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PK 030: Kevin Kramer explains how to draw portraits that are photo realistic.

Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists

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How to Use Napkins to Create Darks

"I don't know what to do with napkins. Like maybe I'm thinking right now if I'm hot I could use it to stop the sweat from dropping on the page," he said. "That's what I did the entire BV King picture with and then when he did his, it was a Bob Marley picture and he was using toilet paper and napkins with Ebony and it looked like a photograph." The four pencils that she uses are two H, two B and then a six B and then eight B to nine B.

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