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Tessa Gwynne

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A little vase from me today.
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George Cutter

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Another pen and ink from me.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I didn’t sketch last night so no actual sketch to post , I do set up for two paintings, out of necessity the trawler one is more detailed than the landscape which will be quite loose looking.

Tessa Gwynne

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Good work chaps! Some people watching from me today.
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Lewis Cooper

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Ages ago I bought a blender stump and a stick eraser...not sure I have the names right...the blender is a pencil shape lump of plastic, the eraser stick is a very small eraser in a pen.  I think I read about them in a blog by Russell (when we still had blogs).  For some reason I've never tried them.  Used them on this sketch... ...I like the blender.  I think some people use rolled up paper, but I've never tried it.  The stick's OK, but it took several goes (unlike their video)...used it to put highlights in the beard.  I expect you lot have been using these from the year dot.  New to me.

Alan Bickley

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They can be useful for blending, basically rolled up paper and often referred to as a Blending Stump Stick or Tortillon if you want to be pedantic! I’ve got a selection of different sizes, ranging from thin to thick… you can reach the parts that fingers can’t, so useful to have in your armoury! They cost pennies…
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Lewis Cooper

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Great, I’ll get some more, I found having a blender in the form of a pencil very easy to use…and helpful.  I used to do it with my finger but the blender is better.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I use the paper ones quite a lot, and the softer ones that you can sharpen with a blade , tried a pencil sharpen as suggested but it doesn’t work well. I think you will find the useful Lew , certainly Candy get into small areas with them and you can cut the ends to suit your needs . Used then with pastel recently they work well on them and charcoal. 

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Gillian Cooke

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Evening you have been busy guys! I often use charcoal and pastels for  sketching I use my fingers with larger work but do use the tortillons , cotton buds or my electric eraser for highlights. Here is popping pastel pencils

Denise Cat

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Bargue sketch plate 58. Not rendered yet, just blocking in shape. The central line fell at the top of the higher shoulder, figuring out this line then makes it easy finding the central diagonal line for the head. On occasion I used a piece of string to check my measurements and angles from the central line.I'll spend an hour rendering it sometime over the weekend.
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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That’s a complex looking figure to sketch Denise, but you certainly have the talent to do it . 
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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I haven't taken the Charles Bargue course, but I know it to be a good one, and you've proved it.  Anyone remember Daveyboyz?  He and Denise should get together - in an entirely proper way, of course - and compare notes.  It's a course to take if you've not got access to plaster casts of classical statues - and perhaps even if you have - which was once the staple of art college tuition; some might think it an old fashioned approach, but - it works.
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