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ciaossuu wrote:
Arkillian wrote:
Putting white on the colour can flatten out the colour, but I suspect that you may or many not be able to do that with the resources you have. The other thing you can do is use a heavier toothed piece of paper (I assume you use printer paper?) If you do that, it holds the coloured pencil better :) I have a few other tips too, but I'd need to know what you use to if they're helpful or not. Coloured pencils and pencils are what I learnt to draw with :) I didn't own a computer for a very long time so I've only learnt digital recently >.>
Yeah, I have printer, but what is... toothed? ;; Sorry, I dunno what that means. orz
Sorry ^^; tooth meaning the texture of the paper. If it's a heavy tooth, it has a deep texture. Printer paper tends to be hot pressed, which means that it has a smooth finish which is great for ink, but not for art where you want the paper to grab your medium- specially with pencils. I use a heavier toothed paper now for my pencil drawings- it makes a BIG difference for how much contrast it picks up on and blending
The above picture is pretty old now (6 years O.o )but back then I was using bulk grade art paper- not printer paper cause I liked how I could get more pencil down on the page. It made making new colours ALOT easier too- as you see the background is a combination of brown, peach and a pink colour. It still warped the page a little when I did the heavier colours, but it stood some impact. That's all to do with the weight of the paper though- printer paper is 80gsm, while art paper is around 120gsm. What this means is that there's more paper in your page to take the pressure of the pencil.
Um... you can use hard pressed paper (Smooth finish)for coloured pencil- comes out smoother, but you'd want a thicker piece of card for that cause it requires a firmer touch. Like Bristol board or something. What ever ever you use though, keep your pencil sharp, see if you can make your lines go with the flow of the object yur colouring. if it's hair, you follow where the hair goes. If it's a flat texture, use circles and stuff.
Urgh... I've probably confused you now so I'll stop T.T