01-22-2015, 01:49 AM
It's cool man, no need to go into details. I've just met a lot of people who put off things, for no financial reason or otherwise,, that could boost them up, and then never get anywhere and wonder why. Just make sure that once whatever problems you have are resolved that you work towards something asap. That's mainly what I was trying to say
Also watch out for the haloing when you work in charcoal. It's tempting to want to keep your drawing intact and leave that little line of white around. But it's better to bring that gradient into it. If you need to shade around to remove unwanted halos, just find a nice pointed piece of charcoal, and work starting from the very edge of your drawing and drawing out, rather than filling in the outside and working towards the drawing. If you need to smudge it afterwards, find an old credit card of something thin and stiff that you can wrap a cloth or piece of paper towel and use that to get a nice sharp smudge line. Or you can always get a pencil and build up a soft gradient easily with its tip
Also watch out for the haloing when you work in charcoal. It's tempting to want to keep your drawing intact and leave that little line of white around. But it's better to bring that gradient into it. If you need to shade around to remove unwanted halos, just find a nice pointed piece of charcoal, and work starting from the very edge of your drawing and drawing out, rather than filling in the outside and working towards the drawing. If you need to smudge it afterwards, find an old credit card of something thin and stiff that you can wrap a cloth or piece of paper towel and use that to get a nice sharp smudge line. Or you can always get a pencil and build up a soft gradient easily with its tip