7/29/2023 0 Comments Pencil and eraser![]() Perfect for: drawing shadows, enforcing shadow lines or dark outlines. The softness of charcoal pencils comes close to a 9B pencil, in that it is very soft, easily smoothed by hand and provides a beautifully dark line. You may not have been expecting charcoal pencils on my sample of drawing pencils and erasers but I wanted to show you what these look like compared to graphite pencils. Note: I used a Prismacolor kneaded rubber eraser for all the tests below. And you will see that the same pencils will make a different kind of line on different types of paper! I have also used the same kneadable eraser to show you how it looks when erased. Lines by Pencil Type – by Softest to Hardestĭifferent kinds of pencils make different kinds of lines and marks on paper. Whether you are using a mechanical pencil, graphite stick or wooden pencil you will have access to some version of H (hard graphite) to B (soft graphite) leads and these will produce a similar type of line which I will describe below. They are just a stick of graphite in various hardness and softness. It does not come encased in wood and cannot be used in a mechanical pencil. The graphite stick is a thick, thin, or wide tool for drawing. I would say 90% of mechanical pencils are 0.5mm and almost all are HB graphites which are the Goldilocks of graphites – not to hard, not too soft, but just right for most people. The thickness of the graphite or lead in a mechanical pencils is roughly always the same, about 0.5mm, 0.7mm and 0.9mm which to the naked eye is almost the same size. These are ideal for drawing at length as you won’t need to carry around another sharpener or eraser! As the pencil is used, more lead can be pushed through to extend further. Mechanical pencils contain a small, replaceable piece of graphite. Pencil grades from 9B Darkest and Softest to 9H Lightest and Hardest Mechanical Pencils The hardness of the pencil lead is written on each one, with H being hardest and B being blacker (softer). They are simply sticks containing graphite (commonly referred to as lead) encased in wood such as cedar. ![]() The majority of pencils we use are ordinary wooden pencils. Pencils come in all shapes and sizes which lend them to different uses. They’re also lightweight and portable, simple to use, and come in a wide range of designs that may be used to make a broad range of lines and marks as I’ll illustrate below.ĭrawing pencils can be smudged, blended, scraped, erased, worked softly or worked hard and that is why they are ideal for all types of drawings from painting studies and planning, portraits, fan art, sketches to life drawings and still life drawings. Pencil and graphite are straightforward and uncomplicated mediums. But what type of pencil will a kneadable eraser erase cleanly? All of them. ![]() You will see that smoother paper will most likely smudge the pencil and also leave a groove of the pencil in the paper. Now the rougher the paper the easier it will be to erase pencils. These harder erasers are also better suited as ink erasers and they can rip apart a piece of paper and ruin it if you are unlucky. The softer materials help make smudges less noticeable unlike harder rubber clumped together from cheap brands. Kneaded erasers are like soft putty, they can be molded into various shapes and rolled into a point. Kneaded Erasers – these are the ones I would recommend as they can be used a number of ways including by simply taking off bits to use on other areas where you have made mistakes or changed your mind about what you want to draw. I only use kneaded erasers as I am never happy with the results of the other types of erasers. These include drawing, soft drawing and kneaded erasers. There is one single alternative that you should be using and it will not break the bank. If you are a serious artist, do not use the erasers that come stuck at the top of your pencil. This article will show you 9 of the most common types of drawing pencils with samples and descriptions about how each one is used as well as how various erasers work on each one. There are many different types of drawing pencils and erasers available to you, but they all serve a specific purpose and can be used to create different effects. Drawing pencils and erasers are two of the most important tools that an artist will need whether they are drawing, sketching to just making guidelines.
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