In this day and age, this is an important question to ask. If you look at many old school pencils you’ll see that they’re in that #2 position. But what does #2 stand for? It’s in the top of the pencil. So in the pencil, you’re in second place there, the pencil. And when you’re […]
With a pencil? Can you draw a pencil? Or a cat? You’re not alone. The “eye pencil” is so popular that its creator has a new site, called Eyepencil.com. One user was interested in learning how one person can draw their eyeball and make it look like a pencil sharpener. The user didn’t know exactly […]
A painting, right? A picture. The first thing you do when starting out on any sort of art is you look at all the pictures you remember seeing in school. What draws you most? What are the things that seem easy like that. And that’s when you start to find connections and ideas that seem […]
This is a graphite pencil made from black carbon (an old fashioned type of graphite, found in the hardwoods). One of the primary characteristics of coal (if not the most important) is that it is very difficult to obtain, so when you buy it from an old man in an abandoned coal mine, you may […]
You draw an eyebrow, for example, and then sketch in the eye. Why would you sketch in the eye? You just don’t want to ruin that look, you know? Do you see any problem with the eye as it would be sketched out in an ink sketch? You can always draw it digitally later, no […]
Sketch: A drawing is a single line rendered on a blank canvas with pencil; it lacks color and texture; and is not the same as paint. Sketching is the process of creating or copying a single line of a drawing onto a surface or object and then moving over it with the aid of a […]
What do different types look like? There are two distinct categories of drawing styles—the traditional and the modern and traditional and modern. For us, traditional styles tend to create a sense of realism but can result in distracting imagery, or it makes us want to get up off the couch. Modern styles (like the one […]
2b means two and is a symbol of equality. The word comes from French and is derived from the name of two characters; b and c. What is the difference between a and a? A and A are used in this series to represent a and a for two equal figures. What is a plus […]
This is a very broad, but important question to ask. While it is true that we get to draw at all levels, what makes a great painting or drawing is the story told by such material. Let’s take a moment to think about what makes a good story. If someone takes you to a bar, […]
I have this sketch book, with all my sketches and what I want my eye to look like. That’s been a really good idea so far, not really sure where I’m going with the design. What is a lot of your work really about? Honestly, I just draw stuff to help myself relax and have […]