Drawing Paper: I'm drawing on a sheet of Strathmore Bristol paper, which is a lovely, smooth drawing paper that I've recently grown fond of.ħ. I use the two styles of pencil extenders shown above and find them both equally comfortable.Ħ. Pencil Extenders: You might notice that some of my pencils are in pencil extenders, simply because they have been sharpened so often that they're too short to hold comfortably. Learn how to sharpen your pencils this way in this video.ĥ. Notice how sharp they are in the image above: this was necessary for the final stages of the shading process (throughout my block-in and initial stages of shading, however, the leads were quite a bit shorter). Drawing Pencils: I am using H, HB, F, 2B, 4B and 6B Staedtler Mars Lumograph graphite pencils for this drawing. Watch my video lesson on kneaded erasers, how to use them, and the 3 kneaded eraser techniques that I find most useful here.Ĥ. Eraser: I use a simple kneaded eraser throughout this tutorial! I didn't have a need for any specialty, 'precision' erasers because kneaded erasers can be formed into any shape. Bulldog Clips: For attaching my paper to my drawing board.ģ. Drawing Board: A sturdy yet lightweight drawing board makes the drawing process much more comfortable.Ģ. How to Draw a Braid Materials Used in this Tutorialġ. Three ways to use a kneaded eraser for realistic drawing: I use my kneaded eraser just as much as I use my pencil in this drawing!įinally, download the reference photo of this braid at the bottom of this page so that you can follow along with the tutorial, or draw along with me. Throughout this drawing I constantly use the techniques that Iĭemonstrate in this video, as they are absolutely essential for drawing How to gain stability and control of your drawing pencil:.Make sure that you know how to sharpen a drawing pencil, as you'll notice how sharp my pencils are in the final stages of shading this braid drawing.First, take my free Mini-Course (video lessons!) to learn the essential concepts needed for realistic drawing.Because this is a more advanced drawing tutorial, I have some suggested prerequisite video lessons for you to watch in order to get the most out of this lesson:
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