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lunatica

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3. I used opaque vellum paper

Reply to jkirch (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 18, 2020, 01:37 PM

Feb 2020

It’s so smooth that the charcoal will come off if you touch it so you have to be extra careful with it until you can spray a sealer on it. And I used a smudger to blend all the shading which also adds softness. The sunshine highlights were put in by using a kneading eraser to lift the charcoal off.

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Drawing of a little girl [View all] lunatica Feb 2020 OP

Lovely softness in the shading. jkirch Feb 2020 #1

I used opaque vellum paper lunatica Feb 2020 #3

Lovely rendering Ohiogal Feb 2020 #2

That there will be an heirloom! flotsam Feb 2020 #4

Wow! Moral Compass Feb 2020 #5

Love it...and I know the buyer was over the moon for it!❤ Karadeniz Feb 2020 #6

Her father commissioned me to draw a portrait of both his daughters lunatica Feb 2020 #7

Really beautifully done. bif Feb 2020 #8

Wow! tiredtoo Feb 2020 #9

Thanks! lunatica Feb 2020 #10

Please keep posting your work Sucha NastyWoman Feb 2020 #11

I have been posting my work about once a week or so for a lunatica Feb 2020 #12

You certainly managed to give us a hint of her personality, very good! marble falls Feb 2020 #13

Sweetness and innocence captured. Scarsdale Feb 2020 #14

Gorgeous Mira Feb 2020 #15

That's a wonderful compliment lunatica Feb 2020 #16