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Another $12 commission, this one for skreft.
So I received some advice. After being concerned about the lightness of many of these works, and I was pointed to Carbon Pencils, and Charcoal Pencils, and the fact that I have been using the wrong hardness of pencil. I HATE using charcoal, so much that after I left college I threw out all my messy charcoal sticks, but after the advice I decided to take another look at them. Its not just the tools but how I used them. So, Skreft got to be my Guinea pig. This one was done with 2H, HB, 2B, 4B Steadler Lumographs, as well as 2H, HB, 2B, and 4B General's Charcoal Pencil, with an Eraser Stick, Grey Gummi, and a General's Black Carbon Eraser. As a result this one took WAY longer then I would have liked (Here's to making 10ยข an hour). *Shrug*
Media: Graphite & Charcoal Pencil on Bristol Paper
Size: 8"x10"
Date: 2013
So I received some advice. After being concerned about the lightness of many of these works, and I was pointed to Carbon Pencils, and Charcoal Pencils, and the fact that I have been using the wrong hardness of pencil. I HATE using charcoal, so much that after I left college I threw out all my messy charcoal sticks, but after the advice I decided to take another look at them. Its not just the tools but how I used them. So, Skreft got to be my Guinea pig. This one was done with 2H, HB, 2B, 4B Steadler Lumographs, as well as 2H, HB, 2B, and 4B General's Charcoal Pencil, with an Eraser Stick, Grey Gummi, and a General's Black Carbon Eraser. As a result this one took WAY longer then I would have liked (Here's to making 10ยข an hour). *Shrug*
Media: Graphite & Charcoal Pencil on Bristol Paper
Size: 8"x10"
Date: 2013
Category All / All
Species Raccoon
Size 480 x 600px
File Size 70.5 kB
Very nice :) I love the feral anthro look. Have you tried Conte pencils before? They are like charcoal but they are in pencil form and much easier to control and smudge. I hated charcoal as well but really enjoyed working with Conte. They also come in other colors such as white to help sharpen dark smudge lines.
Ironically compared to you, I love charcoal. It makes me feel that my other works get put to shame by how easily I can work with a charcoal reduction method... Still hate digital, but, I'm forcing myself to try with it. I think that I'm picking up by looking at your work, areas where you've possibly used kneaded erasers (which reminds me to buy more, as well as also find my different pencils again). But, anyway, it looks like pretty much all of your work is very beautiful and I can't believe that I haven't run into your art before.
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