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The Penciling Tutorial
Published: 2006-06-12 05:35:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 175205; 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
cool this looks really helpful
its just wenever i shade something, when i scan it, on the computer it looks kinda weird. is there a way to fix this?...or is my scanner crap?
neway thx for the upload 
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Great tutorial ! It helped me a lot 
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yay!!!! it just what i needed thx
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Love this tutorial, alot of tips and neat explenation... thanks for making^^, that's alot of work ther 0.o
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Wow. I'm so not up to the level of shading and all yet, but this helps me to understand it a lot more!!
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thank you very much for this awesome tutorial! this helped me alot in penciling.
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oh geez that was so helpful.
i'm not even really into drawing, but your tutorial made me want to get started, knowing that i'll always have a refrence point for tips or tricks.
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It's really good, thanks for sharing ur knowledge.
by the way, what kind of pencil do you generally use? i mean 2b or 3b etc?
or do you keep changing in the process of drawing a picture?
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I just used one type of pencil for the step by step part, and in general, I use one type of pencil. .5mm mechanical pencil... which is about HB grade. I typically do smaller detailed work so I simply prefer to build up darker shades than deal with messier pencils. I switch grades as I go if I'm working on larger/quicker projects, since blacker grades of graphite are faster.
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thanks alot, it helped.
but i find HB grades hard to erase away and it leaves a imprint on the paper.
but nevermind that.
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Wow. Thank yuo so much for taking your time to write all that <3.It was very helpful. I like your style and the way you draw ^^.
*fav*
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OH MY GOSH!!! This was sooo helpful. I'm a beginner at drawing and I'm taking Drawing for my high school art credits. Anyways, I've got an awful time with shading and this helped me out. My teacher is pretty great, but for me... sometimes I need to hear it from another view. So thanks soooo much. I really hope you write more tutorials on pencil drawings. Oooh! Maybe you could do one that works specifically with shading and highlighting your drawing. Ugh! I just can't do it right. My line work will turn out great, but then my shading just messes it all up and makes it not as realistic as I would like my art to look. 
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Thank you so much! I actually read the whole thing in one sitting X3 And chica, you are awesome. I love how you go so indept because I am hardheaded! I understand so much better now. Thank you!
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Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make such a helpful, detailed tutorials for newbies!
I've learned quite a lot. 
And is it okay to practice shading with regular. pencils? ^^ I'm unfamiliar with creating values via the squiggling and crosshatching.
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Regular pencils are fine to work with, they are actually somewhere HB anyhoo~ so they are fine to work with, I use mechanical pencils myself. Just draw in one direction and then another over the same area; The stripey pattern is due mainly to going too much in the same direction.
My happy you enjoyed my tutorial : )
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Thanks for the tips! You're really wonderful for sharing your knowledge.
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wow! nice tutorial!! rlly useful! where did u learn all these stuf??
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Well, I knew a lot of it before, because pencil is my favorite medium, but I learn a great deal by looking things up on wikipedia and the web. I also used some of my art books.
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wowwwwwww ... you rock .. i think i'm in love lol .. but seriously you tutorial helps a lot .. i'd say you are definately fit to have the descriptive noun= artist !
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Wow, excellent tutorial~
I love how near the end you put
"Drawing is just the process of making marks on paper. If you can make a mark on paper or on any surface, you can draw, all you need to do now is refine your marks."
Because it's sooo true. x3
Thanks for the lovely tutorial and YAY I draw in class too. xDDD
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thanks for the information, i am usually afraid to shade pictures, but with the help of your tutorial i might try to shade a few things... Good job on writing this all out and thank you.
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omfg i cant believe i've read so much of non-shelockholmes-novle in a day and its still sumemr break!!!!!!!!!
well thank you for writing so much, it was very worth reading.
im still shocked at how good u are in pencil art. T_T i feel so ashamed, i nearly gave up pencil art due to the amount of time it takes up.
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welcomewelcomewelcome.
O.O
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I learnt many things thanks to you so THANK !! ^^
It was very clear (not english speaker but I understood) and your result is really amazing !
