanks for the tip
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Many thanks to you! >u<
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Very very fine tutorial
I like the mention to step away from the picture often, things that many people (including me) don't do. XD
I am using a drawing table and I found out my mistake to not work with the inclined plan, such my drawings looks distorted when looking at them face to face. Another trick is that I am looking sometimes at the drawing from a mirror. It shows nice surprises...
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Thanks! I'll look at the group
Ah yes the mirror trick is a nice one as well! But I don't have any mirrors by me when I work on big picture or I don't have mirrors big enough for them. But yes, that's a nice help too. I also make long pauses about a day and look at the picture again. It seems that you see some mistakes easier like this
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This is true that pauses are very recommended, and there come the surprises when you come back to your drawing the day after
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this tutorial is really perfect
just how do you shade ?
blending stump or what ??
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Thanks a lot
Uhm, I never used a blending stump since I don't like them. I cross-hatch to shade
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Ohhhh, so thats why my art teacher always holds his pencil like that xD
The tip with the chair is good, I think i'm gonna use it in my next class, i'm so short that I cant sit on a chair and hold my board with the paper right for long without getting pains xD
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Oh great xD Yeah I'm short myself so my teacher proposed me to do so actually xD
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Hurray for short people xD
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A very helpful tutorial
and a beautiful drawing of course
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Awww thank you so much!! I'm glad it was helpful
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Thank you so much for posting that on our gallery, we'll find great use in it!
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Aww don't thank me >w< Thanks for adding this to you gallery!
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Nice Work, Which pencil did you use for Hair?
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Thank you
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thank you for this tutorial! it really motivated me to further my drawings..they always lacked the life that shading provides. thanks!
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