Prime Member 🜲 linda
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Question on Techniques to Prevent Graphite Shine in Realistic Drawing
Hi Ali, I hope this message finds you well.
I am passionate about realistic drawing and usually work primarily with charcoal, although I often incorporate graphite pencil for fine details. The challenge I face is that when I integrate graphite, the finished piece develops an unwanted shine, which affects both the uniformity and the…
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Hi Linda, thank you for your thoughtful question and kind words! 😊 and yesss you’re absolutely right.. that unwanted graphite shine can really take away from the matte realism we aim for in hyperrealistic drawings. I tried experimenting iwth this some time ago and let me share some techniques that have worked well for me:
First of all, Stick… Read more
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Hi Linda,
I like to use mediums that are convenient, because of my painful hands. And at the same time avoiding that annoying shine of dark graphite pencils.
The shine in graphite is mostly present in the dark pencils. Like Ali said, you can use Faber castell Pitt Matt. For really dark details I usually use 10B-12B-14B. The 14B always surprises…
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