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Published: 2015-03-03 13:40:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 578; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 5
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An art-gift to my friend
I quite like my first woman drawing
but still need more improving on shading.Anyway, I hope you like it ^^
Tools : Pencils HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, A4 Paper, White Marker, Eraser
Art (c) : Me
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Nice! are you sure that's your first woman drawing? it looks good!
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Thank you and yes, I'm sure this is my first time
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then you should be proud of yourself! are you going to draw people more often?
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Cool! though people are nowhere near as awesome as dragons of course 
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Yeah!!
And do you have some recommend way of shading? I need to improve my shading skill ^^
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well, if you don't know what areas need shading you can start by looking at references. photo's are the most realistic of course, but that might be a bit problematic with dragons... though there are tons of dragon movies and artwork you could use, or pictures of lizards or something. Just look at them and watch where the light and dark areas are. I think it's easier to turn the reference pics into grey scale, because colour can be really a distraction sometimes. That's also the case for drawing by the way; I often start in grey scale when lighting is difficult, and colour it later. Always keep in mind where the source of light is, or sources, there is often more than one. you can draw little suns or light rays to help you find the illuminated parts of your character/scene/whatever it is you are drawing, that helps a lot.
I am less of a help if you are struggling more with (traditional) shading techniques, because I don't know that much tips and tricks... Anyway, do you use a stumper (is that what those things are called in English?) for your pencil drawings? It makes shading large areas much easier. Mine ran away, I miss it so much 
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Okay ^^, so I can start by looking at references, turn it to gray scale and think about where the light source is, am I right ^^?
And for the "stumper" (I don't know how it's called in English too, but I do know what it can do 
And I am really thank you for your help 
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yes, that's right! Oh, you might also take a look at different materials; metal reflects light in a completely different way than fabric for example.
In Dutch it's called a 'doezelaar', but I checked and it's indeed a stumper in English (though I do not get a lot of good hits when I google it...) You can buy them in artists/craft/hobby shops... but you can also use a cotton swab! I have never used that, it's a tip I just found on the internet
good luck with shading! I am glad I could be of help
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YAY!!
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you're welcome! and feel free to ask if you get new questions
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I'm really glad you love it ^^
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I love the details in the dragon. The woman reminds me of anime characters. :3
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Thank you for loving my work
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You're welcome! I was just mentioning that it reminds me of the genre Anime.
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