A beginner's guide to pencils and erasers! A breakdown of the many different pencil and eraser options out there. I’ll go over the different types, how they each differ from one another, the best way to hold them, and the most effective way to use them.
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Tamir Bahar
11d
I got a bit confused reading the part on the mechanical pencils, I think you wrote "0.2mm" when it should be "2mm".
Bracken Hall
21d
It's really impressive how good the procreate pencil textures look. But still getting used to using a stylus
Ahmed Salahuddine
28d
Done
Yury
2mo
I shaded all boxes using pointy part of the pencil, but the bottom-right box was done using side of the graphite first. Is this uniform enough?
It feels impossible to shade stuff using pointy (narrow) tip only.
Art Stark
2mo
Using a range of leads on one drawing!
2mo
These eyes are cracking me up, so much fun, nice study!

He Li
3mo
I tried to learn how to use overhand grip, just made some clean tone and some random lines.
Kimberly Lewis
3mo
These seemingly simple exercises are so important for growth! Work that muscle memory!
Kaitlyn Dunlap
8mo
I haven't done very many still life drawings before, I mostly just goof around and doodle. I'm hoping to actually improve through this course.

Brayden Luttrell
9mo
This has really made me think of how I should be using my pencil correctly and what pencil to use.
Hudson Koonce
10mo
I can really see a lot of improvement! Well done Stan👏🏼
Larissa Santos
10mo

@blazefireheart
10mo
So I've gone back and tried to get better and more consistent at shading, but it always feels like a mess. How do you guys get consistent shading down so far? Do you shade vertically first, and then horizontally until get that perfect shade down? How about using the sharp side vs dull side of your pencil or a mixture of the two?

@blazefireheart
10mo
Tried shading a bit more. Everything is HB except the top left. How is my progress?
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Nick Gushlow
10mo
If I already have a couple of cheap sets of pencils - one from a supermarket and one from a random Chinese brand (Martol) - I'm wondering if there is any value in spending £20 on a set of pencils from a decent brand. Has anyone got any thoughts on the subject? I'm interested in opinions but also to hear what other people are using.

Dr Nugget
10mo
Here is a breakdown of the pencils I used. Two lead pencils and a few Staedtler pencils.

@fatehshehryar
10mo
Finally performed this exercise.....made a few notes to what I understood I was doing wrong or my understandings so far.... I'd love to have feedback :)

@markb
11mo
I liked this guy so much I couldn't resist...
Trouble7
11mo
finally found some time to get some shading done with each of my pencils. Looking forward to the first assignment.

Michael Reyeros
11mo
I just finished this drawing up for a family member who had to put their pup down last week after being with them for almost 14 years. Hopefully I did him justice!
Ieva Paleja
11mo
My pencils like this
Eric A
11mo
Practice/Trying out new NicPro mechanical pencil set verses my old Staedtler set.
mark s
11mo
2B or not 2B. Shakespeare knew his pencils.
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