Trying out a new method to sharpen my pencils.
I’ve been reading that some people use a piece of sanding paper to sharpen their pencils. I never saw the point in that (if you pardon the pun). But now I’ve started drawing with the side of the pencil it make all the more sense. With sandpaper I can get a much sharper point then using a table top sharpener. Which means that I can use a larger part of the pencil.
That gives me much more control over the drawing and mixing of colors.
Tree 8
For this drawing I started out with light and dark blue and mixed yellow in. That is, I try to cover the paper with blue before applying the yellow. It seems that I get the best green when I use the yellow as a blending pencil.
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