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May 21, 2014
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Clichéd fantasy scene; brush pen over pencil. knight_akimbo

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March 20, 2014
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Imagined Portraits

Imagined portraits: water-soluble colored pencil; charcoal.
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February 7, 2014
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One “For the Birds”

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Only realized long after this ArtCard sketch that Pixar’s “For the Birds” short was its inspiration!

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October 26, 2013
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October Gargoyle

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Small sketch in ColoErase, TiltShift, toned in PS.

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September 30, 2013
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Preserving pencil-on-paper details

Most modern illustration is digitally created due to tight advertising deadlines. For hand-drawn images however, basic digital filters (saturation, contrast, levels, colorization) can help accentuate pencil-on-paper detail.

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May 24, 2013
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Booty a Plenty

Technique suggestion: Prismacolor Col-Erase pencils are great for light lay-in. The convenient Pentel Brush Pen is great afterward for inking with varied line weights.

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May 3, 2013
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Expanding your comfort zone

Life portrait - V.L.?

Asif Zardari after Economist Photo

Hone your skills by shifting material and size. If you typically prefer a small sketchpad, force yourself to work in sketches on larger media. Above, a model’s portrait on newsprint ~1m from corner to corner. For comparison, a small 5″ sketch from photo reference. While both use similar charcoal, working large forces you to hold the pencil differently, and can result in a looser interpretation.

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