Here’s our final lesson on materials. I’ll show you all the ways I sharpen all the pencils that I use. Come back again tomorrow, cause I’ll give you guys a walk-through of your first drawing project, Simplifying from Observation.
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@amadeus_024
20h
All I currently have are old graphite pencils and a hand-powered sharpener. Still, it actually felt exciting to sharpen the pencils again after a while!
Dale Billyton
5d
0:53 that is alot of pencils bro!
Angiev
5mo
Wow, very informative the first lessons I've learned a lot. Now I know what supplies are crap and what I might want to order and I've been drawing and painting for years. I'm so glad I bought this course.
@markimus
5mo
Hello everyone! Does anyone have a long point electric pencil sharpener they recommend? The one Stan linked in the "Get your tools and start playing" video is no longer available, and I am curious what has worked for people =)
Cariad Eccleston
8mo
Not gonna lie: you got me for a *second* with the Wacom stylus! 😅
James Sunderland
1yr
Does this look about right?
Jacob Ibáñez
1yr
I already feel like a pro by sharpening charcoal pencils and getting my fingertips dirty
He Li
1yr
Got my gears set up, ready to take my first project.
Crystal Beder
1yr
Excellent subtle art creation, as Proko makes a Batman symbol, on the sandpaper, while sharpening the woodless graphite pencil…
Charles
1yr
To be honest... learning about the mechanical pencil was so awesome. Got my amazon list ready for drawing. Really loved this video!
Sepia Officinalis
2yr
Wow, when I saw the title I thought : I'm going to skip that so fast... but then it turns out it's full of super good tips. Not to be missed!
@somebodythatexists
2yr
Anyone else got jumpscared by the holy sound-effect? I was wearing headphones and it was kinda loud. Made me jump on my seat.
Andrea Anaya
2yr
You could also use a small container to throw out sharps (like the razor blade). I use a small plastic container that used to contain bouillon cubes. You could tape up the blade, and then put it in a container to be extra safe. Toss the container when it is full.
Andrea Anaya
2yr
Seems obvious, but I did not know I could just tear off the sandpaper off of those small paddles.
@honey666
2yr
I use Razor blades to sharpen my pencils, every month I lose one or two razorblades so I open a new one. Its been like two years and I still can't find them not even one.
Claudia Finelle
2yr
I keep finding my erasers melt the paint off of drawing pencils. It happened with all brands of erasers, the last offenders were prismacolors magic rub erasers . Anyone have good tips on how to clean them efficiently?
Kristelle
2yr
Two questions:
1) how do I empty the staedtler sharpener once it gets full?
2) is the hole on the bottom for storing the extra white bits?
onigi *pronunce [on-ie-gee]*
2yr
Here are my HB, B, 3B 7B and charcoal pencil I sharpened with a knife.
The tips look rough and unstable. Maybe I cut too much parts of the wood?
Sharpening pencils is hard but sometimes I feel it's like meditating.
Marvel A
2yr
Using my trusty old Panasonic Sharpener to keep my pencils sharp
Theresa
2yr
Will the Staedtler lead pointer work with all brands of 2mm clutch pencils?
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Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.