Supplies I use for Realistic Pencil Drawings
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
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Welcome back to another video everyone! This video is going to be a little bit different from what I normally do. Instead of doing an actual drawing, I an going to show you all the supplies that I use to create a realistic pencil drawing. Brace yourselves, this could be a long one.
I use a wide array of different supplies for drawing. Most of which I will fully explain in the videos but here are the highlights.
Faber Castell Drawing Pencils
Derwent Charcoal Pencils
Generals Charcoal White
Staedtler mechanical pencils
Blending
Blending Stump
Blending tortillon
Blending Cloth
Erasers
Tuff Stuff Eraser Stick
Factis white eraser
Factis black eraser
Faber Castell White eraser
Kneaded Eraser
Sakura Electric Eraser
Sharpening
Faber Castell trio sharpener
Alvin glass jar sharpener
Kum 2 stage pencil sharpener
Miscellaneous
Xacto blade for sharpening
Sandpaper
Clay Modeling Tools
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Hi, Tyler. I found a way around all those broken graphite pencils, I use Lead Holders, and clutch/ mechanical pencils.
Lead holders are awesome because your pencil never changes, you just put in new leads, and they have a complete range of graphite, all the HB's and even the harder F's.
I love art and I believe that everybody brings something new to the table.
Some people starting out should use printer paper because no one is afraid to mess up on a sheet of printer paper.
I would only recommend its use for preliminary sketches. I also look putty rubbers/ Kneadable Putty Erasers. Peace and thank you for all your videos and the work you put into them. Peace.
I like using mechanical pencils, and I think I've bought something like eight models over the years. It all comes down to personal preference. I don't use anything now except Pentel pencils, Primarily the classic P200 pencils, and now the Graph Gear 1000 pencils. I've completely ditched using the window that tells you what grade of lead is in the pencil. After using them for a time, I just quit. I found they just aren't necessary for me, and they were much more of a bother than a help.
I have a set of pencils that goes from 9H to 14B. I don't use most of them, so I replace many with more HB, 2B and 4B which I use most often. But I do occasional use much softer pencils. I just don't use them with pressure. Layering and light blending does the trick. For small areas of very black, I use a Prismacolor black pencil. Sometimes I even use ink. Both of these give an intense, deep black that I can't get any other way.
As for your writing box, I love it. I have a box, too, The inside compartment on mind measures a hair over twelve inches long, five and a half inches wide, and three inches deep. My wife's grandfather made it during the great depression. I also have a small knife he made from a broken pocketknife. It sharpened pencils perfectly. Times were tough, so people made what they needed. He made this box to hold small tools, screws, etc. He was a carpenter, so the box is very well made. It's perfeect as an office drawing box.
As for paper, that's my specialty and I wouldn't say good sketchbooks have anything like printer paper in them. The composition is completely different. Though I've fund that some type of printer paper work exceptionally well as drawing paper. There are not onlt different weights of printer paper, there are also many, many different types of paper. You can get it in every shade, every type of tooth, made from everything from linen to cotton to bamboo, to wood pulp. It's only the cheap wood pulp paer that is bad for pretty much everything except running through a printer.
Really, there are printer papers every bit as good, or better, than most drawing paper. I spent time working in a paper mill, and we made several types of paper aside from wood pulp. Some of the printer paper we made was fantastic, but very few artists even look at paper designed to be used in a printer. I think this is a big mistake.
Paper is about as personal choice as anything is. I like shaded paper, I like paper with some tooth, but I love bright white, extremely smooth paper, as well. I believe paper selection should be based on what you're drawing. My two favorite papers for drawing are Strathmore Bristol Smooth, and Strathmore Bristol vellum. Waterford also makes wonderful paper. But I stick to Strathmore for most things. But I use a LOT of sketchbooks, and a lot of higher end printer paper, some of which is fantastic.
I just don't see the need to worry about it for sketching. Sketching paper is just that. It's made for sketching, not for detailed, final drawings. It seems that 100gsm is about the standard for sketching paper, and I think this is more than good enough. Especially for beginners, but also for professionals. I guess it depends on how you define "sketching" and "drawing". I say go by what it says on the cover of the book. If it says sketching paper, then use it for sketching. If you want to actually draw, get something better. Really, I go through sketchbooks so fast that it seems they just vanish. I couldn't begin to afford this much high quality drawing paper. Neither can most beginners.
