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What’s the best way to repair this drawling? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I made this sketch for my wife, but it got pressed into another charcoal drawing while I was moving stuff around.

Is eraser the best way to fix this?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

with one of those white rubber erasers don't push down, just drag the eraser along the unwanted lines with a minimum of pressure, really really lightly.

it'll take a lot longer,dozens if swipes(I do it in the same direction, so wipe, lift eraser,back to beginning,swipe) but you can get rid of the lines you don't want without damaging the paper much, if that's what you're going for

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, I think I need to go buy a fresh eraser for this too.

I just want to remove the excess smudged shading, some of the lines are much more faint in person.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do another.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I couldn't. Another one is not the duck I drew for her.

But that's just me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I’m on the fence

I liked the original, and she immediately liked it too, so I want to salvage it

If it goes wrong I’ll do another but it won’t be this duck

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you're planning to have no background then eraser might be your best bet. But if you're doing background it might not even be necesarry. The marks appear so light that if you draw over then, they'll not be visible

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No background, just the duck.

I might trim the paper to a smaller size since it’s pretty large

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe just a light background with those lines incorporated in? A small pond with rocks perhaps?

Look at it as a blessing instead

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Use the charcoal markings as the nect details gor your picture. Get creative. Like for me im imagining the duck is looking across a river while the background is a small waterfall with a tree on the left side

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

White eraser and add watercolor

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you suggest with the watercolour?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Like some stripes of color near the eyes then some out in the open space like sky which could disguise the markings. Water color is God to fade in and out so but super abrupt compared to acrylics

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

If the erasor doesn't do it, a covering (so non transparent) paint could do the trick (oil, gouache, acrylic) and just lay down a very thin line on top of the dark line.