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Old 04-24-2009, 09:01 PM
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Default Re: Shading practice

Chapi, your work is improving greatly. For your banknote shading try a Lindsay Universal that I believe is around 115 or so. The thing about shading is that you want to start very sharp and fine and gradually increase to wider and wider til at the end your shading cuts merge together and make a nice solid black. I nor may others cant accomplish that kind of shading using a narrow V graver like the 60or 70 degree graver. I can do everything with a 120 with a short heal.
Try it and I think you will see what I mean. Search a shading practice plate I did some months ago and see what I mean with the bigger variation of grays you can accomplish with fewer cuts.
Keep up the good work and dont hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
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