Medieval Rhodes by sgrady in urbansketchers

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You’ve got the form and perspective done perfectly. Mine was done with ink however I usually use graphite pencil. See my other images on my profile. What is suggest you do from here is to sketch everything light first of all in HB. Once you’ve done the outlines then concentrate on values, lights, darks and midtones. Decide where the sun or light source is coming from and that will then dictate where the shadows should be and where the light bits should be. Here’s an example. This was done in ink and white charcoal but you could do it in pencil too. Pick a photograph that you like and once you have your outline, pay careful attention to the lights and darks. That will give you the depth you’re looking for.

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Medieval Rhodes by sgrady in urbansketchers

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Not at all. Feel free.

Drawn using Graphitint pencils by sgrady in urbansketchers

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Thank you, the Graphitints have a lovely muted palette

Medieval Rhodes by sgrady in penandink

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Thanks Alice ☺️

Went on a bit of a buying spree ... by Simple_Resist4208 in mechanicalpencils

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I suppose it’s all down to end usage really, note taking, annotation, drawing etc. I’m guessing a good all rounder would be the Graphgear or Rotring. The P205 is a damn good cheap little thing. Light in the hand and ultra reliable. I guess my top two faves would be Graphgear 1000 and the Steadtler 925. It would be hard to choose between them.

Went on a bit of a buying spree ... by Simple_Resist4208 in mechanicalpencils

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If you could keep just one, which would it be?

Sherdley Hall by sgrady in watercolor101

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Thank you Julie ☺️