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The Penciling Tutorial
Published: 2006-06-12 05:35:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 174494; Favourites: 4760; Downloads: 16167
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Update: Thanks everyone for the DD. I've uploaded a higher contrast image, so you may see the text better. : )Dedicated to my the watchers, who seem to enjoy my pencil work.
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This tutorial covers the materials, process, and mistakes of the penciling process, and there is even a short step by step demonstration showing how I do my pencil drawings. Although the example is anime, this can really be used for all styles and the methods and steps taken carry outside of the genre. I worked quite hard on this, so I hope you all enjoy it. This tutorial IS reading intense, but it's worth it--I promise.
Feel free to ask me a question by sending me a note. And, please do tell me if this tutorial helps you any as it encourages me to make more and it simply makes me happy.
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How do I prevent smudging after I am done drawing?
All you have to do is go down your local arts and crafts store and purchase some fixative. It's like a spray that you can use on your drawings to prevent smudging. Make sure you step back away from your drawing when you spray and if you are sensative to sprays or odors, use it outside. Also, you make sure you purchase a 'workable' fixative' so that you can still come back and edit easily. You can also use hair spray as a cheap substitute^^ Don't grab the adhesive spray by mistake!! They are usually placed right next to each other in similar cans.
I make my tutorials for free, but if you enjoy my tutorials and want to donate some funds for gas, art books and such, I would appreciate it. [link]
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The Lineart Tutorial ---> [link]
Make your own Tortillon ---> [link]
Tutorial by my buddy, ~leinef ---> [link]
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Comments: 580
Really enjoy your writing!
Also, this is really really helpful.
Gonna grab my pencil now.
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thank you so much, this is reallyΒ helpful ^^
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This helped so much
I love well made tutorials. I absolutely love this one!
Thank you!
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This tutorial has helped me a lot. It's one of my favorites.
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This tutorial has a lot of great things that other people never really thought to tell me - namely the bit about working from light to dark when shading. I've spent what must be eight or more years doing that particular job completely backwards, and then stepping back and wondering why my work looked really awful.
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thanks a lot for this tutorial, it was very helpful to me, tnx again.
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Sometimes when I need to change the point of my mechanical pencils I use my art sandpaper (don't know the proper name for it) on the tip. It's just a bit more exact for a few strokes, which is nice.
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This is exactly what I've been looking for. Thank you so much for making it, and happy new year!
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Thanks so much! I just read a whole book on pencil drawing and it wasn't half as useful as this. I am in awe.
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This has been the most thorough and well explained penciling tutorial I have ever come across. I've been drawing for a long time and there were things here that I either didn't know (not ashamed to admit it) or had forgotten. So, thank you thank you thank you for making this!
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You really helped me, my worst problem is actually shading and this helped me a lot. Thanks!
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Thank you SO much for making this tutorial that covers so much that everyone else seemed to deem useless! I enjoyed this so much and read every word! And your character looks like he belongs on Dot hack sign! C:
again, thank you!
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honestly, this was probably THEE most helpful penciling tutorial i have ever come across. i read it word for word, and absorbed. thank you!
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thank you. I really hope I can try this soon
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The shading on the hat looks amazing, how did you do it exactly? like seperate strokes, blended etc.
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How do you get that great look on the hats shading there? it looks amazing, is it just like a bunch of small lines filling it?
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Hoh My Gosh .!.. You have the thingy!! D:< .. Wooo ..! Best Thing Evah!! . Thanks for this . I can improve nao 
You're an angel 8D -Flashes Eyes!- I Love Chuuu D: . :3 . -Prints- TANK YOW!
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I've found you on conceptart ( the tutorial about perspectiv ) and then I've saw your DA profile link and come here, to see what else do you have.. Good thing!! ((:
First, I must say.. big thanks! This helps me a lot on my way of beginner! ^^
And second.. just one question about blending. In notes.. you say:
"Start blending from the darkest value to the lightest. This is because your blender mostly likely already has some graphite on it and will make marks in you lighter areas where you don't want them to be"
Correct me if I'm wrong.. but is this a little bit contradictional or it's just me making mistakes in translation?
The question is - Should I or should I not start blending from lighter to darker? (:
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Herro!
I'm trying pencil shading for a bit (shading makes me nervous omgomg 
Thanks!
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wow. i think im gonna go start drawing XD
thank you. it was very informative!
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I have an immune disorder that leaves me very tired. Because of this, I don't draw much, and my mind is so tired I fall asleep eating some days. Do you know of a way that I can improve quickly? I ask this because I've had the same notebook to draw in for two years, so what would be quick for most will be improvement at all for me. I want to be good at something, and I'm tired of it taking me 10 times longer to do everything than normal. Do you know of any books or advice for disabled artists? I spend 90% of my day sitting, so I don't mind if the reply is long, or the book is thick. I appreciate your time and precious energy invested in this.
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I have SUCH an urge to print this out as a little ref/guide....but it's physically impossible with how long and narrow it is
I'll read it when I get the chance...I can't wait, and it seems like it'll greatly help me improve
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Wow you do touch many points that I have learned over the "years" xD And you touch them well, in an interesting manner. Congrats on the DD, this makes a nice addition to my tutorials collection :3
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I'm really interested in reading this tutorial, but a lot of the text is close together and hard to read. I hope this isn't bothersome, but would it be possible for you to upload a version of this for people like me with some vision issues?
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really well done and well structured. Very good advice, but the small font size is really painful to read. :/
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Fantastic tutorial! I learned so much reading this. Thank you!!
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damn! i could never read this much! but i read this and i m shocked that i m still not bored 
Thanks once again!
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The best pencil tutorial I've seen EVER. Thank you, thank you so much
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Thanks to this tutorial whenever I make the mistake of doing the striped shady thing I always have to fix it because I imagine you standing behind me glaring. Great tutorial!
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A really nice turtorial ^^ I found the part about the reflected highlight interesting- its always good to learn something new:>
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