Warmup - Gradations

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Warmup - Gradations

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Drawing Basics

307

Course In Progress

Comments 7Lesson NotesDownloads 5

Stan Prokopenko

This warmup builds the pressure control and stroke consistency needed for clean edges.

Juice

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I’m testing charcoal pencils for first time. I sharpened it like in the video but the point just breaks. At first i had 1 Faber castell medium and one hard. Medium felt mor difficult to sharpen and to not break it so i kept on with the har one but it breaked to. I order 5 more hard because i figured it will go so material learning this. Now i just got the new ones and i thought i will give it another go! Sharpened it..looked nice! I did one stroke. Looked pretty good. Started a new stroke and it breakes.i didnt even pushed hard. Anyone with same problem? What do I do wrong? So far my 6b faber castel 3mm led mechanical pencil is most fun for this warm up.

onigi *pronunce [on-ie-gee]*

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13d

How can we make stokes like ones Stan did at 3:13~3:18? I tried several times but what I did doesn't look right. I made dark parts first and then added soft gradation with a well-sharpen 4B charcoal pencil. on printing paper.

Dermot

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12d

Are you referring to these strokes. I find them difficult. It looks like Stan is controlling the index finger pressure with the movement. The Dark stroke first and then releasing the index finger pressure for the second lighter stroke., two strokes. Then I think he explains do the same in one stroke. followed with.....in his own words ... "Yikes" ! The "Yikes" ... I understand. :)