“There are quite a few.” she said quietly, taking another one from her bag. “I do like the pencil that my friend Kana does. I’ve got a lot of favorites like that. But for the most part, I like to draw with my eyes on my notebook.” “Then which one should I use?” “I don’t […]
The original HB has a very thin lead ink and will often wear off during normal use. This leads to a lack of clarity and the pencil will often leave a thick black ‘belly’. The only way to address this is to fill it. Once the lead is worn off you have no choice but […]
I have used inometric drawings in my tutorials. What does the term isometric picture mean? I have described isometric pictures and diagrams in other tutorials. I see you saying that the main purpose of in-depth instruction is for beginners. Do the tutorial series cover topics that people learn best with reference? Yes they do and […]
I don’t draw eye pencils. What do you like or dislike about drawing eye pencils? I like them because it forces you to draw everything, so it’s a very detailed process. I hate them because I can only do one at a time. My eye-sketchbook is a great way to learn how to do eye-sketchbook […]
The softest pencil is the KA-BAR. In an article by John Fick, a writer of the book “Hooded Monsters and Supernatural,” he says, “While not entirely smooth, this pencil is so smooth my fingers barely touch the lines. “A pencil in a wet state, and no matter how wet or dry it is, the kraft […]
In the 1950s, a group of Russian artists—whose names we have forgotten—gathered around a computer and produced the first comprehensive “Introduction to Drawing” book. In the early 1970s, the English translations, by the Russian artist Paul Hirst (who is credited with coming up with “the Russian alphabet”), became the most popular books on the subject. […]
Is it one with the other? Here’s my best shot at answering this: 2b (Darker Version) (Hex, RGB) 2b is the darker version. As you can see it has a similar RGB hue to the other two. The differences are most noticeably a subtle, but not entirely noticeable, green tint in the middle from the […]
I draw them like this: I put a dot in the center and then I draw a line around that. I take that line and I make a circle which is a little bit of a circle inside of the dot. I then, if you’ll notice, I’m drawing with the hand. I’m just making the […]
2b (meaning “to go on”) is a term meaning either a journey or a day away. 2b was developed by the German artist and illustrator Johannes L. Reichenbach in 1888 and first used as a noun in the 1920s by the Dutch-Moroccan author and illustrator Lulu. 3a (meaning “to follow”) was also added by Reichenbach […]
What to do when you cannot draw? How the hell did you do that?! In the end, it all comes down to a game of patience and a willingness to learn something new that you never would have thought to learn from someone else. You don’t always have the greatest ideas, and your drawing could […]