Nice tones Richard! What you want to work on next is making sure you get nice smooth, even toning. You should not be able to see the white spots and variation of tone within each square. It takes time, but you want to start with an even, smooth base layer and keep adding on layers making sure they are also even and smooth.
Richard, I’ve found that making sure you have a really sharp colored pencil, and then a really light touch helps to get nice even toning. I even make myself hold my pencil way back toward the back end when I’m toning so that I can’t press too hard. I just let the pencil barely touch the paper while I’m toning, especially for those first few layers.
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Nice tones Richard! What you want to work on next is making sure you get nice smooth, even toning. You should not be able to see the white spots and variation of tone within each square. It takes time, but you want to start with an even, smooth base layer and keep adding on layers making sure they are also even and smooth.
Richard, I’ve found that making sure you have a really sharp colored pencil, and then a really light touch helps to get nice even toning. I even make myself hold my pencil way back toward the back end when I’m toning so that I can’t press too hard. I just let the pencil barely touch the paper while I’m toning, especially for those first few layers.