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How to draw human body in chest/collarbone area?
I think the main reasons the curviness seems lacking is because the contrast is too high or uneven, and your hatching doesn't follow the curves of the body.
The quite abrupt ending of the shading on ...
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How to draw human body in chest/collarbone area?
This is meant as an addition to Joachims answer, so I won't repeat what he already pointed out.
I'm sorry if this sounds nitpicky, but it seems to me like you start the process of drawing with the ...
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Is it possible to combine charcoal and graphite in one image?
Yes, you can mix media. But you need to preserve some of the tooth of your paper's surface to successfully transition from working with graphite to charcoal.
The tooth of your paper determines how ...
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What Faber-Castell Polychromos color codes do I need to paint this?
There are a couple of ways that you can go about matching...
The first is trial and error testing on scrap paper. It's tried and true, really, because all you do is look at the color options in your ...
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Shading dark scenes
Remember that white only looks white when there is 'white' light (light containing a wide range of wavelengths, I won't go into details here) that it can reflect. Even snow can look dark.
For ...
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What are the (dis)advantages of both sides of chart paper for drawing or painting?
The rough texture side is good at "grabbing" and creating friction. So it is better for things like pencils/graphite and for allowing it to deposit into the texture of the paper. The smooth side is ...
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Are there any downsides to using black water-soluble pencils as regular pencils?
For the biggest part the answer to the related question is still valid. Water soluble graphite pencils are intended to be used both as pencils and as paint, and they will hold up just as well.
The ...
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Can I draw dog fur with pencil and then go over it with colored pencils?
You can certainly add color into a monotone image (like you would have with a graphite pencil drawing). You are correct that there is the risk making the drawing messy or muddy though, so use (...
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How to draw human body in chest/collarbone area?
You may need to practice working from photographs that are less 'lingerie catalogue'.
To my eye, this photo looks as though the model's chest has been digitally enlarged. Notice how the skin just ...
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The differences between masculine and feminine features to improve my portraits
I am no professional artist and don't draw any portraits, but I hope to offer you some insights free of prejudice and textbook mantras.
The woman on top doesn't look weird, masculine or ugly, she is ...
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How does shading & blending with carbon pencils differ from graphite pencils?
I find that Carbon Pencils tend to dry out and break easily while I work. If I use carbon, I try buy one which is oil based; they tend to have strong tonal values without the shininess of graphite. ...
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How to find the contours of a 3D object?
Picture the line that would be created by the intersection of a plane with the shape you are trying to get a contour of. This resulting edge is a (literal) contour line.
For example a contour or ...
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Planes of the head (Loomis Method)
The "planes of the head" are the simplification of the constant curving of the head into areas that share a similar orientation. Meaning, take the curved surfaces of the head and flatten those ...
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What artistic elements to add to a car to diminish a difference in color shade?
Add high contrast polka-dots all over the car. This will totally upstage the hand painted areas and make the fact that they don't match moot. It could be any other pattern, like zig-zagging lines, but ...
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The differences between masculine and feminine features to improve my portraits
Stereotypical masculine features include an overall more rigid structure, larger bones (especially jawbone), more distinct jaw and neck muscles.
Stereotypical feminine features include an overall ...
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Inexpensive method for highlighting a sketch
I wonder what you mean by highlighting a sketch? If you work on a white (or almost white) paper then the only thing you gonna need is a soft (6b) pencil or even cheaper a regular HB penci to start. ...
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Planes of the head (Loomis Method)
It is hard to put into words exactly how to describe what the book is describing. Like stated above, 'you just have to practice.'
When looking at the page posted above, I also struggled in ...
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Inexpensive method for highlighting a sketch
I would recommend using a white wax crayon or even better a white artists pastel. They are pretty cheap...
Now that I think about it, you should do well to also get a quite soft pencil like a 6b ...
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What Faber-Castell Polychromos color codes do I need to paint this?
I know this is 4 years old thread, but if this helps anyone, based on scanning and sampling I got the below:
101 White (RGB): #f5f7fb
102 Cream (RGB): #f2f3b9
103 Ivory (RGB): #f2f4e6
104 Light Yellow ...
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Shading dark scenes
In practice, there are two main approaches to drawing light with a permanent medium.
Negative Light. This is most likely what you're trying to do, because the supplies are much more available. For ...
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How do I get a blur (blended) effect in pencil drawings?
My favorite for blending is graphite powder applied with a piece of chamois, available at some art stores. You can make the powder yourself by shaving a pencil lead (or block) with a sharp bladed tool ...
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How to start a pencil portrait without using an outline of features?
I would advise against starting with the features or even the shadows first. I have found from experience that it is the "general shape" of the head that houses all of the other features in some kind ...
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How to start a pencil portrait without using an outline of features?
The answers already here are great, but I want to call out one specific point that I haven't seen addressed yet.
We tend to think of faces as being 'made up' of the collection of features, and so ...
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How does shading & blending with carbon pencils differ from graphite pencils?
Carbon pencils are made of clay and lamp black (sometimes mixed with graphite or charcoal, according to Wikipedia).
Their darks are indeed much deeper and more matte, and they blend and smudge well. ...
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