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11 Oct 2024 03:17:51 EDT (-0400)
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From: Invisible
Date: 6 Mar 2008 04:23:30
Message: <47cfb812@news.povray.org>
>> - Drawing is FREAKING HARD! I had assumed that there's a special technique 
>> to it. But no, there isn't.
> 
>        Yes, there are special techniques involved with drawing, (more than I 
> know), and especially with a soft pencil or charcoal, but it's not hard to 
> get a good 3D effect this way. Your forefinger is your friend in this case 
> Andrew!    ;)
> 
>      Draw a character with a soft pencil and then smudge with your finger, 
> every *verticle* line to the RIGHT or LEFT of your character. You now have a 
> lightsource on paper.  :)

Oh, sure, *shading* is easy. It's drawing the lines in the right place 
that's hard... Most of my drawings involve no shading at all.

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