But it really is about income level, personal choice, and using whatever it is you like. I was given several reams of HP Premium 32lb LaserJet paper about four years ago. It's as smooth as glass, but I love sketching AND drawing on it. Glassy smooth paper just takes a bit different technique than paper with tooth, but for some types of drawing I find it's better because of the smoothness. I also have three reams of one hundred percent cotton "parchment" printer paper that is fantastic for drawing. Linen is also an interesting drawing experience. Just use whatever you like.
haha don't get lost in the store! That first trip to the art store can be quite amazing and addicting!
The clay tools are really cool. I used to work at an art store so I was constantly getting ideas from co workers and customers on new things to try and do. It was fun. Thanks for sharing!
No problem at all. I am just happy that there are so many others willing to take part in my hobby and share the ride with me. quite a lot of fun.
That is a great point. The best art supplies in the world will not make you the best artist. It is how you use those supplies.
I think having the honor to do anything with Mark would be a HUGE deal. Not sure if that will happen but one can only hope!
I have seen that video by mark and I agree with him to an extent and he mentioned this as well. When it comes to pencils, there really aren't any bad pencil brands. They are all cheap so I go with just go with what I am used to. When you start getting into paint, there is a HUGE difference between the craft grade and the high quality grade. But that difference may not be enough to some to warrant buying better materials.Everyone makes the best from what they have. Quality can help but not always
It sounds to me that you are fine. If others say you are doing great work then there is no need to worry about the materials that you don't have. You can always get them later down the line but do what you can with what you can.
Hey David! I always get a kick out of how large of an audience I can reach with my videos. I am glad that you found my channel and that you enjoy my work. It makes me happy and gives me a purpose here. Oil pastels will always be one of my favorite mediums but I have been sticking with the pencil tutorials because it gets a better reaction than the tutorials done with color. It is easier for everyone to follow since they don't really need to purchase anything. Thanks for posting!!!
There are so many exciting and new things that I love to get myself into. Drawing is one that I have stayed with for many years and have loved every minute of it!
I bought most of mine in store. I have a Blick Art Materials local where I get most of them. You can always get them from their website as well. There is also Jerrys Artarama I think. There are a few but those are the 2 that I usually end up getting stuff from. I have both those stores ear me. But pencil supplies can also be found at craft stores like Micheal's and AC Moore. They won't have anywhere as large as a selection and tend to cost more.
That is really up for you to decide. I have my preferences that I have developed over the years of trying out many different brands of pencils. Brands like Derwent, Faber Castell, and Staedtler are just a few of the good brands that exist among about a dozen more. Pencils differ slightly in performance from brand to brand but not to the amount that would warrant obtaining one brand over another. See if you have anything local to you where you can easily obtain some supplies and see what you like
I got to get me one of the artist sketch boxes. This alone made this video very useful.
Rose, if you mean cost, I put together a list on the Blick site which includes box, pencils, blenders, erasers, sharpener, and the large drawing book. With shipping included, it came to less than $50. You could even trim it a bit more than that; but, I added a couple of personal preferences: eraser pen refills, and a cleaning pad. (The latter I learned to appreciate from time spent as a manual draftsman, years ago.) Cheaper than dinner for two and greater long-term enjoyment. :) Good luck! Jim
I use an HB or 2H to create the grid. I wouldn't use a clay modeling tool because those creases will show up when you shade in the drawing. Try to keep those lines light so that they can easily be erased. Great drawing by the way.
Best video about supplies for drawing. Thanks a lot, keep up great work
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I am glad that you told me about them. I just picked one up off ebay and Ill see how it goes. The tuff stuff one was the smallest diameter I could ever find and I sometimes have a hard time using that. Thanks again!
Yeah that is a pretty steep price for something that I found really cheap. Glad that you found something with a much better price point! Glad you are enjoying the videos and I hope you continue to enjoy!
Thanks for this awesome video, I bought some of the items you use. I love to draw myself.
