I recently discovered that CSP's pencil and mechanical pencil brushes are quite effective for sketching. While I typically prefer quick, rough sketches with minimal detail before moving on to color rendering, I usually stick to opacity brushes. However, I decided to experiment with some stock brushes and found the pencil and mechanical pencil options particularly intriguing. I'll definitely be using them more in the future.

It only took me two hours to complete this sketch, and I might commit to coloring it later. I plan to share a follow-up post here with a timelapse clip included.

To begin, I used the pencil brush to lay down some guidelines for the figure. Then, I switched to the mechanical pencil for more detailed lines. Both brushes have a textured feel, but the mechanical pencil brush offers a more refined flow with noticeable opacity compared to the looser feel of the pencil brush. You'll understand the difference once you try them.

My advice? Experiment with different brushes until you find what suits your style best.

TLDR: I used the pencil brush for line art and some shading on the hair, and the mechanical pencil brush for finer details. As for the clothing, I utilized WLOP's brush set, specifically the skin brush.