A Beginner’s Guide to Drawing | Lesson 3: Using Your Pencil

[New Masters Academy]

The New Masters Academy Beginner Series helps aspiring artists start their artistic journey on the right foot. Your expert instructors will gently guide you to an understanding of drawing fundamentals. In this lesson, Heather will teach you how to sharpen your pencil, and effective ways in which to properly hold it. She will then show you how to use your pencil as a measuring tool, and how to translate what you see in your subject to your drawing surface.

 

Materials

• American Line Single Edge Razor Blades
• Westcott Sandpaper Lead Pointer
• Sanding Block
• Conté a Paris Sketching Pencil – Black

[Estrella]

Are there any other videos to see where I can also learn how to use my pencil or thumb or whatever to measure my subject?

[Joshua Jacobo]

Yes, we cover this in our beginners course. See chapter 4 on this link: https://www.nma.art/videolessons/beginners-program-lesson-3-using-your-pencil/?course=36875

[Author]

Posts