You can use whatever materials that you like. These are just the supplies that I have gotten used to using over the years. I have always found it difficult to just use a single pencil for an entire drawing. You have to be pretty good at varying the pressure on the pencil to get different tone out of it. The main thing is that you want contrast within a drawing to tell between one object and another. It also helps with giving the drawing a mood, or overall impression. Using multiple pencils helps
Yeah seriously those kneaded erasers are so much fun to play with. I thought someone would get a kick out of me doing that. I have been getting quite a few comments lately that the quality of my videos have gone up. I am glad that they have and I am seeing a huge subscriber increase because of it! Thanks for being such a long time supporter of my channel!!!
Yep! I respond to about 98% of them. I always try my best to reply to everyone. It helps to build the viewer engagement and I have fun doing it :)
Charcoal sticks can mean a few things. The type that I use are called compressed charcoal that come in a stick form. There is also willow and vine charcoal that come in a stick as well. Willow and Vine are very soft. Compressed is usually much harder and makes a much darker line as well. You can find charcoal in a pencil form as well. Most variants of charcoal can be found in Fine Art Stores. You might also be able to find them in Craft Stores. Online is the next best place.
The size of them can be the same for both. the difference is within the paper that is actually inside the book. Drawing sketch books have thicker paper of much better quality that I usually use for finished works. They are like 80ib paper. The sketch versions have 60-65Ib paper which is much thinner. That paper I usually use to sketch out rough ideas for a final product. Both are suitable for drawing. The drawing versions are usually more expensive though.
That is pretty cool. I know that trying to show scale in a landscape can sometimes be hard without showing an object like a person or some other object that has a set distinguished size.
I have had quite a few requests on this. I will add it down to my growing list of suggestions and ill get to it one of these days haha. Thanks for the suggestion!!
I have started drawing again after many years. This is a great tutorial for an almost complete beginner.
Thanks a lot! I am happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
Try using a bit of sandpaper to get rid of the excess graphite on the blending stump. I honestly don't really have this issue. I am very light on my blending stump when I blend so I don't transfer too much graphite around. I only press harder on it when I am making a sky.
It is a white charcoal pencil and is great for making some highlights with charcoal drawings. It also works well in pastel drawings.
I actually have a whole lot of supplies that I never used on videos. Mainly because I just never got into them and I get a lot of this stuff cheap from when I worked at an art store or off ebay. I did pick up some clutch pencils and they are quite a lot of fun. But other than that, I haven't gotten any new mediums in quite some months now.
Yeah, one of the better ones as far as price is probably Blick Art Materials, but not sure if they ship there or not. Amazon has quite a few different supplies as well. Ill see what I can do about the request. I am getting quite a few of them in now haha. At least I will always have something to do when I cant think of something. Thanks for posting!
I use a spray fixative by grumbacher or windsor and newton. They both work really well.
Yep. It allows you to produce those really dark darks that you need for the drawing. The glare can really take over the drawing and can even look like a highlight because of how bright that glare can get.
Sorry for the late response. Been caught up in school. You can get a lot for 30 bucks. I would get a 12 set of drawing pencils in the Derwent, staedtler, faber castell brands. There are others as well. Those are about 10-15 bucks. Everything else is cheap though. Kneaded eraser, white eraser, and a tuff stuff eraser stick. Blending stump and a pad of sketch/drawing paper. That should bring you right around your price mark. Thanks a lot for subscribing!
That's true. I paint and I find it really constricting when I paint faces because it's very specific; unless it's something abstract, the conventional ways of painting doesn't really apply. Painting landscapes gives the artist more freedom, more flexibility, and rules don't always apply.
With leaves, I find that using a regular pencil works better because you can use it on its side to place down a lot more graphite than a mechanical pencil will. It will help to give it a lot more expression and mood. Try that out as well and see what you think.
When I do make colored works, I will usually only make a very light pencil drawing to guide me for when I apply the color. Most of my work is done just in pencil. I love the texture that they create.
This video was a perfect introduction for me. I'm extremely rusty to sketching, being more into poetry the past several years. This really helped stimulate my logistical approach to what I need in starting my sculpting project (sketching is step 2, step one is poetic) Anyway, i'm subscribed!
I believe it is made by art alternatives. It is called the artist sketch box. Online is probably your best bet unless you have a fine art store near you. Not sure if a hobby store would have it or not.
I used to draw anime characters wayy back when I first got into drawing. I kind of used that as a starting point but I have always had a fascination with nature which is why I chose to draw them. There is so much freedom to creating them as well. You can do a lot of editing when it comes to drawing landscapes that you cant really do with people. If you leave out an eye or the mouth, it is no longer a realistic person. But leaving out a tree can still leave the image as a landscape.
