I used to use smudge from time to time to merge the shadow values in my graphite drawings. It looked really cool. When I started working with pencils, I also decided to use them, but for some reason it didn't turn out the way I would like. That's when I remembered an old brush that I had even cut off the tip — it was to be used in a watercolor technique that I don't even remember what it was like, I ended up using it a few times, even. I thought: why not use it to try to blend the colors in the pastel pencil? And it became a very good workaround, hahaha.
The brush in question is from the Tigre brand (Condor) and has stiff bristles. Maybe you don't need to cut like I did here, but as I said, it was meant to be used for another technique but it turned out to be a great workaround for blending colors, haha.
In this week's drawings, I decided to work more with pastel pencils and less with pens, since I hadn't colored in a while. I blended the colors using the brush I mentioned with you. Check out the results below :)
I started the week with a quick face study. That I even maintained the same style that I have been doing in recent months: a mix of pen and pastel pencils. In the others, I worked only with pastel pencils, but I used the white pen on some details to reinforce sparkles, for example.
I always like to experiment with colors, so for the skin, I vary between shades of beige, pink and brown to achieve this result. I used the brush to blend the colors, look how it creates a nice softness! Here's a tip for you that you may not have any shades or who knows you would like an alternative to mix colors when painting. I used purple pencils in my mouth and the white pencil for the sparkles, of course, as always XD
To do the hair, as I mentioned on my page of Facebook and Instagram, I like to make a base all in white and make, on top, the shadows little by little using the colors I want. In this case it was shades of gray.
It creates a very beautiful shiny effect.
Finished drawing.
Probably my favorite sketch of the week, haha:)
In this one I used blood pencils (pastel pencils, I even have a blood pencil from another brand, but in this case I used only my Faber-Castell Polychromos) for the base of the skin, white for the shine and brown for the shadows.
Blending using the brush.
I noticed that in the clouds I had left the lines of my sketch very strong, so when I erased them I realized that I was able to create another cool effect to create softness and I also used the brush to reinforce it.
I decided to make her hair blue to create a greater contrast because it was a cold color - since I had used warm colors for the rest of the design.
Finished drawing:)
I had been wanting to make a fan art of Sotha Sil, a character from one of my favorite game franchises, Elder Scrolls, for some time.
Since he's a Dark Elf — one of the races in the game, they have dark skin and red eyes — I kept the shades of gray and black for the face.
Gradually, reinforcing the shadows even more and using white in the parts that needed to illuminate.
Making his helmet wasn't easy, haha. I didn't find a very detailed reference as I would like, so I improvised. I used white, about 3 or 4 shades of yellow (haha), orange and brown to make the colors.
Fan art finished:)
And that's it for today, guys. Take good advantage of the tips and keep drawing, huh? ;)
