Work has begun in earnest on the 'Winter Goddess' in the 'Goddess Collection' fine art works. The paper is 'Windsor & Newton' 250gsm Bristol Board, which I love for getting that extra fine detail and smooth skin tones.
In recent years I've switched to drawing with mechanical pencils instead of wooden (traditional) pencils. Why? Mainly because of the extra detail I can achieve with the fine leads. Most of the mechanical pencils are Pentel, and I really like the Pentel GraphGear 1000, it's my favourite 0.3 'pencil', with 2B leads. I also use a HB 0.3 and a 4H 0.3, plus the same range in 0.5 leads. I keep a sandpaper block to fine point the end of the leads for the really close detail and then some more traditional pencils for light shading and covering larger areas.
Do you have any favourites when it comes to drawing with pencil? What have you discovered that works for you? Or what hasn't?
In recent years I've switched to drawing with mechanical pencils instead of wooden (traditional) pencils. Why? Mainly because of the extra detail I can achieve with the fine leads. Most of the mechanical pencils are Pentel, and I really like the Pentel GraphGear 1000, it's my favourite 0.3 'pencil', with 2B leads. I also use a HB 0.3 and a 4H 0.3, plus the same range in 0.5 leads. I keep a sandpaper block to fine point the end of the leads for the really close detail and then some more traditional pencils for light shading and covering larger areas.
Do you have any favourites when it comes to drawing with pencil? What have you discovered that works for you? Or what hasn't?
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