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D Hillman

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Plate 33, 34 and 35 Starting to tire now, and some of these complicated bits like the hair on the first head are a nightmare to squeeze in and hard to get in the right place. the details of the hair in the last one I did almost blind (after studying and trying to get the beard right I was running out of concentration)
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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If you're tiring, take a rest - you deserve it; and apart from that, you shouldn't make this a chore - you need to enjoy what you're doing to profit from it. This has been a very interesting process so far, and I hope you'll persist with it - but at your own pace: you don't need to impress anyone else, but as it happens, you do.
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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And ps - Nitram charcoal is great stuff; there are many charcoal-type drawing materials, offering dense colour and delicate shading depending on the pressure applied: well worth exploring the options.
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Lewis Cooper

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Good advice from Robert on not overdoing it. This self appointed task is going so well.

D Hillman

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Plate 38, otherwise known as brain damage. to get the hair details all the correct shapes and in the right places required rather a lot of concentration and I am still tweeking some of the shading.

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Plate 41, somewhat more enjoyable than the last couple, photo shows up some uneveness in the shading though which I will now correct.
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I'm following this, although I can't always think of something to say. You are making excellent progress, and I think all this effort will pay great dividends in your future artistic efforts. Good work and an interesting thread. Lew.
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Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley

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Well, it is paying off. My favourite is the last one, which is probably because it is a bit like a portrait with oomph. I would be very interested to know how you have found the Nitram. Do you use the holder? I love drawing myself. I don't think time taken is important. It is what you learn that matters. I replied on the web page I looked at hours ago. No. 39 is my favourite.

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Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley

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I look forward to seeing what you produce with Nitram. I am very tempted to get some. Use Spectrafix to fix the charcoal.
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Robert Jones, NAPA

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Yes, the W & N fixative is good for its purpose, but I would endorse what Gudrun says about ensuring you have good ventilation - I inadvertently inhaled a fixative (not sure which one it was now) and had a bit of a spasm (it was shortly after I'd more or less recovered from bronchitis, so the lungs were still sensitive). And yes, use the dust! Useful stuff. I too will be interested to see/hear how you get on with the charcoal - some take to it like ducks to water, some find it too messy and fly-away, but the Nitram should be pleasanter and easier to use than sticks of willow charcoal (which also have their charms). I noticed (and may have commented before, sorry if I'm repeating myself, old buggers do that) that you've been using Mars Lumograph pencils - excellent pencils, the best I've ever found: the 8B especially.

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Well I surprised myself how quickly I squeezed this in... This is plate 53 in Nitram Charcoal.
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