In today’s lesson Brenda provides an overview of the wide range of drawing supplies available to the artist.
At the beginner level (that would be ME) Brenda says we can get by simply with paper, pencils and a good eraser. She recommends a few different grades of paper (the best quality we can afford, and experiment to find the grade/s we prefer to draw on), and a few grades of graphite (lead pencil).
Something I didn’t know – the softer the lead, the darker the value. Pencils range from 6H (hardest) through to HB, to 8B (softest). Brenda recommends a range of H and B grade pencils to begin with – such as H2, HB, B2, B4 and B6.
Some other drawing supplies include different media such as crayons, charcoal and chalk. Tools for blending shaded areas to produce smooth graduation of values, tools for sharpening pencils and a hard case portfolio to keep drawings safe from crumpled corners!
Next lesson is A04 – Creating your own drawing space
http://www.drawspace.com/lessons/lesson.php?id=a04
Jo and I are doing this online drawing course together. It is located at Drawspace.com and produced from lessons created by Brenda Hoddinott.
Hi Liss,
Nice review of the lesson.