It is Also achieved by Pencils or Charcoals known as Sketching or Drawing basically. Every Artist start with a tool, which is quite known to all. Nothing but a pencil. The same was my start too! There includes a main key to achieve smooth effects by the process of smoothening the layers known as Smudging or Blending.(Usually well known Terminology in the process of Painting). Smudging (For sketching) is achieved easily using few techniques. And the tools are buds, cottons, tissues, papers, stumps, erasers, kneaded type erasers (For charcoal) brushes and bare hand sometimes. Graphite powder is another important professional tool for smooth effects.
Tools for this Art-Style include – Various Shade of pencils falling into the categories like B – Series, H – series, F – series, HB – series
H – Series are known for Outlining
B – Series are known for Shading
HB – Series are known for their versatility for Writing and Shadings
Photo-manipulations before every Art make my clients know the ideas creativity, before the actual work. This is the best tool for clients filling the gap between my ideas and their doubts.