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This pencil drawing video will show some of the tools and methods I use to create realistic textures with blending techniques. The textures I create here are just the first step. Future videos will show step-by-step how these basic shading techniques can be inhanced to make extremely realistic textures and subtle values.
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Can’t you just use your finger?? I do
i used my finger for blending is it ok??
You gave me amazing tricks and tips on blending, so thank you so much. I
can’t wait to see future videos. I have a question though. I want it to
where the light is coming from the top-left corner of the paper and it
getting darker as descends to the lower-right corner. How can I make the
blending look clean?
Awesome info, as usual. I’d like to mention a couple of blenders I heard
about from UK artist Mike Sibley. One is called a colour shaper. They were
originally oil/acrylic blending tools but work well for pencil work. Unlike
a tortillions or stumps, they don’t pick up much of the graphite, so you
can really control the movement of the graphite without lightening the
tone. The second thing is good ol’ adhesive putty. You can get some amazing
and incredibly subtle results with it. And it doesn’t require any kind of
mechanical movement over the paper to work. Just press and lift. So it’s
great for tight spaces and won’t damage the paper. You may have already
heard of these Mr. Hillberry, but just in case the viewers haven’t, I
thought I’d mention them
i want to know how to use white pastel pencil in making some areas
brighter?
Great video! I totally agree that the argument against blending is
completely silly. It’s a technique, and like any technique it can be done
competently or incompetently. You could use crosshatching and make it look
crappy, too. If it works, use it!
What brand that Tortillian is ?
Thanks! I just learned I have been killing my paper for the last couple
months..now I can stop that!
Every artist has different ways, but they use graphic pencils or blending
stump or a current item to do this. Well i use my finger when i want a tiny
bit and smudge a current spot. If you don’t have art tools to help you
then work with u got. i have none of these but depending on what im trying
to show i will focus on just that selection until im satfisted just using a
normal pencil. I chandelle you guys to make great drawings with using a
normal pencil, but no using ur artist tools like a blending stump. u don’t
have to do this cause u have ur ways, i just want to see how u do without
out your tools. .. this is very long WARNING
great video thanks for sharing. i subbed and liked.
I’m just starting out drawing (only drew one thing and copied that from a
computer picture.) Do you have any tips or videos you would recommend?
If your blending stump is too black and it makes your drawing too dark, how
can you adjust the stump? Also, how do you fix your drawing if you blended
it too dark?
Hey JD! Normally I am averse to watching tutorials, on the basis I like to
learn things myself, but a friend of mine refererred me to you and I have
to say you are an amazing artist! I truly appreciate you taking the time to
show us aspiring artists a few ropes. I learned a few new tricks I am
definetly going to try and I look forward to watching the rest of your
videos. You do fantastic work!
I’ve heard you mention that it doesn’t work well to use charcoal over top
of graphite so I’m wondering how so many people combine the two to complete
a drawing. If I work from light to dark, how do I go over areas I need
darker if I can’t use the charcoal over the lighter graphite? I don’t have
any experience with charcoal. I use graphite because i like the detail I
can get with it. So I was hoping to mostly use graphite for detail and then
to darken areas later on, when I see that I need more contrast, use
charcoal for that. Or..what should I be doing?
Thank you.
Clever idea I usually use Qtips to blend and printer paper but I never
thought of trying brawny paper towels and a shamo
Have you tried using a Qtip?
great tutorial! you are the first person to do realism videos and not put
me to sleep!
I love your work… All ur videos are very helpful..
How would you shade or fill in a large background or area.
Could you please make a video of how to improve our drawing skills?
Have just watched a number of your tutorials. What an impressive
willingness to share real and important information. Large scale, freehand
realist oil painter here who has shelved his passion for drawing for too
long. You’ve really piqued my interest. I’m looking forward to adding
drawings to my shows to flesh out the “texture” of the work. Cheers and
grats.
what pencil use ? is that B ?
I mean only people who cant draw say this, meanig use one its art not
cheating
I just use tissue paper and it works!
how to sharp blending or shading ? and it is need to sharp??
your tutorials are so helpfull for me , thank you so much for these tips 😀
, pleasr try to make a tutorial about how to shade the face ? , and thank
you
I need to buy me some of those blenders
Do u cross hatch
Fantastic tutorial!
JD, what is your opinion on using cotton swabs (q-tips) for blending and
shading?
I read your book ”Drawing realistic textures with pencil” and ur drawings
were amazing
your talent is amazing will you be posting more videos? Thank you
the sound of that blending tool rubbing in paper make me feel like got
goosebumps.. what an irritating sound… and ur tutorial is very good..
thanks
he can make straight lines…….dayum…
do you use the shammy slighty wet? because my shammy drys out rock hard is
it isnt wet?
Excellent video, thank you for posting it. Like others I’ve just tissue
paper but you’ve given me a lot to think about and experiment with.
Thank you.
wow, ty so much, this is literally the best blending tutorial that I have
seen. I am pretty good at drawing, not in your league but pretty good but
only considered myself ok at the shading part; ok had a grunt to it because
it really is just alright, passable and considered good to an untrained eye
but to anyone who draws on a daily basis like I do or someone who has a
much more extreme level of talent like you do the shortcomings in my
blending techniques are easily identifiable. After watching this tutorial
and learning the things you taught I’m thinking “OH MY GOD!!! THAT IS SUCH
A SIMPLE CONCEPT!!! HOW ON EARTH IS IT THAT WITH THE UNTOLD HOURS OF
PRACTICE I HAVE DONE THAT I COULDN’T FIGURE OUT WHAT NOW SEEMS LIKE IT
SHOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE SECOND NATURE TO FIGURE OUT!” and I realize that I
was trying and trying but the things I was practicing were the same things
over and over and so while I was getting better with the techniques I was
using I could never become as good as I wanted to become because I was
using inherently flawed technique and you cannot get a flawless result with
flawed technique, as a rule anyway (sometimes someone will fall ass
backwards into something good while doing the wrong thing and with zero
comprehension of how it happened but that is rare and they can’t reproduce
it ever again, I want to reproduce beautiful results consistently and get
better and better and this is going to flip my work on its head. These
simple changes have completely changed my artwork and in one day my
blending has made the biggest single day leap it has made since the day I
first discovered blending tools.
Please make more tutorials like this one about all the different drawing
techniques. You have a very good technique for creating tutorials that
makes sure everything is clearly and easily explained and demonstrated
without treating people like they were dumb and lingering on things far too
long or even worse barely mentioning them at all and not delving in with
any good instruction. You boil it down to concise, accurate, helpful and
detailed information and keep it interesting enough to hold anyone who even
has a passing interest in drawings attention and so someone who loves
drawing like me is hooked in deep. so PLEASE bring on the tutorials and you
will have a very happy subscriber
Great job on this tutorial JD!! You do great pencil drawings!!
http://www.dueysdrawings.com/
Blending is cheating.. lol I’m sure only people who can’t draw say this..
in jealousy.
Can anyone advise me on when is best to use a Stump, and when to use a
Tortillon?
What about normal pencils? As in students who draw during school lessons
:), I don’t wanna use these tortillians etc, you can surely do good
shadowing with HBs… Unless this is aimed at pros, then disregard.
Interesting otherwise, good job!
Thank you so much. I had a hard time learning how to shade correctly, and
you answered all my questions. My main problem was using the stomp and
tortillian too hard.
This is awesome! Thanks a lot for sharing!
good
cotton q-tip
That looks amazing hey check out my drawings on my channel
I don’t blend or shade its just I don’t understand it many