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The Penciling Tutorial
Published: 2006-06-12 05:35:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 175206; 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
You are officially one of my most favoritest people in the world (ok... exagerration.. ;D)
Seriously though, thank you for doing this tutorial! I'm working on my pencil skills on my own and I don't take any lessons at all so it's nice to get all the help I can on this wonderful thing we call the internet. I really like your style and I think your textures and shading are superb. Thank you, thank you, thank you for uploading this to help newbies like me! <3
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Oh, I'm glad you found my tutorial helpful. 
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Oh this is great! very Helpful! Thank you so much for sending me the link! I'll put it in my favorites so that i can refer to it later! Thanks again!
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finished reading. 
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Oh, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I encourage you to submit your drawings
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wow this is a great reference. thanks
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Thanks for the tutorial it really informative for me. And very nicely put togeather. Thanks.
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in all honesty, this is the most wonderful tutorial i have ever read. it reminds me of all the little things i've forgotten about over time. and your artwork is inspiring.
thank you so much for making this! know that you are loved!
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Wow, that was really great, very clear and detailed. I will try some of the things you mentioned and hopefully it will improve some of my drawings. Thanks a lot!
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I'm very glad you think everything is clear and detailed. I spent a good time doing it and tried to include alot of information. I'm glad you enjoyed, thanks very much for taking the time to view it ^__^
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That's amaing; not the tutorial (it is, don't get me wrong), but that you manged to write a tutorial that I've read in its entirety - no giant leaps that many tutorials make that only make more questions, and your obvious skill definitely helped my focus.
Instant fav, now I'm going onto your other tuts
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Well, thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the tutorial. A bit amazed that you read through the entire tutorial without getting too bored 
I'm glad that there aren't a lot of gaps, I have the thinking that everything is interrelated so I end up throwing a lot of things in, which are usually lost when you are just doing a step by step demonstration.
Thanks again.
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I absolutely loved this tutorial. I've seen other tutorials that aren't really teaching you anything; They just show you how to do stuff. I am guilty of the stripey shading, so I really gotta work on that. I tried to eliminate that in my recent pencil drawing. I've also heard of using q-tips for blenders, but never really tried it. It work really well, though. I may need to start experimenting. Anyways, I totally appreciate all the work you put into this, and you have it organized so nicely! It makes a lot of sense, and flows well, so a job well done! 
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Thank you
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que tan bueno ese tipo de tutoriales son muy importantes para los que estamos empesando...
sorry I got away and forgot that it was in spanish... thanks for this tutorial people like you make drawing fun and easy, special people like you thats what the world needs
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Heheh, I actually I understood a bit of the Spanish part XD
Anyway, thanks very much for taking the time to read my tutorial
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no you are...
btw... where did you earn to draw like that?
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Thank you
Oh, I taught myself to draw. 
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woooow so you learned by yourself, well i think that you have a natural talent... por eso pienso que eres una maravillosa dubujante jajajaja
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Hey, I'm trying to get back in to drawing again and was looking for a face-drawing tutorial, obviously this isn't it but I read through anyway and it's really informative and reminded me of countless things I'd forgotten about drawing. I know I'll be re-reading this over the next few months.
It's nice to see people willing to share their understanding and knowledge in order to help other people
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Well, thank you. This tutorial was a labor of love, and it really pleases me when someone finds something that can help them. I hope that your venture back into drawing produces the results you seek.
Thanks again.
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this is a very good tutorial, but the text is kind of small and is hard to read against the background x_x
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What resolution are you viewing the tutorial in?
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I was looking at in in full veiw mode, it's mainly the colors(of the background and text) that make it hard to read. Not sure of the exact resolution, though.
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I kinda just stole the colors from the old DA color scheme so that it would be readable... hmm.. I think go back later and alter the colors to match the new layout... I think against the white background it looks lighter. Thanks again for telling me.
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Awesome.
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This is so incredibaly amazing. I will definately be using this. ^___^
Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge...:33
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LOL. Sorry for the late reply.
You're quite welcome. Thank you for reading it :3
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Hahahaha, don't worry about it. You've got so many to reply to...xDD
You're quite welcome...:3 Hope to see more from you! <3
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I was searching for random tutorials and I ended up here.
I can say I found your tutorial USEFUL and very DETAILED. The effort you placed here is just... wow. Now I've learned a lot of stuff! THANKS! (btw, I read the whole of it!
Just a question, in the part where you said you dislike the stripe-like pattern when shading large areas.... I tend todo that too
PS It's so helpful, I'll fave it.
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Oh, sorry for the late reply...
I'm glad you found it helpful ^^.
Uhm, you can get rid of the strip pattern by going over the shaded region again in a different direction or just by going over the lighter areas again
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LOL It's alright!!!
And ooooh, so that's how ya do it...
Thanks for the tip! And for getting back at this!
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Wow! O__O -finally done reading- simply excellent tutorial!! One of the best I've seen in a looooong time. I can't wait to start using the techniques
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Heheh, sorry for the late reply XD
I'm glad you enjoyed it ^____^ and that you found it helpful :3 Thanks very much
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wow, hands down to the time and effort you put into this!
its really helpful, thank you for sharing your secrets
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Thanks very much. I did put quite a bit of effort into it, so I'm very glad it shows. I'm even happier that you found it all useful.
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So detailed.
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Thanks very very much :3 I tried to put as much information as possible without it being confusing. I'm glad you enjoyed it
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I don't know how I passed up your tutorial. -____-;; Sashas, you really are amazing! I'm entering Advanced Art this year, and I never really got that hang of shading with pencils (which will probably be important in class). The lines were so definate in all my pictures, and never really turned out smooth. Hopefully if I keep practicing I can make my pictures look a heck of a lot smoother. Very helpful tips you had in this tut, I'll have to remember them the next time I do a pencil drawing.
And by the way, the Q-tips work REALLY, REALLY well. I never even thought about using that as a blender! I never really have any luck using the paper blenders we had at school, but the Q-tips work so nice! ^____^ I love you for this tutorial!!! Thanks a lot! 
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Heheh, well, I'm glad you found it informative ^^, I'm going to be doing a follow-up of this... sometime... hopefully ^__^; That will more into making your drawings appear more 3-D and how I know where to put shadows, ect.
Yeah, the q-tips work really well, and they sell tons of them in a pack ^^ which is nice.
I hope you enjoy and do well in your Advanced Art class
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Ooh! I can't wait to see it, whenever you make it! ^^ You do a really nice job explaining things, so I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks! ^^ I know my Advanced Art teacher ( well, kind of, I just had her for another class
btw, I like your signature! xD
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Thank you.
Heheh, I love your signature too :3... heheh, gundam
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This is such a great tutorial! Explains everything very thoroughly and is indeed a great help! Thanks so much for making this and I can't wait to start practicing. >D
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Oh, I'm really glad
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x3 Who needs to note you when you ended up watching me?! I still can't get over that. -Is blownaway.-
But wow your hard work on it really shows. There are a lot of tutorials out there that don't really help...they're basically jsut screenshots of a process but this is just wow. I'm going to go on a find every kind of pencil I can raid tomorrow and try this out! 8D
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Oh, your quite welcome ^^
Thanks again, I'm a person who likes to know why they are doing something rather than just to do it.... I don't trust my authority figures like that XD So, I guess it shows in my tutorials ^^
LOL. I hope the pencil raid goes well ^^
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Hey no problemo, heh makes sense! x3
xD Yes, beware all pencils!
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alwsome a one about pencil XD yup this could helpys *holds up 7.o pencil* do it work for all pencil are just the artwork kind o3o
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