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Unicorn - Fall Hills...

(Saving my Edges)

Now that I have my drawing transfered over, I start defining my edges with a white pencil to save my lines. I keep my pencil sharp. As I do this, I tap out some of the graphite pencil with a soft kneaded eraser. This prevents my colors from becoming muddy from graphite smudges. I also take this time to work in my highlights. I use a soft touch in areas where the line will later be covered over with another color. I keep my initial sketch on hand for reference because some of the details get lost during transfer. After my white lines are in place and I've removed as much of the graphite as I think necessary, I softly put in some of the shadow areas. This is just to nail down where my light source is going to be coming from so I don't make a mistake later on. At this point I've begun making a decision on my background values and colors, too.

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