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    6 Circular Strokes

    Hello friends,
    Today, in this tutoral, we will learn the second type of strokes, that
    is, the Circular strokes. A�er learning the tapered stroke, the circular
    stroke helps to bring extreme detail, fine work and for repairing
    mistakes in shading smartly.
    As the name suggests, Circular strokes are done in a circular
    direc�on. The main purpose of this stroke is to learn how to work in
    detail. Many of us want to learn how to bring life in any pencil work.
    The fact is, that to bring realism, we need to zoom our eyes into the
    details. Circular strokes helps in making uneven patches even in
    such a way which gives a smooth effect without smudging. It fills the
    texture of the paper with graphite, the white spaces or gaps formed
    during rendering and in repairing the uneven dark patches or spots.
    It is a secondary stroke when compared with the Tapered Stroke
    that we learnt before this yet, it is essen�al to learn this technique.

    Materials Required:
    • Fabriano accademia (Schizzi) 120gsm
    • Sharpened B Pencil

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    01
    CIRCULAR STROKES
    Why is it Important to Master this skill?
    In Circular strokes, the stroke needs to be in round direc�on. The
    advantage of mastering this stroke is that there will be uniformity in
    texture size throughout the artwork.
    We insist to bring the “grainer” look in the artworks using the
    Tapered stroke. But the actual impact will be seen when each pore
    of the texture is filled with graphite.

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    Let’s Get Started!
    Step 1:
    Make uneven patches on your sheet using B pencil. Do not apply any
    pressure on the paper. The inten�on is to create dark and light
    patches and some white spaces.

    Step 2:
    How do you repair them? The direc�on of this stroke is circular. So
    use these round strokes with the same B pencil to fill the white gaps
    first adjus�ng it with the surrounding shade.

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    Step 3:
    A�er that, you will see light and dark areas. Do not touch the dark
    areas at all, to make it even, we will rendering and add layers in the
    lighter areas so that it matches the dark areas. Make sure the texture
    is filled properly and evenly.

    Step 4:
    A�er you see an “even grain” look, we are almost done. You can use
    the brush lightly. Do no use the brush too much. A Brush helps in
    Bringing smoothness. It is not for smudging and not to use brush
    frequently.

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    Step 5:
    And this is how it looks like. In the end, make sure you prac�se this.
    It will help you in repairing common errors that we tend to make
    while rendering or shading artworks.

    It does not take long to master this but prac�sing this is essen�al.
    Crea�ng uniform layer is challenging.

    Remember, The Magic is in the details!


    Thank you very much!

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    05
    Key Points for Tapered Strokes

    Use a B or a HB pencil to prac�se Circular Strokes. (light grade so�


    pencil)

    Free Flow of Strokes. let your strokes be Natural and in


    Round/Circular direc�on.

    Do not apply pressure on pencil with your fingers purposely.

    A�er mastering the Stroke and then bringing each stroke closer,
    make sure
    that the end result is a plain, uniform area with no white spaces.

    Mastering this Stroke is Extremely Important. On an average it takes


    1-2 days to get habitual.
    So, PRACTISE, PRACTISE, PRACTISE...

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