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Hey all, really excited for this course! Eliza is one of my favourite artists and one of my main influences! I'm mostly an ink artist and I've tried to emulate the smudging effect with the blending stump through using brush pens (like the pentel colour brush pen) and then smudging the ink with my fingers; has anyone else tried to emulate this effect with mediums besides graphite?
Excited to see what we all do in this course!
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I keep my tool set limited for a reason. It removes excuses and lets me draw anywhere. In this lesson, I walk you through exactly what is in my pencil case. I cover everything from mechanical pencils with colored leads to my specific blending stick setup.
You will learn why I rely heavily on the blending stick instead of crosshatching. It saves my wrist from strain while still getting deep values. I demonstrate how to use a graphite-loaded stump to get dark shades using only an HB pencil. Then I give advice on how to strip down your own kit to the essentials. This helps you push your creativity through limitation.
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Limiting your art supplies might actually be the key to drawing more often.
Instead of carrying a heavy bag, try sticking to a mechanical pencil and a blending stick. This pocket-sized kit lets you work anywhere and saves your wrist from repetitive crosshatching. You will be surprised how much range you can get by simply pushing graphite around with a stump.
Hello!
I just a question about materials..
I actually live in Japan :) and I am trying to buy the same mechanical pencil 0.7 that's in the video.. but it looks like it's been discontinued. Any chance I get some links to items that are available here? I am also looking for ergonomic options please. Also I can't really tell what the other items are called. Any chance I can get some names and links. I would really appreciate it.
I have never drawn before 2 months ago ...and just need a bit of extra support. I am currently enrolled in an animation course in Japan and falling behind. Getting a bit anxious because of this. Because Eliza has an animation background as well I was hoping this course could help me. I'm looking forward to it! I'm in my 30s so starting a bit late but I am really excited!
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19d
Hey there! That particular mechanical pencil is unfortunately discontinued, but sometimes they become available second hand from auction sites like eBay, Mercari, or Yahoo Auctions, not sure of the other options for buying second hand items in Japan. That said, you really can't go wrong with any of the available options out there at the moment, especially with the stationery scene in Japan! The Pentel Sharp P200 series, specifically the P207 is a great 0.7mm mechanical pencil. It's light weight, inexpensive, and there are a wide variety soft ergonomic grips you can find to fit them. The blending stumps are the same no matter where you buy them. They're all just rolled paper, so any blending stumps you come across will work just fine. There's no specific lead needed, she just uses any HB hardness. Pilot Color Eno Neox Erasable Lead has a great range of color leads in .7mm! (Red and Light Blue are often used in animation for quick sketches.) Fine liners are available from a lot of companies now, but Sakura Pigma Microns are a great standard to start with. As for Alcohol Markers, Copic, OLO, and Ohuhu all seem to be available in Japan, but you might just want to check out a local art supply store to see what they have available in your budget. I recommend starting with a grey set for working with values first, either a warm or cool grey set is all she uses in this video series, no need to go all in on a huge set of markers at first. Hope this helps, looking forward to seeing your work!
Hey all, really excited for this course! Eliza is one of my favourite artists and one of my main influences! I'm mostly an ink artist and I've tried to emulate the smudging effect with the blending stump through using brush pens (like the pentel colour brush pen) and then smudging the ink with my fingers; has anyone else tried to emulate this effect with mediums besides graphite?
Excited to see what we all do in this course!
I've started using mechanical pencil a lot recently but cannot for the life of me figure out how to put the new lead in once one runs out? Can anyone offer advice? I'm probably being stupid but cannot get it to work....
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5mo
Hey, Glen! Most mechanical pencils are refilled by taking the cap off the push-button used to advance the lead. Some pencils will have a small hidden eraser under the cap which can be removed to give you access to the lead tube where you can drop in lead refills, some just have access to the lead tube and no eraser. Depending on the size of lead, you'll only want to drop in 2-3 lead refills at a time so they don't become jammed. Hope this helps!
So excited for your course! Wondering where you got the pencil box.
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5mo
Hey @melinda883 This is a pretty widely available pencil box from any craft store, school supply, or office supply store. There's a company called Art Bin that makes clear plastic pencil cases with dividers available at most art supply stores. You could also repurpose boxes you have lying around for organizing your art supplies! Old shoe boxes, cigar boxes, or sturdy gift boxes make great pencil cases!
I do love and use your method and I got into using a cheap Bic 0.7 preloaded with HB and spare leads because of Loish and using the stump because of you! In moments of weakness I play with the Blackwing set but you really can't beat the flexibility and fluidity of simple 0.7 and that smudgability! I definitely learnt alot by reducing the choices and drawing much more consistently. Thank you for the course and lessons!
