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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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The Lineart Tutorial ---> [link]
Make your own Tortillon ---> [link]
Tutorial by my buddy, ~leinef ---> [link]
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Comments: 580
Great tutorial! ^-^
I hope you don't mind if I use the picture you drew for practice
I'll leave a link when I finish =]
(I won't go into as much detail as you did with the hat though)
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Hi!
Your DD has been featured in DD Express: June 8th - 14th, 2009
Be sure to 
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Thanks so much for writing this! I only have a very basic idea of how to sketch, since I wasn't taught much. I only have one question: is there a printer-friendly version somewhere? Like, a Word document with all of the pictures that anybody who is interested could download and print? Thank you ~
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I really want to draw with my graphite pencils now. 
This tutorial is great! It covers dos and don'ts too, which is GREAT.
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goodness! You're tutorial made my heart palpitate with excitement! This is excellent just what I needed 
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Wow, the coincidence is amazing,
I was looking for pencil tutorial for my next drawing and nothing seemed to satisfy me, and now your tutorial showed up very nice work (and works
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"draw in class"
great advice. that's all i ever do in school all day every day.
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I like that you say "Don't tell yourself you can't draw."
I get tired of showing my work to others and being proud of it, only to get the same response each time: "I can only draw stick people. *giggle*"
I'm like "Wha--? Anyone can draw! You just have to WANT to and actually practice! You think I was born able to create things like this that I'm proud of?!"
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:grin: I get that sentence a lot, too! Especially from my mom.
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Haha, glad I'm not the only one. xD
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oh i thank you so very much for this tutorial!! now that I got a better understanding on the lines and shading, I hope that I can somehow start improving my drawing skills! Thanks again!!
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Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!
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Great tips, If I may ask, where do you get your mechanical pencil filler lead of the different grade... I've looked everywhere. I currently use just the regular ol' sketching pencils... but as we all know, the higher the blackness, the shorter the pencil life
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Thank you so much for this. I skimmed over it just now, but I'm going to go back and take this thing step by step.
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Great tutorial, good level of detail and really easy to understand! Thank you!
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Wow...this is a very in-depth, helpful tutorial. I really enjoyed reading this! Can't wait to go use the art pencls I got....a while ago. Is 6b, 4b, 2b, HB, 2h, and 4h a good assortment?
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Awesome tutorial, very helpful. 
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Ah this is the biggest help I've had since i stared drawing (2 years go wow XD)
I am most definitely going to try a few of the techniques mentioned i need to start shading again! 8D
Oh... uhmmm If you don't mind my input as I am a writer also... there are a few grammar/ spelling errors in it here and there. Heh, you don't have to listen to my gabbing, but some people prefer to know about them
Awesome tutorial its an immense amount of help!
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First, your drawings are freaking awesome, and second, thanks! This was helpful! I like thin lines and details (even though I'm terrible/average at drawing), so thanks for explaining the way they measure pencil thickness and hardness too. At school I'm working on a drawing after one of Munch's paintings, but it isn't turning out right...Heh, I'm a better painter than drawer =]
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Oh, now I have to dig up and dust off my pencils...
Instafav-*scha-zing!*
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I need to get back into pencils. They're fun
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wonderful tutorial.. very well explained and useful.
Congrats on your DD
Cheers
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I am so thankful that you made this tutorial. I've been looking for help on shading, and I found it!
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Nice
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thank you bunches!
i love this tutorial
we have a horrible art teacher
and honestly
i think i learned more just now
than i will in the 4 years
i will have her
so again thank you!
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this tutorial is amazing and i love you forever. thank you. <3 i should have found this earlier -_-
*now has learned something useful about pencils*
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Great tutorial, though I have one gripe about it- it's kind of hard to read, because of the size and colors of the fonts you used.
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You know what is sad?
I learned more in this tutorial than in 2 semesters of art class.
thank you.
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man funk you, you're better than me but i'll find my own style thank you.
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Congrats on the DD!! This is a really great help!!
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I'm somewhat busy right now, but I'll definately check this out the next time I get to draw.
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Very useful tutorial. Thanks for putting that up! There are few tricks I've learned thanks to you
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Thank you for the tutorial. This might be what I need to improve my penciling in the future.
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Thanks for this, its not only a tutorial, but a source of inspiration.. I don't think I'm going to sleep tonight...
Anyway, a well deserved DD, Congratulations!
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Nice tutorial, very informative.
The thing I sometimes do differently though is working from dark to light instead of light to dark. But everyone has their own styles of doing things... whatever works best for people is the way to go.
Thanks for making and congrats on the DD
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Really useful and well done!
congrats!
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Nice! Will definitely be using this, I'm trying to get better at drawing and hone the skills further, this is quite helpful
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Truly an exhaustive tutorial and I almost broke my thumb scrolling down this badboy! LOL! I actually haven't seen this yet, so I'll have fun sorting through this for the big win! Excellent piece and congratulations on the DD!
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