Comment 79489

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Piglet
Aug 4, 2009, 10:31:54 PM UTC
Hi Dienle. Lovely piece of work, first of all. The effect you are looking for is called Chiaroscuro, which is a word coined by the Rennaisance Italians to describe light and dark, even ranging in one artwork from the lightest possible shade (white) to the darkest (black).

I see you have probably used a fairly hard pencil here, perhaps a HB or B. Maybe you can get more contrast in the darkest areas using a 3B or 4B quite liberally.

Just a thought. It's still a great piece though.

Comment ID 79489

[Art] Pledge
Dienle
Aug 15, 2009, 9:02:35 AM UTC on [Art] Pledge
Chiaroscuro, interesting, I would have a search up the term Smile

Yes, I was also thinking of using other types of pencils, although that would meant having to search out for it because art/stationary shops are scant in my area.

Nonetheless, thanks for your advice Smile

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