What do artists use for white highlights?

How to Add Highlights

• White Pencils. This is very effective when you’re drawing on a toned sheet of paper.
• Sharp Eraser Edge. I use this approach when drawing on white paper.
• Metal Stylus. This technique is a good way for depicting veins on a leaf or tiny hairs.
• Brush and White Paint.

How do you draw thin white lines?

Score the paper with a blunt tool, shade over the indent and it leaves a white line. Use the very sharpest edge of an eraser pen to swipe the drawing to make a thin white line. And use a battery eraser pen, sharpened to a point, to draw a fine white line.

How do you draw white highlights?

Score the paper with a blunt tool, shade over the indent and it leaves a white line. Use the very sharpest edge of an eraser pen to swipe the drawing to make a thin white line. And use a battery eraser pen, sharpened to a point, to draw a fine white line. I use all three methods and each has its place.

How to draw convincing fur with a pencil?

So the big secret is: to draw convincing fur with a pencil, you need to draw not the hairs/clumps, but the shadows between them. In fact, that’s how you should always approach drawing. We draw light and shadow, and nothing more. A single hair can be similar to a simple pencil stroke, but you can’t draw fur by drawing a lot of simple strokes! 2.

How can I make my pencils look less white?

When I saw areas that didn’t need that white brightness but also did not need full shading, I very lightly rubbed the pencil stokes with my finger tip. This slightly blurred the graphite, creating a very gentle, slightly off-white base tone. If you prefer, you can also use a blending stump for this purpose.

How to draw on hair with a mechanical pencil?

Take the blending stump or a cotton swab if you don’t have it. Gently blend the clumps, “drawing” over the fur according to its flow. Take the eraser to add some highlights to the illuminated side. If you have a kneader eraser, you can actually draw some hair with it—if not, a normal eraser will do. Time for the mechanical pencil.

How to draw the fur of a cat?

After you have your outline finished, you should begin lightly drawing in the fur. Start with a pencil of hardness 4H, 3H or 2H. In my drawing, because I was drawing the fur on my cat’s face, I used very short pencil marks to make the lines. If the animal in your reference photo has longer fur, begin with longer marks.