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I\u2019ve been trying to create a smooth background for a drawing and was totally frustrated by all my attempts. I tried it with powdered graphite and every brush in the house, but it just didn\u2019t look right or feel<\/em> right. Finally, I grabbed a pencil and started laying in the background with a smooth hatching technique and that felt right!<\/em><\/p>\n

I have nothing against using powdered graphite and a brush to create tone, but that technique just wasn\u2019t right for this piece. In listening to the ever changing tune of my intuition, I\u2019ve found one constant and it\u2019s this: If something isn\u2019t working, it only wastes time to wrestle with it. Instead, do the most simple thing possible to solve the problem. That usually means reaching for my pencil and simply drawing the thing I\u2019ve been trying to create by some other means.<\/p>\n

There are no shortcuts in drawing for me, and that\u2019s okay. I\u2019m happy with my pencil in hand, simply drawing what I\u2019ve envisioned, and that counts for a lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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