tips for drawing like pencil sharpness and types of pencils

While pencil drawing may seem simple, there are several factors to consider when choosing which materials to use. Some pencils are made of charcoal, while others are made of lead, and even among lead pencils, there is great variation in firmness and color. Selecting the right pencil for your needs is the first step in creating a successful project.

 for sketching you can use H or HB pencil and for shading you can use 4B and 6B . Harder leads are used for roughing out your drawings. Harder leads are very light and so good for sketching outline of drawing. Since it is light, it can be erased easily. Harder leads can also be used if very soft shading is needed. Softer leads can be used for darkening the final lines. They are used for shading darker areas. In short for lighter areas use HB or 2B , for mid-tones use 3B or 4B or 5B and for darker areas use 6B and 8B. And use eraser for highlights.

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for good drawing , i highly recommend various types of pencil with you .Sometime we need a bold pencil where as sometime we need a sharp pencil for single touch drawing, so keep at lest two pencils with you one hard and one soft or sharp.