A basic set of Prismacolor colored pencils (12-set--available up to 120-set, with 12 additional colors recently introduced), and Verithin colored pencils (Verithin is hard, Prismacolor is soft), a package of #2 graphite pencils, a pad of acid-free paper, a brass manual sharpener, and an eraser pen (it takes refills, which may be purchased in packages of 10 sticks). Beyond this, adequate lighting, and eventually a drawing table with an adjustable angle top. There you go.
Love these sketch kit vids. Liked the explanation of the Kum eraser. I've read where people love them w/o knowing why. Now I know! Congratulations I hope. Ill have to check out your other vids. Your drawings are gorgeous
Hey there. I have been drawing mountains for quite some time so when I draw them, I usually just do them from my imagination. Every now and then I use a photo reference to help me with the details. I always recomend that others use a reference. It is always a good idea to see what is going on in the picture that way you can kind of see how to draw it.
I got everything in it slowly over time building up the collection as I needed the different materials.
Thanks a lot for the support and I am glad that this was helpful for you!
I hope that you will continue to be inspired to draw. It is a great and fun hobby.
That does become a bit of an issue if you were to start storing things like oil pastels or anything else that transfers color easily. I am only using the box for storing pencils and other related supplies at the moment and haven't had any issues with them so far. Thanks for the heads up though!
Thanks very much! I am glad that you enjoyed it!
The main ones that I use are 9x12 in size. I also have a few 7x10 as well. they are more portable.
I hope you do! It is a great hobby. I enjoy every minute of it!
I really like your tools and way to handle your art..
At wallmart. You can get a art kit. Its a big box. It comes with 3 sketch pencils,gum earasore, erasor, sharpener, oil pastels, and charcle things, and a little bet more. (Cooler pencils, sharpener,)
Really help me decided on some new supplies!Thanks a bunch!
They are canson sketch books. There are a few different versions of it. The classic cream ones has the thicker paper. There are also sketch ones that I have as well.
I am not sure if I have seen that exact one but I know what this is. Kneaded erasers are very similar to blu tack overall so it doesn't surprise me that it works. But I have been just fine with the kneaded eraser. Haven't had a need to find an alternative yet. But it is good to know that there are other options out there Thanks for sharing!
Cool man good to hear!! A Faber Castell mechanical pencil , like I'd use a 0.7 usually and sometimes 1.0... 0.5 tends to just break on me all of the time
I do not remember off hand which ones they are. But under the specs of the sketch book it should mention that the paper is classic cream and that it is either 80Ib or 90Ib in paper weight. The 60Ib paper is way too light for what I like to do.
Just look up Artist Sketch Box. It should come up. It is made by Art Alternatives and I believe it is a 6x12 inches. It also has a pallet in it that I don't use. I don't even know where it went haha.
Id say to get yourself a range of pencils. You can usually get a tin from staedtler for around 10 bucks. Then i would get some kneaded erasers and white erasers. As well as a thinner eraser like a tuff stuff eraser stick. Blending stumps and then whichever paper you like using. I would say to at least get some sketch to start you off. That would run you about 25 bucks or so. If you don't have a local art store near by, check out ebay.
A tip I like to throw out is if you really need something darker than 4B and don't have charcoal, use a black colored pencil and just be careful about if you need to blend it or not.
Hey, i have an idea. You could get together with Mark and make a comic slideshow. Mark could do the manga people and you would draw the back rounds (buildings and landscapes) i would like that a lot it would be interesting! -Ryan
I get my sketch books from blick art materials. In the coming days, I will be making a tab on my website that will give you the info on everything. Going to be working on that all week.
Thanks a lot for the comment, Charles!
Ah, finally got to see what's in the magic box! You've really advanced in your video work. Your comment about the kneaded eraser being distracting made me laugh out loud! I alway play with them too when I'm drawing. LOL Can't wait to see what you do for the 100th video.
That is the general concept of it. The detail I add in is usually quite random. Mountains are very free and I try to replicate that.
Nice, that was useful, learned a lot there :) I gotta get some of those awesome erasers
Glad you enjoyed it! A lot of my videos now don't have music during the commentary section to help avoid that issue. I just have it going during the intro and outro of the videos.
