Animal And Wildlife Challenge Oct/Nov 2025
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Grapes
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Jade, thank you! 
2B won't do it, you need HB additionally. That's exactly the dark l get to the real drawing - it's not only the photo. If my paper was real good I would get it even darker but this is a sketch paper and breaks quite fast so at some point I must stop and call it done. Also, pencils need to be real sharp and need to sharpened every 5 min to reach dark enough.
2B won't do it, you need HB additionally. That's exactly the dark l get to the real drawing - it's not only the photo. If my paper was real good I would get it even darker but this is a sketch paper and breaks quite fast so at some point I must stop and call it done. Also, pencils need to be real sharp and need to sharpened every 5 min to reach dark enough.
Jade
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Ooh thanks for the tips @Grapes I'd presumed hb was lighter.. I'll try that later and sharpening.. thank youJade, thank you!
your welcome.
Grapes
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Joy, thanks @Joy 
This penguin is quite sketchy and was not so much work. I'm spending lazy moments of the afternoons drawing these wonderful references meanwhile watching series/documents on tv. That's how they get done.
What I lack the most in my penguin is the work on the light areas which would mean 2H but I was was too lazy to open the drawer and pick up my H's. Instead I used 2B for the lights. Maybe for the next one.
@Joy This penguin is quite sketchy and was not so much work. I'm spending lazy moments of the afternoons drawing these wonderful references meanwhile watching series/documents on tv. That's how they get done.
What I lack the most in my penguin is the work on the light areas which would mean 2H but I was was too lazy to open the drawer and pick up my H's. Instead I used 2B for the lights. Maybe for the next one.
Joy
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Joy, thanks
This penguin is quite sketchy and was not so much work. I'm spending lazy moments of the afternoons drawing these wonderful references meanwhile watching series/documents on tv. That's how they get done.
What I lack the most in my penguin is the work on the light areas which would mean 2H but I was was too lazy to open the drawer and pick up my H's. Instead I used 2B for the lights. Maybe for the next one.
I could never work on art and concentrate on TV! We watch a lot of very complex and foreign language series before bedtime, and I often fall asleep. So I can barely follow them at times, let alone work on a painting.
The shading is fine, with a great range of values.
