/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>11353026
Back then I used a 0.5 HB propelling pencil and it was enough. Now I am a control freak so I use pencils again, from 6H to 2B (though normally around 3H), but most of the time very well sharpened, literally like a needle. I also sort of draw with the eraser (sharpened as well) by making highlights, soft edges and such, and I am very conscious about the appropriate pressure I apply on every single stroke.

For me at least, there's no special trick about making complicated textures. You simply have to draw them: every single little thing you want to happen there, you have to consciously put it there yourself.