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Published: 2005-09-04 09:21:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 5455; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 2188
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Description So many of you have asked how I do my art - I usually answer that it is through brute force, ignorance, and an inability to know when I'm beaten.

This is true but I do have some basics I adhere to

I've put together this shockingly bad tutorial to try and put it into words (and a picture)
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Comments: 124

Misaniovent [2005-09-04 17:40:17 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I imagine that this would be extremely useful if I drew.

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ragados In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 17:09:06 +0000 UTC]

that light bulb is a eureka moment in itself!

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lainwiththedevil [2005-09-04 15:29:01 +0000 UTC]

I'm taking now a 2d design class and we're gonna use those pencils, and this was immensely informative. Thank you!

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Windy999 In reply to lainwiththedevil [2005-09-04 15:40:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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ImmortalGoddezz [2005-09-04 15:16:54 +0000 UTC]

If I could draw I would definitely try this. I get a little when I try to draw, being a perfectionist doesn't help.

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Miroku42 [2005-09-04 15:05:43 +0000 UTC]

o_O u mean my crap can turn into that!? xD

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Windy999 In reply to Miroku42 [2005-09-04 15:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Yes

(finds back entrance and runs away)

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Miroku42 In reply to Windy999 [2005-09-04 15:47:50 +0000 UTC]

--; waits..I got one question..o_O whats a smudger thingy?

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Windy999 In reply to Miroku42 [2005-09-04 15:49:45 +0000 UTC]

Some people call it a "stump"

It is a tightly wound roll of paper which can be sharpened and used to, well, smudge pencil and chalk etc

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Miroku42 In reply to Windy999 [2005-09-05 03:00:04 +0000 UTC]

=O so THATS what those are for!

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ArofaTamahn [2005-09-04 14:48:11 +0000 UTC]

Oh, this is good, this is really good.

… Hmm, looks like I don't have a blender, guess I'll just have to resort to my index finger!

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Windy999 In reply to ArofaTamahn [2005-09-04 15:02:22 +0000 UTC]

Try rolling up some scrap paper really tightly - stick some tape around it to hold it together

Hey presto - a blender

(if you've wound it really tightly you can even sharpen it with a pencil sharpener)

Cheers

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Disco-Logic In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 14:31:20 +0000 UTC]

ooh nice. I had always wondered about this

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Big-Foot [2005-09-04 14:07:22 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting... most times my whole problem is figuring out where the shadow would be in the first place! I should try drawing that mini-reference lightbulb to see if it'll help me too.

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Windy999 In reply to Big-Foot [2005-09-04 14:09:06 +0000 UTC]

Just remember to rub it out at the end

(like I forgot to do )

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Arianna2005 [2005-09-04 13:49:50 +0000 UTC]

A tutorial to manual cartooning.....unique and, by the way, I like it! So much digital stuff these days and, although it can be fantastic in its own right, the mighty pen/pencil and smudger are still first with me. Great tut!

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Windy999 In reply to Arianna2005 [2005-09-04 13:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Lets hear it for the pencil!

Cheers

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hokuto In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 13:47:24 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh. I shall have to play with this technique, I've always been terrible shading with pencil or charcoal and this tutorial is useful, damnit. Thank you for making it!

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Windy999 In reply to hokuto [2005-09-04 13:57:16 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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pazzesco [2005-09-04 13:37:29 +0000 UTC]

i can use a stump, but i can never use it that well.
thanks for the tips, Andy!

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Spidertrinity [2005-09-04 13:34:12 +0000 UTC]

*Adds to list of how do do things written by fabulous people*

You make it look so simple...

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Ezekel In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 13:28:44 +0000 UTC]

nice.
whats a shader/blender?

