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Jojemo — Daniel Dae Kim, 4
Published: 2012-12-17 05:09:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 767; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 11
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Daniel plays Chin Ho Kelly on the new Hawaii Five-O show. Graphite pencils 2H, HB and 8B. Graphite powder on Daniel's face,and charcoal 2B pencil used for his hair. Facial tissues and tortillions to smooth the pencil's graphite and the graphite powder. Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper.Related content
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Thank you for your nice comment, Joane. I apologize for not answering before now. I don't think I have quite recovered from the busy holidays. Whatever ails me, I do not know. I do know that I haven't felt like drawing lately, so I haven't submitted anything new to S-P or here. There is something I have been doing though. I have been spending about an hour each day playing on a Yamaha digital keyboard. I am in the process of learning to read music and play a piano again. It has been many years since I had a piano and took lessons. About 65 years, I'd say.
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This is GREAT! You should be very proud of this one!!
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Thank you. I would say that came out better than I thought it would, but there is still room for improvement. Well this one sure was a surprise. I'd wanted a reindeer, but look what I got instead. That doesn't look like any reindeer I have ever seen.
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It looks like a hair ball. 
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Thanks for trying Kyra. That's as close to Christmas as I've been able to get, aside from the excellent one you sent to me a few days ago.
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OMG! this is excellent Joyce! You are getting better and better. Love the smile.
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Thank you, dear Kathleen. I am doing my best to make my portraits more realistic. It doesn't come easy, but nothing worthwhile ever does. Little by little I am learning things. The thing I have to work the hardest on, is my patience. I keep telling myself there is no hurry, but when I am involved in a drawing, I frequently can't stop until I've finished it. Lately, I've forced myself to walk away from a drawing, and stay away...possibly as long as the next day, before I get back to it. On this portrait, I used some graphite powder for the first time. I didn't buy any graphite powder, as I already have some GENERAL'S graphite sticks. Twelve assorted sticks, to be exact. (4-6B Hard; 4-4B Medium, and 4-2B Soft) I used a metal strainer that's designed to sharpen pastel sticks, and I ground the graphite by hand into the mesh. I collected the graphite powder and have I've stored it in small plastic cylanders, capped them and labeled them. To apply the graphite, I used a soft brush. I finished, by gently rubbing it into the paper. I went over some areas that I wanted to be darker, with more graphite powder.
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I am the exact same way. It's hard for me to stop once I start. It's an obsession ! I guess I am anxious to see it finished. I have started using powder too, but I just take the shavings from shapening them my pencils, but then I have the messy pieces of wood in there too. It's ground up enough for my liking though. Keep up the good eork!
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It appears to be working very well. I should have thought of that. I've been throwing my graphite waste away. Probably not so good of an idea for me to use the waste, after all. I say this because there will likely be colored pencil waste in among it, also.
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I like it because with a tortillion it is hard to get it smooth and not splotchy. Sorry for the misspellings. I was typing on my Nook and it's so small, it's hard to see the words are wrong. Thanks for the fave! I swear this looks like a photograph.
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I think we are supposed to use tortillions in those tiny, hard to reach areas, not over wide areas. At least that has been my experience thus far. Blending stubs might work better, as their tips are smooth, not twisted as are those of tortillions. I have some, but haven't used them. In leu of a chamois, which I don't have, I find that facial tissues work quite well for me. Soft brushes work well too. I tried makeup sponges, but being of a heavier substance than issues, when pressed too hard, they left uneven deposits on the paper. I know what you mean when you say it is hard to type on your Nook. I have an iPad, and I have the same problem. I am used to a full sized keyboard, not those tiny ones that I have to use two fingers on. Guess what Ed brought home tonight! He said it wasn't a Christmas present. It was a Yamaha Digital Keyboard that is loaded with all of the bells and whistles. I will be busy reading the manual, learning how to do different things on it.
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Yeah, I meant to say blending stumps. I rarely if ever use a tortillion. They are too hard! Congrats on your keyboard. That will surely keep you busy. Fun to learn new things. I'm always trying something. Have a fantastic Christmas.
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