The Hillberry technique does make use of combining Graphite with charcoal and carbon.
Two other books I recommend are The Art of Pencil Drawing by Gene Franks : Īnd Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil by J.D. Mike’s book is by far the best instruction book out there, but as said, it focuses on animals/dogs primarily. I have to echo this and what Ken has said previously in the thread. His treatment of hair/fur is outstanding. If you are looking for portrait instruction, much of what he says is useful, but he doesn’t delve into skin the way some others do. He has some tutorials at his website … He does specialize in animals however. Most of the members who have been here for years have bought the book and I have yet to hear of any criticisms. I have read it at least 6 times now and each time I find another tidbit within it. If I could only have 1 book on drawing, it would be Mike’s book Line to Life. Having said that, I am still looking to see what is around.
I am leaning toward Britton’s lessons because they follow classical atelier practices. So far, there is the material here at WC, Darrel’s lessons and Michael Britton’s Art Academy Portrait lessons. Money is no problem, but I don’t want to throw the money away if the lessons are garbage either.Īt this point, I’m trying to see which sources are worthwhile. I’m not looking for a ‘magic bullet’, but I am looking for a good guide. It’s practice by the artist that leads to better results. In the end, no lesson is going to be the magic ingredient that makes anyone a good artist. Would you say from what you saw of Darrel’s method that it is a standard way of drawing or is it some quirky offshoot? In the end, results are what count-no matter how you get them. Besides which I think my results are pretty good on their own merits. So we’re entirely different in our approaches and that’s why I never looked much more deeply into his lessons. I use an underhand grip and the side of the pencil for circlism for human skin. Also his method of application is basically a very light series of lines drawn with the tip. For one thing, he likes sharp pencils … I much prefer a dull tip. but his technique is entirely different from mine – so much so that I could not manage it. I got a sample lesson of his which was very good.
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