heck yeah! now THAT's graphite work! could you bother to descibe what materials you used if its not too much trouble? O .o

well, i used a regular 0.5 bic matic grip mechanical pencil. and for some of the dark darks i used an ebony pencil. which i don't use often. i like to stick to my bic. keep it simple. this one is a bit of an older one. i used a blending stump on it as well. on my newer work, i try to work in layers to create value instead of relying on a stump. does that help?

personally i thought the stub is a marvelous technique, its a fast method of rendering and when working with t3h white eraser, its almost like trying to render a painting.

i thought this too, but it's more challenging to get a smooth value without the stump, which attracts me to it. that, and i really like the way the tooth of the paper picks up the graphite. makes for really interesting contrast. an example is my thursday drawing. i like how crisp it is compared to the blurriness of the stump (don't get me wrong, i like the stump too). but i don't think i could have gotten as much detail in the thurday with a stump.

oh, and also, i think both techniques mimic painting. i just get in the zone!

GREAT !!!

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i'll reply to all 3 of yours in one. thanks, thank you, and you're welcome!
is your quote from jamie oliver? i love that naked chef.

wich one ?
"Eezeepeezeeeezeepeeezee" ?
If it is, no, it's not Jamie Oliver, it's err .. part of "2+2=5" lyrics song by Radiohead.

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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i know that one too then
haha. but jamie oliver is adorable. and so it thom yorke. don't get me started on radiohead.