• fiat_lux@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I love it. What’s your process? Is it graphite with a fixative and then pen? I’d be keen on a pen recommendation that doesn’t crap out with too much stippling, especially over powdery mediums.

    • BazaarMonk@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      Thanks for the love! I use mechanical pencils, with leads HB to 8B. The stippling look actually comes from the paper which has a bit of tooth to it, giving it a rough feeling. For pencils I use Pentel Orenz and Staedtler.

      • fiat_lux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        22 days ago

        Oh that’s just 8B and not pen? Nice. The lack of shine fooled me; either that’s a good photo or I need to try some branded 8B. Thanks for the recommendations!

    • BazaarMonk@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      I do, but I tend not to share them online due to a factor of things from art theft to AI scraping.

      • DeckPacker@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        13 days ago

        Maybe you could try out nightshade , it only works properly on windows / mac unfortunately, but it’s basically a tool to change your image slightly (not that noticeable to people), which poisons AI datasets. If you don’t have access to a Mac or Windows PC with a decent GPU, you could also try out WebGlaze, which runs on their servers.