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Hello friends! This video will help all of you that want to start with drawing.
To draw combines basically two things: the technique and the ability to learn to see things differently.
To develope your way of seeing comes with the process of drawing but it takes a while.
While to learn the techniques can be a quite quick process.
Find a position to hold the pencil that works best for you. How this will look exactly and which hand you choose doesn't matter.
I am probably the best example of how strangely you can hold the pencil.
Take care of holding it relaxed and to get the swing out of your wrist movement.
I would suggest to test the line you want draw in the air first. As soon as you are quite sure of the movement - do the same movement on the paper.
You can vary the thickness and the intensity of the pencil line. This you can do with changing the pressure while drawing.
Here I am using a normal pressure; strong pressure; soft pressure.
Try to use all kinds of pressure in one line as well.
Additionally you can create consistent areas - even without smudging the graphite.
I often see that people use the smudge technique for filling areas quickly or for creating smooth changes.
But this you can do just by drawing lines - and the result is much nicer.
Draw the lines bit by bit close to each other. You get a consistent smooth looking area in the overall picture -
- but if you look closer you notice the delicate lines the picture is made of.
Another helpful thing is to overlap lines. With it you can create a depth effect and an illusion of three dimensionality.
And finally some tips regarding the drawing material.
For the start I would recommend a retractable pencil with a lead thickness of 0,5 in HB or B.
Helpful if of course an eraser - I like to use an eraser pen for smaller parts and a normal one for bigger corrections.
I can speak from my experience that it is generally worth to pay a bit more because very often it really gives you a bette quality.
For the paper just take care that you dont use a thin one and it should have a rough surface (pigments stick better on it).
I hope this could help you a little bit. Soon I will start with a series of drawing basics for human bodies and faces. Have a look!
I would be happy about a thumbs up or a subscribe. See you!