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Windy999 In reply to Ezekel [2005-09-04 13:37:59 +0000 UTC]

just a stick made of rolled-up paper

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Ezekel In reply to Windy999 [2005-09-05 10:56:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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LordOfDragons [2005-09-04 13:22:05 +0000 UTC]

really nice tutorial... time for a

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inaam07 [2005-09-04 13:03:40 +0000 UTC]

man, that tutorial is amazing! it sounds hard though...i dont even know what a smudger is?! well maybe thats bevause i'm not an artist

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EveShifter [2005-09-04 12:52:32 +0000 UTC]

great tutorial. I'll have to try that sometime. ^_^ And buy new smudgers.......

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EveShifter In reply to EveShifter [2005-11-08 06:03:09 +0000 UTC]

i did end up using the tutorial. here's the finished product if you feel like taking a look. ^_^
[link]

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Klaue In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 12:43:01 +0000 UTC]

nice tutorial!
i faved it so i can find it again when i bought pencils

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Windy999 In reply to Klaue [2005-09-04 12:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Many thanks

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CausticArmadillo [2005-09-04 12:37:45 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I might just try that, as I now have one of those fansy smudger things.

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CausticArmadillo In reply to CausticArmadillo [2005-09-04 12:38:39 +0000 UTC]

fancy, that is.

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smileyvampireartist [2005-09-04 12:31:07 +0000 UTC]

I love pencil drawing, but I'm still a newbie at shading.

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smileyvampireartist In reply to smileyvampireartist [2005-09-04 12:31:22 +0000 UTC]

thank you. ^^

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madbrainsurgeon [2005-09-04 12:19:43 +0000 UTC]

fantastic tutorial simple no silliness or crazed verbal floridness either, hmm I seem to have swallowed a dictionary very tasty, anyway the shadowing is especially easy to understand

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Windy999 In reply to madbrainsurgeon [2005-09-04 12:22:24 +0000 UTC]

Simple - that's me alright!

Cheers

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Kenji-Himonatashi [2005-09-04 12:18:01 +0000 UTC]

The secret is out! *ninja face* I don't have a smudger. XP Your art never seems to fail to amaze me. ^ ^ Great job.

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Windy999 In reply to Kenji-Himonatashi [2005-09-04 12:23:17 +0000 UTC]

use a screwed up piece of paper if you don't have a smudger

(can get a wee bit messy though)

Cheers

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xXPrivateEyeXx In reply to Windy999 [2005-09-04 18:09:10 +0000 UTC]

a folded up paper towel works too.

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Kenji-Himonatashi In reply to Windy999 [2005-09-04 12:26:49 +0000 UTC]

XD Sounds fun I'll try it. Keep up the awsome work!

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RomaV [2005-09-04 12:06:07 +0000 UTC]

Funny, you know, I've never asked. I live in my head.

'Twas cool...

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SalHunter In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 11:53:58 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic insight into your working process ... love the title! ... and the end where you actually stop .... always so difficult to stop hehehe!

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Runewitch In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 11:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Everything I didn't think I needed to know about cartooning
Nice tutorial!

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Windy999 In reply to Runewitch [2005-09-04 11:52:19 +0000 UTC]

Ha!

Cheers

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Runewitch In reply to Windy999 [2005-09-05 05:56:50 +0000 UTC]

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Kila-the-Dragon In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 11:26:21 +0000 UTC]

I've always wondered how to shade like you do!
So useful; I'm totally useless at shading with just pencils.

I think I might just buy one of those smudger dealies...

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Windy999 In reply to Kila-the-Dragon [2005-09-04 11:53:02 +0000 UTC]

All hale the mighty smudger

(and they are cheap)

Cheers

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BunsY In reply to ??? [2005-09-04 11:15:01 +0000 UTC]

How neat! And I'm sure many aspiring cartoonist will absolutely love this fast but effective tutorial!

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fatdrake [2005-09-04 11:13:18 +0000 UTC]

Hehe, nice tutorial.

Overdone is doing too much, so 'overshade' made me think this was about how to shade your drawing too much. Just my random thought.

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Windy999 In reply to fatdrake [2005-09-04 11:53:50 +0000 UTC]

I'm often accused of too much shading

I've learned to live with it now

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