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This is a very basic tutorial on circulism... the one and only technique for drawing skin - for me anyway...!

I get a lot of compliments on the way i shade so i thought i would share the wealth and explain my method!

remember skin is flawed! you dont want to go for perfectly smooth shading (especially with men), your subject will end up with a plastic look...

Here are some of my drawings, old and new, achieved with circulism. You can use the method on males and females, the old and the young... (the younger the subject, the smoother your shading should be)



I will add a tutorial soon which tackles the next phase of skin drawing... stubble, pores, and imperfections.
EDIT: Thank you so much for the Daily Deviation. I am gobsmacked! :)
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~Mongrel714 May 11, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Fantastic tutorial!
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Mood: Lust ~xionkid May 4, 2013
This is so great!
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~SilverVanadis Jan 31, 2013  Student General Artist
I was wondering, when will you add the tutorial for stubble, pores and imperfections? I see that this tutorial was submitted more than two years ago and in the description you said that you would add the other tutorial soon. : p Awesome tutorial btw.
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*AdamR83 Jan 7, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
very helpful
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~Clashe Dec 20, 2012
Thanks, very informative! Is there a certain type of paper that works best for this?
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~Lianne-Issa Dec 22, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hi clashe, I use Bristol board smooth :-)
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~Clashe Dec 22, 2012
Thanks! :D
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*delmas Dec 17, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
great work
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~Akifan Dec 15, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
I'm very excited and happy to say thank you sooooooooooo very much for inspiring and sharing a technique that today has helped me achive and finish a color pencil portrait I'll be uploading soon on Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky. Any previous portraits I always used to do long strokes in different directions, but the circulism technique has definitely proven a very enjoyable and rewarding breakthrough, even if it takes quite many hours of patience as you set the layers :dance:
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~Lianne-Issa Dec 17, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
you're very welcome! i've just had a look at your gallery! you are very good indeed! :)
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