Getting Started Drawing

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  Step 1

  Pencils
  Color: There are 3 types of color pencils:
  -Regular color pencils are wax-like and creamy in texture
  -Watercolor pencils work like regular color pencils, but are water-soluble and allow for wash (watercolor) effects.
  -Pastel pencils are hard and chalky and can be smudged.
  Graphite: (commonly known as a lead pencil) is graphite baked with clay in varying proportions. This allows for hard, light tone pencils in the “H” range and soft, dark tone pencils in the “B” range. Think of it as a better quality #2 yellow pencil.

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  Step 2

  Charcoal
  Charcoal (burnt wood) creates velvety black marks and comes in different degrees of hardness and thickness. It is also available in pencil form.

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  Step 3

  Pastels
  Chalk pastels are soft and powdery. Oil pastels are more smeary and behave like rich crayons.

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  Step 4

  Erasers
  Erasers are useful for lightening or taking out tones. Kneaded erasers can be shaped to lift out fine detail. Vinyl erasers are good for general work. Pink Pearl works well for dense, stubborn marks.

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  Step 5

  Sharpeners
  Different tools give different points; sometimes the pencil dictates the tool.

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  Step 6

  Pen and Inks
  Technical pens yield uniform lines. Felt tip pens are inexpensive and give a pleasant bleeded line on soft paper. Pen holders and steel dip nibs give lines of varying widths and allow the option for drawing in color.

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