"Creativity takes courage." – Henri Matisse
Alright, my friends. We can't avoid this subject any longer. We need to talk about edges. When it comes to shading with graphite or charcoal, we're basically dealing with two fundamental subjects: value and edges. Value being how dark or light a certain object is (we talked about double checking your values/tones in my last …
Continue reading "The Joy of Finger Blending ~ the ambient world of shading, pt. 4"
Hey Lionhearts! Welcome to the third installment of a series of posts on the technicalities of advanced pencil shading. (In case you missed them, you can check out part 1 and part 2 here.) Today we'll be talking about graphite, which is still one of my favorite mediums to work with. It's very versatile, and …
Continue reading "All About Graphite ~ the delicate world of shading, pt. 3"
Many moons ago, I wrote this post on creating an accurate outline. I was planning to follow it up with a post on shading your accurate outline. But then I began thinking of all the different methods of shading, and everything that goes into it... and I'll admit I got a little overwhelmed. The thought …
So, you're probably wondering why I'm posting again so soon. Or maybe you're not, but I'll tell you anyway. It's because Grace and Katherine at The Maidens of Green Gables are hosting an Anne of Green Gables blog party!! *throws confetti and serves up plum pudding* They told me about it with such delight and …
Hey guys! I just realized it's been about two months since I've posted anything. Well, things have been kind of crazy over here.... Crazier than normal. My family has the chicken pox. Whoop whoop! So, this post is going to be a little bit shorter than usual. Anyway, let's jump in. Here's a drawing I …
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