Aprils How To's - drawing

Hi! I'm Johannah! Most of you probably can draw or know the idea of it... unlike the founder (me)
I have a multi-Media degree - do you know what they skipped out on and it's one of the MOST basic things you NEED to know in the Art world! It was drawing... yes. they didn't make me take a drawing class. I guess working with video and Photoshop means I didn't need it. Oh but I do if I want to be a more well rounded Artist.

Anywho, I thought I'd share some you-tube videos on different types of Graphite Pencils. That is always the first thing you need to learn - I found out that when I tried to draw with just a simple HB pencil. In order to get shading and to get the depth correctly in drawings - it sometimes requires more then one type of pencil. Trust me I felt over whelmed at the Art store and they had SO many different types by different brands. I had no idea what any of that meant... so I you-tubed it.

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^^That's one link to break down the basics of different types of graphite in the pencils.

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^^Here's a video of the shading that helps explain what each pencil does with different types of pressure you use.

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^^ this guy talks about random stuff you might need for drawing - the kneeded eraser is a pain the butt. It crumbles apart after so many uses I learned. ha ha!!!

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^^ Here's a video about the shading and techniques to drawings.

I will also be making a gallery for each months How To's. So we can give helpful and positive constructive criticism to help everyone (definitively ME) with become a better Artist. This also means I have to find my pencils.... and my erasers. ha ha!!!

Happy Drawing everyone!