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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
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.
Jola
about 1 month ago
16662 comments
I"m using blending pencils!!!
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.
sratliff
2 months ago
76 comments
I have the hardest time with pencil and so I am going to get one of her books.