Any artists out there?

[Sapphire Sebright]

Okay, I only use mechanicle pencils, I don't know what lead type is in them though .

Any lead can smudge if you rub it hard enough.
I think that most mechanical pencils have HB lead (at least, that's what this little container of refills is full of). I don't know how soft that is, but it will smudge gradually while I'm sketching.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Any lead can smudge if you rub it hard enough.
I think that most mechanical pencils have HB lead (at least, that's what this little container of refills is full of). I don't know how soft that is, but it will smudge gradually while I'm sketching.

Still, I frustrate so easily over it. But I always have to remind myself, it will get colored over digitally! .

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Still, I frustrate so easily over it. But I always have to remind myself, it will get colored over digitally! .

Have you tried gently running an eraser over your sketch to lighten it before going over with a pencil again the lines that you want to keep?

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Have you tried gently running an eraser over your sketch to lighten it before going over with a pencil again the lines that you want to keep?

No, I've never tried that, what would that do?

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

No, I've never tried that, what would that do?

*is curious*

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

No, I've never tried that, what would that do?

It wouldn't completely erase the sketch, but it would make it fainter -- imagine lowering the opacity, only on real paper. It picks up loose graphite, including the smudges.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I wasn't really planning on painting this weekend. We had a bunch of stuff going on and I have a "honey do" list that could encircle the globe.

My brain, on the other hand, had a different agenda.

"Malachite and Graffiti".
16x20x1.5 acrylic on canvas.

 

[-Kiwi-]

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So I uh…finished that sketch from my last post *wheezes* finally

I wasn't really planning on painting this weekend. We had a bunch of stuff going on and I have a "honey do" list that could encircle the globe.

My brain, on the other hand, had a different agenda.

"Malachite and Graffiti".
16x20x1.5 acrylic on canvas.
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These are both amazing!

 

[-Kiwi-]

I might try to do some Httyd dragons this week. They're so hard and different compared to what im used to drawing!

 

[KikiDeAnime]

So I might be getting ready to set up the paint/drawing supplies that I had gotten for Christmas 2 or 3 years ago. The box contains the easel, a few different sized canvases, and the supplies. There's some space in the garage for me to do 10 min painting/sketching each day before/after work.

Any suggestions for what I should paint first once it's set up??