Art Supplies: Drawing
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There are many supplies out there to draw with. All drawing and sketching supplies, whether graphite, lead, charcoal, pastels, pencil crayons, etc, all come in different degrees of hard to soft. The softer is great for blending, shading, or for placement during the initial sketching. The harder is better for sharper detail. The best thing to do when starting out is to use them and see how they work, and to see what feels right for you. Once you have picked out your drawing supplies and paper, you will also need a good sharpener (or piece of sandpaper for charcoal and pastels).
One thing I love to use is a kneaded eraser. You knead it between your fingers until soft and it does not leave any residue. It’s also less abrasive which is important because of the the surface of the paper is so fragile. This is especially true when doing watercolors since you don’t want to destroy the sizing in the spots where we erase. It would show up later when the paint soaks into the paper. When using a Kneaded eraser try pressing it onto the paper then pulling up to lift the mark off the paper. It’s also nice that it sticks to your sketch book and can stop your pencil from rolling away. I have a lot of these erasers laying around that have been sculpted into various shapes and figures.
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