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onlypencil — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:04:54 -0000

thank you so much. glad tutorial has been helpful. Well i have made a tutorial on how i draw hair. A kneaded eraser is great for highlights but it can also be used with the technique that is explained in that tutorial. You can read about it and if you have any questions just comment and ill answer. Well take care and thank you.

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Bill Wells — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:18:12 -0000

Your tutorial of the eye and mouth and teeth have been very helpful.
I am trying to find out how to lift fine, light hairs. I have tried eraser but they don't seem to be fine enough.
I saw where someone referred to sticky plastic. Is that a way and what is it?
Thanks again..

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Bill Wells — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:07:42 -0000

Love your tutorials, they have helped me a lot. Especially the eye and lips and teeth.
What is the sticky plastic to lift graphite. I am trying to find a way to lift complex light thin hairs. Does this work?
Thanks again.

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Liz — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:20:56 -0000

Hi, I love your drawings and have just finished having a go at a tigers eye. Its so much more realistic. Thank you for your knowledge.

I use see through sticky backed plastic too, you cut off a small piece and when laid carefully on your drawing, sticky side down, you can rub or use a stippling affect with a tool to lift off the area, It is more accurate than a rubber for delicate areas. Have you ever tried this? I works really well with coloured pencils. Liz

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Kieran — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:03:37 -0000

Hi i come across your website by chance and im so glad i did. Your art is truly amazing ive started up drawing again all because of ur website so thank you for that.
Ive just gone out and brought all your tools you recamend and cant wait to create some good drawings keep up the great work i will be sticking with your website.best stuff ive ever seen.Well done.

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onlypencil — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:19:45 -0000

i use the one with the pointy tip and use the firm one. I have tried both and each can be used for different areas. The firm one is great for tighter areas since you have much control. The soft one is great for pulling graphite in pulling graphite to lighter areas. I would start with the firm one because you'll get much more control and then later one try out the softer ones.

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Nancy — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:25:28 -0000

Do you use the color shapers that are the mini set , size 0 ? And do you prefer the soft or firm for shading with graphite/ carbon? Blick's has both kinds and I wasn't sure which would be better ... Thanks

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onlypencil — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:23:17 -0000

youre welcome, just keep practicing and you will see results.

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chleo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:24:59 -0000

Thank you so much for these amazing tutorials.
This will help me improve on my drawing skills.

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onlypencil — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:25:50 -0000

Well the paper depends on what you want to draw. For drawing animals i prefer to use canson bristol vellum. It has a slight tooth which gives the drawing a bit of texture. For faces and really detailed drawings i go for Canson bristol smooth. Both are great for drawing with pencil. Some people complain about the slight texture that vellum has, but i like it. Its about what works for you, try out different papers and see what gives the results you are looking for. Well just contact me if you have any other questions.

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Mary — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:03:31 -0000

Thank you for such a great tutorials ... your work is amazing! Would you mind commenting on what type of paper is best for drawing with pencils? Thanks again for sharing your passion!

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Afonso — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:34:05 -0000

hey m8,
first of all i wana thank you for the great job u do and also for the help bc this is really nice having all the steps of the draws. i´m a art student and it´s really helping me improving my drawing during hollidays:P.
Now i just wana ask u something, thats how do i get one of those stumps?

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Sid — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:29:50 -0000

Thank you or all the help first of all.
It is the most helpful site I have found yet.

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onlypencil — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:20:22 -0000

you're welcome :) Well i use the the one with a tapered tip because its shaped more like a pencil. You can test other shapes to see which one works best. You can see a description of each one here
https://www.currys.com/cata...

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Udo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:01:27 -0000

Hello,

first I want to thank you for your excellent tutorials. I learned a lot.
I have one question: What type of colour blender you use? Please can you give me more info.
Thanks for your help.

Kind regards from Germany,

Udo

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onlypencil — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:05:05 -0000

Hi,somebody told me to use blue-tack to erase graphite , does that work?
Great site and tutorials by the way well done!

yeah blu tack is great, but that one you have to order from the UK so i just purchase the ones at my local art store. I've bought blu-tack and its a great eraser but the ones that i buy are as good too. Well thanks for visiting and hope you come back again.

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Ian — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:15:40 -0000

Hi,somebody told me to use blue-tack to erase graphite , does that work?
Great site and tutorials by the way well done!

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onlypencil — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:33:27 -0000

You won't regret it :D. Well it lasts for a long time, theres actually no way of cleaning it. The way you can tell that its time to get a new one is when it either gets too hard,it doesn't pull any more graphite off paper or it puts down more graphite than it pulls when you use it. But it should last you for a while.

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Anton — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:08:03 -0000

Hi, I have bought my first kneable eraser today =), and I have a question, how do I clean it when it gets dirty??
Thanks.

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onlypencil — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:31:00 -0000

Thank you so much. Mechanical pencils are great for fine details. It also helps that you don't to keep sharpening them. Wood Cased pencils are still important because they can be used for different effects as well.

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AmyW — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:12:00 -0000

I appreciate the tips on what to use when drawing. I have an assortment of pencils, erasers, etc, but I haven't used mechanical pencils yet. I'm definately going to buy a few.

Your work is fantastic. It's nice to see the tools you use to create such masterpieces. Thanks for all of your tips and helpful comments.

:)