In this post we will answer another subscriber question: How to blend Graphite Pencil? There are a number of interesting and effective ways of blending your graphite pencil drawings. Everything from paint brushes, cotton swabs, paper towels, blending stumps, tissue can be used, but are some methods better than others? Are some more effective? Well I do hope the following videos that I gathered from some very talented artists over on YouTube can help answer these questions and get you blending like a pro in no time! Enjoy!

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BEST WAYS TO BLEND GRAPHITE PENCILS

In this drawing tutorial I go through 4 ways to blend graphite. I demonstrate how I use each blending tool to blend graphite to get a smooth finish. Visit the artist’s youtube channel here.

WAYS TO BLEND PENCILS| Blending Tools |Blending Materials

How to shade & blend pencil drawings with a cotton bud

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In this video I show you how to blend a pencil drawing using a cotton bud to blend and smooth the graphite to get that slick, photographic effect. I’m drawing an ancient Greek bowl shape called a kylix. This illustration will be used on the inside cover of my book How to Draw Ancient Greek Stuff Real Easy which will be coming out in May 2018.With award winning illustrator, Shoo Rayner You can support my videos on Patreon ?? https://bit.ly/ShooPatreonPage Subscribe for lots more drawing 🙂 ?? http://bit.ly/Sub2Shoo

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