Know Your Drawing Equipments

When you are learning pencil drawing, there are certain tools of the trade that you should keep in mind. Beside the main two requirements i.e. pencil and paper, there are a host of other things that you will need if you want to make your mark in the drawing world.

Pencil Sharpener

A good pencil sharpener should be an important part of your drawing equipments. The old-fashioned two hole metal sharpener is a good choice according to many artists. If you are travelling with your drawing equipments and do not want to litter around, then canister sharpener which holds the shaving is a good choice. Sometimes, if the core of the pencil is weak, then it easily breaks when sharpened by sharpener. To avoid that many artist prefer cutting their pencil by a craft knife. If you are using one of them then be extra careful- always cut away from your body to avoid any injury.

Erasers

There are two kind of erasers used in drawing especially pencil drawing. They are kneadable eraser and white eraser. The uses of them are as follows:

Kneadable eraser: They are used for removing a large area as well as small area. Since it can mauled into desired shape, very fine precise rubbing is done by kneadable eraser.
White eraser: They are good for large areas. In addition, they are used for highlighting. If one point gets dirty, trim it with a knife.
Electric eraser: used by the illustrators as they clean an area precisely and clean large area rapidly.

Tortillion And Other Blending Tools

If you use your finger to clean up an area, the skin oils can damage the paper and make greasy marks that will be difficult to erase. So it is better to use tortillion, a tight spiral stick of fibrous paper. It is used for smudging and blending. You can also use rubber tipped color shapers and pastel blenders to work on small areas. Chamois leather is also used for applying, blending and lifting media.

Rulers T-Square And Flexicurve

When you are drawing anything, for commercial purpose or just for yourself, you have to keep in mind the area on the paper that you are going to cover with your drawing. So a ruler and a T-square is must for drawing a border around your work. A flexicurve is not that essential but important if you are drawing manufactured objects. In that case, this tool will help you to draw a perfect smooth curve.

Line Incising Tool And Sandpaper.

The first one helps you to draw fine white details and avoiding shading across the top. Plastic knitting needle will work fine, but if you are doing fine work, a large darting needle will be needed.
Sandpaper is used to sharpen your pencil for fine drawing and remove Tortillion stamps.
Now that you know all the tools you will need for your drawing career, go get them and spend long hours drawing your favorite subjects.

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