To start drawing in pencil you will need appropriate tools in
addition to knowing how to give them the exact use, since it is useless to have
all the materials and not know how to use them. In this guide, graphite pencil artist
Jay Greig shares the must-have art supplies for pencil drawing.
PENCILS - The main tool is the pencil, these will allow you
to easily trace shadows and add reflections or highlights. Later Jay Greig will
explain how to add shadows and highlights.
It is also important to know that pencils have different
degrees of hardness (they use more or less graphite). The harder the pencil,
the softer the mark you make. Use the different types depending on the tone you
want. Hard pencils are labeled with an H
and soft pencils with a B. The higher the number that accompanies the letter,
the harder the pencil will be. There is also a standard pencil ... the HB.
USE PROPER PAPER - Depending on the medium you choose
(pencil, color, charcoal, paints), you should make sure to get the appropriate
paper. In this case, Carson City artist Jay Greig will focus on the
appropriate paper for pencil or colored drawings.
If possible get an acid-free paper, this will prevent the
drawings to turn yellow over time or wear out.
DIFFUMINATOR - A smear is a pencil-shaped roll of paper with
a rough tip. Its tip serves to blur the charcoal or the pencil, forming soft
degrees of shadows in the drawing. You will need to polish it every time it is
filled with charcoal or graphite due to the pencils.
ERASER - When making pencil drawings, the eraser not only
helps us to remove errors, it is also important to create shine. The easiest to
use are plasticized pencil erasers, as they are easy to shape to erase small
details.
How to learn to draw
well in pencil?
The pencil drawing technique is a technique that many begin,
but only few master. If done appropriately and worked on, the results can be
quite impressive.
Below Jay Greig will list some tips for you to learn how to
draw well in pencil.
It is essential that you draw every day, even if it is 5
minutes or small drawings. Practicing daily will give your strokes greater
ease, and will help you measure the force to be applied to the strokes.
Evaluate your flaws, most flaws when we start drawing are in
proportion, to better observe flaws, you can see your drawing reflected in a
mirror or from other positions.
Try to carry a notebook and pencil with you whenever you can
and when you do nothing, draw the first thing you see. This will make you
exercise drawing multiple drawings of different topics.
If your drawing is based on your imagination and you don't
have a clear model… get inspired! Take inspiration from magazines, photos or
newspapers. The important thing is that you don't try to copy it. Better, look
at the details and the technique, so you will apply them to your next drawings.
Avoid using other instruments, such as rulers or compass;
try to do the entire freehand drawing. Although it is more complicated, the
result will be more natural and realistic.
Make small sketches, this way it will be easier for you to
see how all the elements are together,
evaluate the proportions and decide the
size of each figure that will be in your final drawing.
To choose the colors, it is better that you think of them as
a set, combine the colors not only for the hue but also for their saturation,
use the same range of colors.
All the previous tips are a short summary of what you should
do to get started in pencil drawing. After you have mastered the techniques a
little, you will learn to draw like a professional.
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