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The Penciling Tutorial
Published: 2006-06-12 05:35:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 175199; Favourites: 4759; Downloads: 16170
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Update: Thanks everyone for the DD. I've uploaded a higher contrast image, so you may see the text better. : )Dedicated to my the watchers, who seem to enjoy my pencil work.
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This tutorial covers the materials, process, and mistakes of the penciling process, and there is even a short step by step demonstration showing how I do my pencil drawings. Although the example is anime, this can really be used for all styles and the methods and steps taken carry outside of the genre. I worked quite hard on this, so I hope you all enjoy it. This tutorial IS reading intense, but it's worth it--I promise.
Feel free to ask me a question by sending me a note. And, please do tell me if this tutorial helps you any as it encourages me to make more and it simply makes me happy.
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How do I prevent smudging after I am done drawing?
All you have to do is go down your local arts and crafts store and purchase some fixative. It's like a spray that you can use on your drawings to prevent smudging. Make sure you step back away from your drawing when you spray and if you are sensative to sprays or odors, use it outside. Also, you make sure you purchase a 'workable' fixative' so that you can still come back and edit easily. You can also use hair spray as a cheap substitute^^ Don't grab the adhesive spray by mistake!! They are usually placed right next to each other in similar cans.
I make my tutorials for free, but if you enjoy my tutorials and want to donate some funds for gas, art books and such, I would appreciate it. [link]
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Make your own Tortillon ---> [link]
Tutorial by my buddy, ~leinef ---> [link]
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Comments: 580
I made it! I killed my back, though. Great.
Haha, those weird box pattern kills my eyes, too. I really hate those.
Thank you for the tutorial, this actually looks like a way more advanced version of my penciling (penciling is a word?)
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oh my gosh, thanks so much. This is the best tutorial i have found yet. I really just needed this and i think this may help my skills majorly, thanks again
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one thing that i thing is sooo freakin annoying about shading wit pencil is that it can smudge (mostly wit ppl dat have sweaty hands) then it can ruin the picture.
love that u took the time to make such a helpful tutorial, i will use this to my advantage!
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Thanks for sharing this with the world! :3 It means a lot to us
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While you were right that it was reading intense you were also right that it was worth it. Very worth it. 
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This tutorial is really great, thank you very much for that! Some of it I already knew, but there were also a lot of really interesting things I had never known or thought about, such as using your arm instead of your wrist, and not putting too dark/light values next to each others for soft items like cloth. I would love to see you do a tutorial on different kinds of texture. <3
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Wow, this is an outstanding work!
A clear and detailed tutorial; a must for me!
My best congratulations!
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you are soooooo awsome i havent seen a tutorial like this yet!!
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Wow. I used to draw a lot, a long time ago, stopped for a variety of reasons. I've been wanting to start again lately, and your tutorial gave me a good head start. Very well written, I can almost feel the experience speaking for itself. Lots of little tidbits I didn't know about. Lots of needed reminders, too. Text could be larger for screen reading at higher resolution, but I'm just nitpicking at this point. Very well done, overall. Thanks for the tips!
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Really good tips.. Hopefully I have picked up some things
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Hmmm... This is a good tutorial, I guess it'll help me with the shading and stuff
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*cough*
So...I found this tutorial a while back and because of it I drew this picture-->
[link]
It still need to practice a lot more, but it's a start 8D
I actually drew this a while back but I always forgot to tell you. O:
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First off, thanks very much for showing me your work. It's always nice to see when people use my tutorial 
The shows some real skill, hun. I love how beautiful and sharp the edges are and how wonderfully the shades blend together, and you were able to retain a lot of details with the highlights on the beads, so I can tell you were really patient and careful about your shading. Really wonderful stuff! Thanks so much for linking to this.
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Awww, You're welcome! Thanks for making such an awesome tutorial! Glad you liked it. ^-^
You pretty much inspired this piece so, thank you.
And thank you for the lovely compliments!
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Brilliant! I already know the basics of pencil drawings, but this was still really helpful. ^^
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It's a lot of text but I'm sure it's helpfull. I'll be reading it and do as you say; draw in class (my semester starts tomorrow 
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Aw, *pat pat* Well, I hope you create some lovely work in class this semester
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So helpful <3 I've recently decided to start exploring traditional media, so this will really help me out. I'm really eager to start improving with pencil and quit being so rusty. Drawing with a tablet too long, maybe. x3
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Thanks. I'm happy you find this helpful : ) I'm sure after a little adjustment to the traditional media, you'll be doing fine : )
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Wow that must have been a lotta work 
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Yes, it does matter how you hold your pencil. Certain ways of holding a pencil increase accuracy or are more appropriate for sketching. Check this link out for more information : ) [link] You'll need to click next to go through all six pages/positions : )
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Do you think it matters holding the pencil in another way than explained in this tutorial?
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I suppose not, as long as you're comfortable with it.
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This is about the most amazing pencil tutorial I've ever read through. (Granted I read mostly the highlighted stuff. xD)
Seriously, this deserved a DD. 
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Thanks very much. LOL, that's what the highlighted stuff is for : ) I'm happy you enjoyed it~!
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One of these days I'll read all of it. xD I just have the attention span of a hamster. xD
Now if I had skills to bad up your wonderful teaching it would be even better. xD
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god ur amazing! ive never seen any tutorial like this one! really detailed ! love it!
but i do have a problem...im having some problem in making the folds in clothes and hands / body arts like the elbow to make the picture look 3D or more realistic..
can u please guide me how to go about it?
oh yeah about if i use my hand for blending? i found it gives better results than Q tips..
PS- i draw Anime on paper..no digital art
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Wow this is a really great tutorial! Very informational. Haha, I used to tell myself I couldn't draw, but then I actually started practicing by drawing anime eyes (which were quite bad when I first started), but then I started drawing in my algebra 2 class (not a very important class anyway 
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lovely tutorial. it's a lot of help, thank you!
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Thanks for reading it : )
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Awesome tutorial! I have been looking for a good one for the longest time. Honestly, you have no idea =B
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My pleasure. I'm happy to help.
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You don't know how truly helpful this is to me 
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I'm happy to help, love.
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Awesome work! I totally respect the time and effort you put into this! Very detailed and succinct. I'm glad I stopped by today.
Do you ever have a problem with your drawing getting too shiny with graphite buildup? Know any way to fix that?
Tips:
Easy way to prevent smudging: don't touch the paper.
Sweat while drawing? Oily skin? If you have to rest your hand on the paper, use a napkin under your hand to keep from sticking to the paper.
You likey small details? Ultra-smooth blending? Use a magnifying glass. Great for super-fine hair and filling in little gaps in shading on paper with tooth. Remember to step back from drawing and not get lost in Lilliput land.
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Oh yeah, almost forgot; here's a cookie! *places freshly-baked cookie wrapped in a napkin on a clean section of your drawing table* Thanks again.
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