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The Penciling Tutorial
Published: 2006-06-12 05:35:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 175198; 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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The Lineart Tutorial ---> [link]
Make your own Tortillon ---> [link]
Tutorial by my buddy, ~leinef ---> [link]
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Comments: 580
Great! Now that's what i call a good tutorial! I've read quite a few of them but still found something new for myself.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge ^_^
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Thanks! I've found at least 50 tutorials on Anime.
This is the only one that's NOT on a computer.
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also,I don't quite understand how you shaded the cloth..do you have anything more,specific? something that will help when I want to shade striped clothing,or pattern filled clothing or even black clothing
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It's really convenient that the Artist's Hospital had a lin for this....this is gonna take a while to undersand,but i'll make it 
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That's awesome! thank you very much for taking your time and writing this guide. I know how stressful it can get
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Thank you! I love graphite, and this was good to read to sharpen up a bit on it.
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This is awesome,I learned a lot. I'll definitely practice drawing with my arm instead of wrist,cause indeed It's hard to draw long lines with one's wrist,I keep drawing more lines on top of the first one to make the line go where I want,it should be something many beginners do right?
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Wow! This has to be the best tutorial on DA. It goes to such depth! *goes ro check out other TUTs*
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Very informative and useful! I always smudge my drawings and it was nice to learn about that fixative stuff. Some of it was review for me but it felt more like a refresher then just going over many of the things I already knew. Good job! <3
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I have learnt so much from this faboulas tourital, but now I forgot how to spell XD
Anyways, You did a great job on this, now I feel like drawing XD.
I'll try my best to be patient and draw with passion ^w^
Thank you so much for making such a well detailed tourital *hug*
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Hahaha... I already knew all this... yet I was compelled to read this... Ouch... My eyes burn... xDDD
This really is top quality information and I applaud you for your preservation in writing this. (Art can be a major writing essay no? xDDD)
You seem to like the method that I also use as well for shading. 
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Wow this is really helpful, big thanks for making this^w^ I can just imagine how much time and EFFORT this has taken... I really appreciate it, and the fact that you explained things in an easy-to-understand way, too
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Woah. this must have taken a good while to make... XD
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Thank you soooooooooooooooooo much!!! I'm new to deviant art and I'm planning on becoming an expert at sketches so this has been a really really big help to me!
V1EWER
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NICE TUTORIAL IT'S REALY HELPFUL
I SAVE IT
THANX ALOT SASHAS
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Thank you so much for making such a wonderful tutorial! It's really in-depth, and informative but not cluttered. 
Ahaha, 'Your paper and drawing pencils are not holy.' That's totally my problem. I feel as if the paper I'm drawing on is the last piece of paper on the planet. -___- Might you have any idea how I could get over that?
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Neatly done details and thanks for making it more visible -- the type, I mean.
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Thank you, this is really useful and very detailed.
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Wow this is the best tutorial I've seen in a while.
This should keep me going for a good or so.
Nice work.
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Thank you, love. Thanks for taking the time to view it. : )
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Hey there
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Hey there,
I've gotten a lot of positive responses from doing this tutorial so every moment was a labor of love. Thanks very much for taking the time to read it and leave a comment. I really appreciate it.
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I absolutely love this tutorial. I think this is the first tutorial I have commented on, and I also have rarely been giving comments (I know, I should more often...), but this was so awesome and HUGELY inspirational that I just had to. Generally from most tutorials I do feel a bit of inspiration, but from this one, its like WOW. I have never wanted to pick up a pencil so much before. I appreciate that you spent your time giving detail in a clear and sense-making fashion. Thanks so much!!! ^^
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I read the part for beginners, but everytime I try, it never looks as great as others. I don't even think my mom likes my drawings. She says she does, but she doesn't really mean it, I can tell. Everyone else can make their drawings look really good, but I can't and everytime I try, it always messes up. 
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Wow!
All your tutorials are so in depth!
You're awesome!
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now that was one of the most epic tutorials on dA I've ever seen...
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thank you for this tutorial, I have been busy with exams and stuff so I haven't drawn for ages. I feel alot more confident after reading this and it has made me feel like i know what I'm doing (or at least where to start!).
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This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen, it's like the holy altar of pencil drawing! It's going to be SO useful for me, I see my mistakes already! Thankyou!
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Wow. Amazing tutorial! This is really detailed. Your tutorial is a great contribution to our community! Thank you so much~ Really, really helpful for a beginner like me.
Two quick questions;
You said that 9B is the softest pencil, right? I just recently bought a pencil set from B to 6B and found out that 6B has the darkest shade of black. B, on the other hand works perfectly for my light sketches. Am I wrong or the pencils I bought were bogus?
Last one, in the part of the stuff you dislike, I tend to do that in large areas, lol. And I don't like it either. It makes my drawing.. messy. I'm really glad you have given a solution to it but I don't understand how to do it. 'Layer your pencil markings..'
How do you do that?
So sorry for this super long comment! I promise I won't bother you anymore after this. 
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Hi ... I'm not sashas, but did you figure out what was up with your pencils? The softer the pencil is, the darker the mark is. Hard pencils are lighter.
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So.. if the pencil is for example 6B; the shade should be lighter then? Hmm. Thanks for your reply though, I really appreciate it!
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OK, 9B is the darkest, and 9H is the lightest. 6B would be fairly dark, because it is soft. B for example is harder, and therefore less stuff ends up on the paper when you use it, so it leaves a lighter mark. I hope this helps?
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OHH! I get it. ahaha. So sorry for the trouble. 
I guess I got confused in the soft and hard part. I thought it was the mark left in the paper. Thank you again!
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Very nice tutorial
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Nice tutorial ^-^ Really helpful for me because my scanner doesnt work 
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Wow that is one loooong tutorial, but it was very useful.
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im glad i found this, this is gonna improve my shading ALOT lol. thank you
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thank you so much for this fabulous tutorial! I'm about to go shopping for supplies for pencil drawings, since right now I use printer paper and writing pencils. 
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my goodness, I think I love you D:
you explain things ten times better than my art teacher ever will.
This deserves and insta-fave! :'D
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thankyou soooo much for taking all the time and effort to make this. i cant tell you how much i appreciate it!
i understand alot more now
Thankyou again! x
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