Hello everyone! Today I am going through a few different options for blending graphite and charcoal! I hope you find them useful

This is exactly what I was looking for, and you presented it in such an organized and visual manner. Wonderful!

Doesn't shading with your finger spread natural oils all over the drawing? Essentially ruining it?

once again kirsty another fab tutorial, thank you ❤

I prefer your lessons, really. It's specific and direct. Very convenient for a non-art student like me. ♥

Another really helpful tutorial! I think in one year after I watched all of your coming videos I am maybe going to make profesianal arts and that just because of you, thank youu again!👍

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I really like this drawing tutorial:)😍

YES SHADING!

I don't know if this is a thing for artists, but I use this small makeup brush I stole from my mom lol. I use it to brush over the charcoal to keep it from appearing grainy, mostly for the darkest areas for charcoal and graphite. It actually shifts the pencils into the teeth of the paper so it is heavily saturated with black, so that helps me a lot. Have you used a brush? Not a literal brush of course

I like using cheapo dollar store make up brushes for blending They work great for blending and come in a large variety of stiffnesses Firm short or stubby brushes work best for most things but the soft brushes work too for light blending. They work for charcoal and pencil.

The last time I blended with my finger it looked like there were fingerprints all over the piece

Great vid helped a lot

it was very informative and I didn't no you could use cotton buds but now I know I can and I know how to do it thx

I like those, though I'm not crazy about the finger. BTW you have the cutest voice.

I am surprisef how significant of a difference there was wih the tissue and q-tip. I agree that the tissue and Q-tip like the most.

If your using a pencil then what I do is tiny little circles and that smoothens it out really well

left out your left foot, Daniel Day Lewis was so good blending.

I like the paper blender for charcoal.

Thanks for one more great video 😊😁🌈🦄

Kirsty hi thank you for the video. I am travelling to London in a week and want to buy a caran d'ache luminance set there since they are not sold in my country do you have a recommendation for a store that sells them for a good price?

Kirsty thanks for this experment. In pencil they all look more or less the same except tissue being softer and lighter in charcol they look more or less the same except that tissue maintain the quality of lightness, and finger smothness. while cloth in charcol maintain paper texture. I agree tissue is the most distnict result especially in tone, being lighter. in both charcol and graphite. Of course assuming that the amount of preassure and the medium filling prior to smudging is maintain constant. soft delicate sponge is great for sof transition.. another artist demonstrate it with make up sponge.. forgot the name of it but it is like pencil with little sponge at the end I think for eye area.. i dont have one that is the disadvantage of being a man. ;) One old art professor said that chimoa cloth is the best that work for smudging. the graphite part. Great video By the way I love languages and accents and speak several, what region is your accent in britain? I see you pronouce the letter "h" as "hitch" , thanks for the video.. have a nice day.

Surprised how dark charcoal stayed by using finger over other methods.

Finally getting the video that i was waiting for thank you so helpful 🙏🙌 But can i use a tiny brush ?

do you press hard to blend ?

Amazing tutorial🐷

I love your voice

One I would recommend is chamois (shammy) leather. But get the real stuff not the fake poundshop ones :)

What is that you are rubbing on shade

I never ever ever use any of those techniques to blend or soften edges when working with graphite. When I have tried to use anything at all to blend, it has always damaged the tooth of the paper way to soon. I have learned to go very slowly with my pencils and use a kneaded eraser to soften edges etc. It takes much more time, but the results are always better and that's what counts for me.

plzz helpout I am a newbie at sketching tell me how to sharpen a charcoal pencil? i literally broke lid of pencil i know its quite basic question plzz answer

I seen pencil artist use leather to blend to.

finger is not a good choice, because of the oils in your skin. Might try a chamois

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