Pencil Techniques

Graphite Pencil Techniques : 

Graphite Pencil Techniques Teacher: Beverly Chick

General Pencil Rules : 

General Pencil Rules Don’t draw with blunt pencil tip Sharpen Pencil Tip works better Kneaded Eraser should be well-kneaded and soft before using Kneaded Eraser is used for special pencil techniques White Eraser works best for erasing

Supplies Needed : 

Supplies Needed Soft Graphite Pencils (HB, 2B, 3B or 4B--Any combination) 50 to 80 Weight Drawing Paper 8 x 11 to 9 x 12 in size Kneaded Eraser White Eraser Pencil Sharpener

Lines : 

Lines Dark & Light Lines Feathered/Tapered Lines Side of Pencil Lines & Patterns

Dark & Light Lines : 

Dark & Light Lines One continuous movement Don’t lift pencil off paper Heavy pressure of pencil on paper, light pressure, etc. What This is Used For: To indicate dark shadow or light area without using tone To create interesting textures

Feathered/Tapered Lines : 

Feathered/Tapered Lines One quick stroke Blunt at one end, feathered at the other Press pencil down hard, lift up quickly at end What This is Used For: To draw grass, branches, fur, hair

Side of Pencil-Rolling : 

Side of Pencil-Rolling Place index finger on side of pencil Place side of pencil (not the tip) on paper Press pencil down hard, rolling it around with your finger Make random & free patterns. Not symmetrical patterns. Draw in connecting lines to look like branches. What This is Used For: Trees & Bushes

Tone : 

Tone Graded Tone & Even Tone Manipulated Tone

Graded Tone & Even Tone : 

Graded Tone & Even Tone Graded Tone: Dark, Middle and Light Tones Start Dark and Fade to Light Even Tone-All One Tone Apply same pressure (Pencil to Paper)

Manipulating Tone : 

Manipulating Tone Smudge With Finger Kneaded Eraser Using medium-hard pressure, rub finger over pencil to smear it Automatically blends edges Pinch & reshape Kneaded Eraser to get different shapes Press down & drag reshaped Kneaded Eraser over graphite pencil Press (don’t rub) Eraser onto graphite pencil and lift off

Lines & Tone : 

Lines & Tone Feathered/Tapered Lines & Tone Side of Pencil

Lines & Tone : 

Lines & Tone Feathered/Tapered Line Combined With Tone Line should be darker than tone Good for grass, fur and hair Draw With Side of Pencil Has both line & tone in one stroke Hold pencil parallel to paper Must have long sharp tip Good for fences & shading

Final Drawing Using all thesePencil Techniques : 

Final Drawing Using all thesePencil Techniques Can you identify what technique is used and where it is used in this drawing? All pencil drawings are done by Beverly Chick Copyright 2010