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Best Mechanical Drawing Pencils For Artists in 2023

by Kevin Hayler
Pencil box with the art materials used by Kevin Hayler

As a professional artist with over 20 years of experience using mechanical pencils to draw very detailed pencilwork, I’m well-placed to offer some good advice about choosing the best mechanical pencils for drawing. The Pentel P200 and Pentel P120 A3 series are the best mechanical pencils for drawing due to …

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The Basic Skills of Drawing: Learn to Draw For Beginners

by Kevin Hayler
Basic Skills of drawing: Learn to draw for beginners

The basic skills of drawing are easy to learn but difficult to master. In this article, I will explain the fundamentals of drawing in the simplest way I can and try to reassure you that mistakes are an integral part of the drawing process and are experienced by everyone, including …

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What is the Best Type of Pencil to Use With Watercolor?

by Kevin Hayler
John singer sargent watercolor sketch with pencil guidlines. Header fgor what pencils to use with watercolor

Choosing the wrong pencil for an underdrawing will ruin your watercolor painting. Too soft and your watercolor wash gets dirty, too hard and the pencil will scratch the paper. The best type of pencil to use with watercolors is a graphite drawing pencil, grades F, H, or 2H. Water-soluble graphite …

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How to Know When Your Drawing is Finished: Don’t Ruin it!

by Kevin Hayler
how to know when your drawing is finished. A drawing of two tigers fighting by Kevin Hayler

Most artists don’t know when to stop. It’s hardly surprising, there’s so much going on. Making art is a mixture of dreams, expectations, obsessions, excitement, fear, pointless perfectionism, and the list goes on. This post will attempt to teach you how to know when your drawing is finished. Your art …

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Is Drawing a Grid Cheating? – Do Real Artists Use Grids?

by Kevin Hayler
is drawing a grid cheating and do real artists use grids?

Many artists struggle with drawing accurate proportions and even when they can, it takes too much time. A grid helps artists create more realistic drawings, but is drawing a grid cheating?  Drawing with a grid is not cheating, it’s a practical tool used for copying a 2D image accurately. However, …

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