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Will "Wolfman" Smith

I recall how sloppy my drawings looked until I stumbled across a book that revolutionized my technique. It was a book by Lee Hammond, how to draw lifelike portraits from photographs. She taught how to use "blended pencil" to achieve near photographic results.
After reading her book, I drove up to the Hobby Lobby in Murfreesboro Tennessee, and bought a pack of Strathmore Bistol paper, some 0.5 lead pencils and removed the HB lead, replacing it with 2B Pentel lead, a kneaded eraser, and some paper tortillions.
The rest is history! I strongly recommend Ms. Hammond's books. Her website is: http://www.leehammond.com


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    wetpaint

    27 days ago

    52 comments

    Cecile Baird has a wonderful colored pencil book Painting Light with Colored Pencil. She is a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. She has been published in The Artist Magazine, International Artist and American Artist.

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    Jola

    about 1 month ago

    16662 comments

    I"m using blending pencils!!!

  • Tuesday68_max50

    tuesday

    about 1 month ago

    218 comments

    I have that book also. Great book. Helps you to look at photo's in the forms of shapes. Other great books by her are:
    Draw Real Animals!, Draw Family and Friends, and Draw Real Hands!
    All great books! Paperback Discover Drawing Series.

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    sratliff

    2 months ago

    76 comments

    I have the hardest time with pencil and so I am going to get one of her books.

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