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Michael Syrigos
Michael Syrigos
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Michael Syrigos
Well like others have said it’s a question of surface (smoother paper) and method, like rubbing your tone in, using softer pencils, charcoal dust etc. So at the core of the matter is knowledge and understanding of your materials and their properties so that you use them to your advantage instead of fighting them. Pencils of various types have a range of “looks” opposed to others, or graphite, or charcoal. Add the interaction with the various surfaces and you can find a combination that will give you the range of texture and treatment you want as well as feeling comfortable to you. That is why it’s important to experiment after a while with various materials, to find what is better suited to your temperament and as you become more proficient with them all you will be able to use what is needed, and even better, your temperament will adapt to a wider range of materials over time. That having been said, you can try something that will be more time consuming, but will give the result you’re looking for... when modeling (not “shading” as some say) use the tip of your pencil to slowly fill in tone instead of a stump tip or the side. You will cover less ground but you will be filling in all the nooks and crannies of the surface, making a less noisy or rough texture. I also find that, when done right, this results in a drawing that has more “vibrancy”, a quality of light that sorta seems like it gleams.
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Thank you for all your advice.
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