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Handout for Drawing Class #1Essential Drawing Materials for Serious BeginnersDisclaimer: In this drawing class, the instructor is not requiring the students to have all these drawing materials. The class is only six weeks long and is an introduction to drawing. As you, the student, progress and develop drawing skills, you may want to add some of the following drawing materials to your toolbox. Quality Drawing PencilsVariety of brandsGraphite pencilsSet: Derwent, Graphic: 9B-H, are a great recommended brand, 9B through HB pencil: are softer, make a darker mark, duller more quicklyH pencils: keep a point for a longer period of time, make a harder, lighter markIf you buy individually: 2H pencil, lighter than standard HB or #2 pencil H pencil, darker the 2H pencil, lighter than HB pencil HB pencil, similar to 2B2B pencil or 6B Mechanical pencils, may change the graphite grade inside the pencil SketchbookDraw a little every dayThe more you draw the better at draw the better you are going to get.Variety of sizes, bindings, hard/durable cover, durable Surface you draw on.Tooth or texture of the paper.Heavier tooth paper …pastelCanson Mi-Tienes Pastel paper, recommendedHas two sides: rougher, smootherSmoother paper.Bristol, is similar to card stock, great for pen an inkSmooth surfaceStipple TextureBee Paper CompanyAcid free paper ErasersUsed to fix mistakes or for mark making tool.4 Different Kinds: White, vinyl plastic eraser, strongest, using friction to remove the materials around. Not recommended.May make a smear on the paper or dig into the paper. Pink pearl eraser similar to white, vinyl plastic, weaker eraser. Not recommended Art gum eraser (looks like carmel candy)Actually crumbles when removing marks. Use to clean mats. Kneaded eraser, lifts the materials, does not leave material behind, will lift the mark. Pencil sharpenerColor pencils can destroy electric pencil sharpeners. They have a waxy binder.Recommended: Use a simple hand-held metal pencil sharper.The point effects the mark you will use in your drawing.If you use a mechanical pencil, you need a different pencil sharpener and different graphites. Charcoal or conteBurnt organic material, close to a painting materialsVine charcoal stick, basic charcoal, soft, great for first drawings, easier to eraseCompressed charcoal, darker, harder to erase, best to use in final drawingsWhite charcoal, some pigment has been added. Use like charcoals. Add white back into drawing. Pen and inkVariety of lines: Outer edges of an object, hatching, cross hatching, squiggle lines, etc.Technical drawing pen or nib dip pen (require a bottle of ink)Ink. Carbon black is recommended.Caution: drips, Micron, popular pens (beige or black barrel)Staedtler (black barrel)Last longer than micron, similar resultsCost more, may come with a set/ different number of pens in a setNumber on the ends correlate to the different point sizes. Blending Stump, compressed roll of paperFinger usually larger and oily and mix with the medium. Drawings or blendings are harder to erase.Adjust pressure on the pencil to vary value.Many artists do not use blending stumps. Colored PencilsQuality colored pencils. Lots of colored pencils wax based colored, oil based colored pencil.Most are wax based colored pencils.Different brands available:Recommend Prismacolor Prime pencil: waxy, soft, easy to build up layersFaber-Crastell: More pricey, oil based colored pencils, behave differentlyLuminanc: Caran d’Arche Harder than Prismacolor Primer pencils, brightest colored pencil in the market, must layer more, wax based colored pencils, Art work storagePortfolio, protect artwork, carry, 18 by 24 inches11. Drawing brush: to brush crumbs off the drawing. Could be an old paint brush Paper shield: Used under the hand to protect the drawing from smearing. ViewfinderDrawing ToolboxIf you want more details about drawing materials watch: 10 Essential Drawing Materials for Serious Beginners-The Virtual Instructor YouTube video:watch?vPjru1PJ82io ................
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