Week 5 - The Smudge Technique

This week involved taking a pen-and-ink sketch provided by the instructor to a grayscale painting utilizing the smudge technique along with some other technical trickery.

I thought this technique worked very well despite my initial reservations. I had seen variations of this technique before on the internet (with less than inspiring results), but the application that Bobby provides is both simple to execute, yet provides a natural looking result that is quickly implemented.

Though I can't see completing a painting using this technique alone, the techniques provided help move an illustration along very quickly!