Thomas's sketchbook

[Thomas]

I think what this drawing leak is the understanding of your medium for example are you aware of the granularity of your paper it ''Softness''does it absorb your medium easyly or do you have to press hard to leave a mark?.Are you aware that pencil have different grade of graphite that are softer or harder?It a good thing to test your tool on a piece of paper before drawing and to try to apply different pressure to create different kind of mark try to buy different type of paper and try your different tool on them even the erase.This will help you find material that you feel confortable working with but that can also do the job your asking those tool to do you don't want to be fighting with your material or tool against one an other you want an harmony.

I think here the issue is your dark are still not as dark as they could be there still alot of uneveness in that make your result look ''blurry'' and less contrasted overall.

Hello there. Excuse the delay. I read the replies, and it made me realize, that i have a lot of dodgy knowledge, when it comes to the basics. To be more clear, i think i didn't even know they were the basics, as they are not the focus of a lot of the tutorials out there. Back to the basics, more or less. Won't stop with creating stuff. Thank you for pointing out things, i didn't even realize were a problem. Opened my eyes, to be more attentive about it.

This represents some my problems. My biggest issue from this point is lack of mileage, i think. I realized, only at the end, that the legs are badly off. Also, making the sketch precise, before diving in, might help greatly.