"drawn in class"
That's so baaaaaad !! XD
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OMG!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! this was unbelievably helpful! now when ppl are talking about the types of pencils they use i wont just be like >.<
u get a cookie!
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WooHoo! I got to the bottom!
I thought I'd NEVER finish
It's a really detailed tutorial, I really learned alot about the materials, you made this tutorial so well, you got the creative juices out of everyone who read this
1.I have a few questions for the expert
If I wanted to shade in a large area, but still keep it light at the same time, are there any methods I could use?
2. If there were two light sources, focusing on the object,(e.: left/right) do I just draw a shadow for the object, or are there more things I needed to do?
AND
3. Many tutorials I've seen for "figure drawing"
have said to draw stick persons, and then draw skin for 'em, I find it hard to erase the excess lines after I've drawn the details, any suggestions?
Thanks for sharing this wonderful tutorial
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Glad you like the tutorial. : )
1. Hm, If I wanted to cover an area lightly I'd probably shade it over the whole area lightly, and then take a tissue or some other paper and rub the area to get a consistent tone. The surface will be very smooth. : ) Or you could just very lightly. You may want to hold your pencil like this --> [link] Your strokes will be much lighter ^^
2.Well, lighting with two light sources is different than doing one light source. There will be two shadows cast, and the core shadow will be in the center--looking rather triangle like if you are lighting from both sides. Usually, photographically speaking, you don't want to light from both sides equally because the center of your object ends up being very dark.. hmm, I don't think I explained that right ;__;
3. Well, you must draw lightly. And good erasers are always good. I use Pink Pearl... also stronger paper will help so won't have to make it easier to erase. Also, after you've drawn in the definite lines... erase the whole area, very lightly your lines should be faint enough that you can't see them too well against the paper. Then, trace over the lines you are sure you want to be there : )
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I really enjoyed this tutorial! Long text-filled tutorials are always my favourites because they're full of useful and detailed information. Thank you for making this! It really helped!
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Brilliant tutorial, thankyou! This really helped me a lot and it's great to keep referring back to. Hence it's being placed in my favourites. :]
By the way, would you say that blending really makes a difference to a drawing, and do you always use the technique? Because I'm in two minds about adding blending to a drawing just in case it turns out terribly, and no amount of practice can help me overcome this fear...
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I think this tutorial would be better to read if the font was bigger and you didn't use a white font against a light gray screen. I tried reading the first few paragraphs, but eyes are starting to hurt. I wish I can actually read it though.
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Thank you so much for this tutorial. It's helped me a lot. ^____^
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Just so you know, I love you! (ok, weird decliration! dont take it too seriously XD)
Your tutorials have just helped me so much! I love them, they shall be saved in my tutorial folder ^^
I thank thee for motivating me ^^ I am one of those people who draw and then look at someone elses drawing and feel crap (but then I get some major thought telling me to practice more...)
Ok, I better not ramble ^^ I'm sure you dont want to read a whole paragraph of nonsense
Keep making your tutorials full of writing! it helps!
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HOMG!!! I'm done!! 
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Thanks. Heheheh, if you think this is long... you should see the perspective tutorial I'm working on XD it's gonna be so much longer ^^
Ah, layering your pencil marks means that you should put one pencil mark on top another like layers to get darker values rather than just making one mark and sticking with it.
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Ahhhh...Thanks!!
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wow...fabulous!!!
this helps me a lot lot more about pencilling technique, ur like an expert!!!!!
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Very cool tutorial yo
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Thanks a lot for the tutorial! I featured it in my latest journal [link]
Please tell me if you'd prefer not to be included in the compilation.
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That was awsome!! I learned A LOT!! I really LOVE your tutorials 
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That was great! You're really good at explaining. Now I'll hopefully draw somewhat more "professionally"
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I learned so many because of this, it really helped me thanks. And about it being a long read is not that a pain, You write so well I enjoyed readin it, like I wanted more
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Thanks this is helping me out a lot! you are a great explainer by the way, it's easy and fun to read your tutorials
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