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Post by jadachris on Feb 9, 2004 11:35:15 GMT -5
does anyone here know how to make pencil lines look nice and smooth in a picture, when your doing shading, so that it looks like shading, and not jus lots of lines??
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Post by toonMom on Feb 9, 2004 12:10:08 GMT -5
There are two ways that I know of:
1. put your lines really close together
2. blend using a tissue, q-tip, blending stump, etc.
Keep an open mind though. There is some really nice looking work that is done using cross-hatching. You should experiment a little with several different styles.
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Post by jadachris on Feb 10, 2004 12:25:50 GMT -5
thanx toonmom, ill keep them in mind, and ill try some different things.
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Post by jadachris on Feb 11, 2004 10:52:37 GMT -5
i bought a graphite pencil a while ago, but it went flat, how do i make it sharp again? cuz the ordinary pencil sharpener is no good! anyone know what im talkin about?
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Post by toonMom on Feb 11, 2004 12:47:09 GMT -5
Are you talking about a lead holder type pencil? If so, some of them have a sharpener in the cap.
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Post by corky on Feb 14, 2004 15:04:26 GMT -5
jadachris, it sounds like you have lots of questions about shading and stuff. i'm working on a lesson idea for the PIF discussion, and there'll be some info there that might help you.
i'll give you one tip now, though: try using a 4B pencil for shading, and get the point really dull. use the side of the pencil, not the tip, for a smoother look. to sharpen your pencils, you could first use a sharpener, then rub your pencil on sandpaper. it'll get it to a nice sharp point, if that's what you need.
hope that helps.
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Post by jadachris on Feb 16, 2004 3:48:34 GMT -5
thanx stoontoons, that was really helpfull, ill try those tips!
toonmom, i dont know what a lead holder pencil is?? i have a graphite pen, thats just ALL graphite, and no wood holding it. im sorry if i dont make sense again!
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Post by toonMom on Feb 16, 2004 5:15:07 GMT -5
A lead holder is like a mechanical pencil, but with thicker lead. Here's a link to the one I just bought for doing caricatures Lead Holder. |
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Post by jadachris on Feb 16, 2004 8:55:37 GMT -5
WOW i went to the link you showed me. i didnt know there was that much art stuff u could get, do u really need all kinds of stuff (i dont know a better word) to make pictures look good? i only got a few pencils, and ordinary paper! what tools do you use to make your caricatures?
the graphite pencil i got, is similar to the ones on the bottom of the link you gave me!
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Post by toonMom on Feb 16, 2004 11:33:51 GMT -5
Up until about a year or so ago, I never even knew there was so many different types of pencils. Some of my best work was done with a #2 school pencil and a plain felt tip pen.
I just bought the lead holder that I showed you in that link. I love it. I like a really fat lead to do my caricatures with. I have only used it twice now, but I new I liked it about half way through the first drawing. Before that I used a cheap set of pencils I picked up from an office supplie store. They are fat pencils, so I got them to do caricature drawings.
I'm sure about anyone else though. I think Scott uses a similar lead holder and Mauri too I think.
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Post by jadachris on Feb 16, 2004 15:47:17 GMT -5
oh rite, well ill have a look for one of those toonmom, can they be bought in sho[s, or can you only get them online?
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Post by toonMom on Feb 21, 2004 8:26:59 GMT -5
I have only found them online. When I first started looking for them a few months ago, there was only one place online that had them and they were always sold out. Now there are about 10 places that I can buy them online. They may be getting more popular. Michael's Craft store is the only place we have around here to buy art supplies. They have a limited selection and are very expensive, so I buy everything online. I guess it depends on where you live.
Mauri has some supplies he sells to the students of his class, maybe he can hook you up.
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