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People ask me this all the time. How do I get such dark backgrounds on my drawings. The answer is complex, so I will step it out below.
1) The paper you use MATTERS! I use only Bristol, which is 2 or 3 times thicker than drawing paper, so it has a strong tooth to the paper
2) I use either B or 2B. The softer you go (3B-9B) the more wax is in the graphite, which makes it like a crayon and hard to blend.
3) I KEEP the pencil SHARP, and I hold it SIDEWAYS.
4) I do small sections at a time
5) I TURN the pencil in my fingers as I darken the area. This also helps keep the pencil sharp.
6) I use a back and forth scraping motion, that I can FEEL dig into the paper.
7) I end up going back over it more than once before finished, in a different direction.
8) I LATER use a harder pencil (H, F) and go over the dark area again
9) I use a "workable spray fixative" made by Krylon which reduces glare
10) I never use a flash on the camera when taking the photo of it
11) I ONLY take the photo during the daytime, under natural light, by laying it on the carpet near a window.
12) I NEVER use a software program to darken the photo of the drawing
I hope this helps?
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that makes me proud! lol
thanks for sharing
It may be a rather limited opinion, but I feel that crisp details and contrast make the drawing, and that blending ruins EVERYthing.And I'm a stubborn one, 'cause by #2 pencil and computer paper do fine for most stuff.
It's on the big stuff that I start to desire just a slightly more finished feel (and less carpel tunnel), and for that you have given me a wondrous direction.
Thank you!
For black background I use Charcoal and then blend it with a blending stick, this works for me. I only did it once though...
And I'll have to find a way to get better quality paper...