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In this lesson, I'll show you how I render basic shapes with a 4-color ballpoint pen. I'll explain my smudging technique for creating soft core shadows and gradients without a lot of hatching. You'll see how each color reacts differently to smudging and how to use that to your advantage. I also cover how to pre-wet the paper for thicker lines, control line weight for depth, and apply these concepts to render forms like spheres, cylinders, and boxes.

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