Hi there, have you ever tried carbon pencils? I recently started using them alongside graphite pencils. I found that going darker with graphite made the shadows shiny! Carbon pencils are great for shadow areas as they do not produce the shine! Great drawing, i like the detail around the eyes! You k...

Thank you Barb . I will try to darken it up...It is pretty dark now but photographing graphite is an art in and of itself. It really lightened up the shadow under the jaw quite a bit. If you have tips or tricks on photographing graphite or know of a forum post that speaks to this problem I would be ...

You guys are very kind and I took your advice BYart and x posted this in Fury. See what happens!

Graphite drawing on Bristol Vellum 11x14.

It is what it looks like...A nice chilled potent potable of your choice...mine would be gin on the rocks...but you decide.

I did this drawing in honor of the Native American Heritage Month. It is of coarse a ZUNI WARRIOR Done on Bristol Vellum, 11X14, graphite Clutch pencil 2h, hb 2b,4b 6b. I have been drawing for about 10 months now and would like some critiques on this drawing. Not ave enough to put up on the "Re...

Thanks for the smile this morning!! Great job on this!

I like this sketch! Very loose which I admire, cause I tend to draw very tight. It also has a painterly quality which I admire! Good work!

This is a killer drawing. Very clever to make the drop turn into a glass!! You inspire!!

Yeah well, as a graphite artist myself I have to say...Wow!!Very nice tonal variation. The wood grain is very well rendered. Your darks are nicely dark and your lights are... well....light. Not that easy to do for a beginner like myself. Bravo on this work.

Thank you very much Joe I will keep you in mind as I navagate this site. Very kind of you!

Hello I am new to this site and I am impressed so far. I hope to be a contributor and look forward to exploring this place. So far I am truly amazed at the caliber of art I am seeing! Wow!! Hope I come even a little close to these amazing artists!