@Slawek Wozniak, I use a prismacolor kneaded eraser. If its sticky, possibly try soaking it in water for about 30-50 seconds, then dry it really well, by squeezing, it in between a towel for 1-2 minutes.
I thoroughly loved this video, I have some of the items, I can see I need more. You are an amazing artist.
It is made by art alternatives I believe. They are pretty cheap. I believe around 10-15 bucks for it. Could be more or less. Been a while since I got mine. They are worth it though. Highly recommend them :)
That is awesome! Glad to hear it!
You can find them on ebay sometimes at a good rate. I have gotten a few of the tri sharpeners over the years and the work well. But i have so many that I just reach the closest one when I need it haha.
Just looked up that box in the UK and they are £46 ($70)
I was about to give up but then I found one the same size and a similar set up inside for £7 ($11) bargain! I have only just found your channel but am looking forward to watching more of your videos.
Great advice on the clay tool tips :D never thought of doing that : )
I have the same problem with charcoal pencils and the tip always breaking off, very frustrating! So thanks for that tip with the x-acto knife. Also when u talked about the kneaded eraser, I could'nt help but laugh cause I do the exact same thing! Ill be sitting there drawing and ill pick up the eraser to do some highlights and before I know it, ill be mindlessly stretching it every which way lol
That white pencil is actually white charcoal made by generals. I will use it in charcoal drawings to add in highlights. I will also use it instead of white pastel because it shows up better in pastel drawings for making highlights. Hope this helps!
FYI on Artists box for anyone interested. You can get this Artists box or at least it looks just like it, on amazon.com for under 17.00. Just type in Macpherson Artist's Sketch Box with palette. They have most of what he shows in this video:)
Thanks! Glad you are sticking around haha!
A trick: watch series on flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.
Thanks so much for sharing..... It opens up a world to one. I love it.
Oh yeah. I have Faber Castell, Staedtler, Derwent, Create A Color, and Kimberly pencils. I have grown quite the collection of art supplies since I have started. How are those supplies I sent over treating you???
New subscriber!!.. thanks a lot for sharing this, now I know the materials to get/have to begin drawing. I have been inspired lately to start drawing, so this help a lot...
thanks!!...
Get an eraser pen (refills can be purchased in boxes of 10 sticks). Both manual and electric are made; a manual is sufficient. It's also narrow enough to allow for very small areas of erasure.
Is Tyler still around tyler are you still there man theres been nothing from you in a long time i have been re watching and re re watching and re re re watching and even re re re re you videos which I like but where are you dude
We miss you Man I do
Thanks for posting bud! Yeah if you do pencil work, having a lot of different erasers helps out a lot!! I have a lot more erasers than what I have shown in the video but don't use them at all.
SOOOOOOO helpful! Thank you!!!
You bet!!! I will keep posting for sure! the comments and feedback I get from all of you is awesome!!!! Thanks for posting!
I would imagine something more on the side of HB to a 2H or even 4H because it doesn't have as much texture as the B pencils. I know that charcoal also works really well because of how well it can blend.
Keep doing videos for us new bees,thanks
I had a friend tell me the other day that he used that. I would never even know that a such thing existed. And I am sure the quality of one would be pretty good.
Thank you very much for the overview! Many of these are now in my drawing wish list. Really useful for those of us who have started/restarted again. I'd love to see this one re-posted with the music soundtrack turned way down.
I prefer the Staedtler Radett. Made in Germany. And Staedtler makes refills which can be purchased in boxes of 10 sticks.
Imma steal that box😍
Hmm. I do like your idea here. I should try to start to at least try to draw a silhouette of a person for some of my landscapes. That is a popular thing to do for concept landscape sketches to show the scale.
Thanks you! I do appreciate the support.
The refills you will probably have best luck finding on Ebay. Unless you have some sort of fine art store near you, they might be hard to find.
It'd be super awesome if you put together a basic little pack/kit type of thing and put them up on ebay for your fans so they can get the basics in 1 place. Coz i know where i live, i cant even find white charcoal!! Just an idea (:..
I watched a tutorial on acrylic painting and he first drew the outline of a couple on tracing paper and then on the opposite side he coated the same area with charcoal. He then flipped it over and then retraced the outline onto the painting. Quick and easy. No carbon paper.
It is impossible not to subscribe! Awesome drawings!