The Pitt range of graphite offers all creative artists a
wide range of pencils and chalk of varying degrees of hardness for drawing, graphic
design and shading. The "Faber green pencil", which Van Gogh and
Goethe have already mentioned with praise, has already become part of everyday
life. The 16 degrees of hardness range from soft gray to intense graphite black
and offer artists a wide range of possibilities. Pure graphite mines are
perfect for creating contrasts and shading large areas. These pencils offer
endless possibilities to express themselves spontaneously and create different
effects depending on the pressure applied and the degree of hardness. They are
sharpened just like any other pencil.
“Graphite chalks are an ideal and very economical way to
work with very large drawings,” says graphite pencil artist Jay Greig.
The main materials of the collection are clay and a very
fine ground graphite. The range includes pencils to draw precise lines and
small details (A), of pure graphite, thick graphite mines to draw very
expressive contrasts (B) and chalks to shade large areas (C), all in varying
degrees of hardness according to the proportion of the two components of the
mixture.
Here, the graphite pencil artist from Carson City, Nevada, Jay
Greig explains some of the basic techniques with Pitt Graphite.
Lines and surfaces
According to Greig, different line widths and surfaces can
be created by holding the chalk at different angles and with different
sharpening of the tip.
Hatched
Dithering consists of creating surfaces from lines. A
uniform effect can be achieved if lines overlap repeatedly at different angles.
Greig points out that these zones can vary in color from a soft gray to an
intense black, depending on the degree of hardness and the pressure of the
stroke.
Shading
To create a uniform colored surface where the individual
strokes are not visible, hold the pencil very inclined and press on the paper
very lightly. With the pure graphite pencils very good results are obtained in
this technique, which is used in almost all of the Greig’s graphite pencil drawings.
Paint with brush
It is easy to shade large areas using graphite chalks. If
the surface is painted with paraffin oil (or with food or cosmetic oil) and a
brush, Greig shares that the intensity of the graphite layer will be enhanced.
Traced
As Greig arques, graphite
products are suitable for tracing techniques that children like so much: if you
put the pencil on a paper placed on a textured object, it will be traced on the
paper. Specifically, chalks can be used in countless artistic applications of
this technique.
If you want more information about different graphite painting techniques, schedule an appointment with this artist.
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