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Recording ObservationsBlack & White Media and Techniques

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White pencil

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You usually create tonal drawings by adding darker tones to the drawing surface, but this is the reverse!

You use the white pencil to render the highlights.

White pencil – Introduction

What are the challenges of using white pencil?

How is drawing with a white pencil different from a

graphite pencil?

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White pencil – Student gallery

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White pencil – Tonal scale

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Top Tips: White pencil

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Create a white pencil tonal drawing on black paper. What will make a suitable composition?

Assignment – White pencil drawing

1) Use mark-making to demonstrate texture and detail2) Use marks which are sympathetic to the object’s shape3) A strong contrast between the bright white and black paper4) Use light white pencil outlines to initially sketch out, but avoid outlining objects

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