The BEST WAY to Sharpen my Fancy Drawing Pencils? (and drawing)
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Today Peter tries out a few different ways of sharpening some new pencils, and thankfully, finally settle on a pretty good method. Obviously these aren't the best pencils ever, but they seem really good, and I try not to advocate the need of the best types of art supplies anyways. That's a secondary thing most of the time. Just create with what you've got, and upgrade when you've got the chance!
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Peter sharpens
Yes
Nice pfp
Peter sharpencils
shorpenincels
Dial it back por favor
I feel like I don’t know you anymore Peter. You’ve switched to pencil. Pencil Peter .
We have the Peter Pen. Now for the Peter Pencil.
Disappointing to say the least. I'll be unsubscribing after I speak to the manager
My art teacher used to joke that 'H' stood for 'Hard' and 'B' stood for 'Boft'.
🅱️oft
what about HB
@@effaegigiotti45 hardly boft
What about HB? Is it “Hard n Bold?”
Mine said that “b” was for “buttery”
The narrator, the voice , the myth , the legend.
Best line
And the victim
@@noname-codm4590 Don't forget villain.
The Spirited Sharpener
Lol
B stands for "blackness" and H stands for "hardness". B pencils are soft therefore lay a darker line but reveal more of the paper grain. Depending on brand they can be more oily or dusty, The H pencils are harder, the line is lighter but the sharper. Those are harder to blend/smear and to erase because they "dig" into the paper much more. As the numbers increase those qualities do too for example a 8B pencil is extremely dark and grainy while a 8H is light and hard. From what i read "F" stands for finepoint and is there for writing although im not sure that is the proper store behind the F pencil. And if you want to layer different pencils on top of each other it helps to start with soft and go to hard. Hope that answers a few questions from the end.
Thanks for this background info🙂
Thanks for the interesting info 👍😁👍
No if you want to layer you go for hard first as it gets into the tooth of the paper then layer soft over top,always build from lightest to darkest with graphite. The hard first makes layers more solid and full in tone and building up from light to dark can help you work up to your final shade and value in an area of shading
But you cant really achive the full blackness that way. I always went for soft first so i can get it to be as dark as i want and then put the hard pencil on top so it moves the looser, soft graphite and fills the grain. I guess both methods are useful depending on the desired effect.
Any pencils that are under 2B I always use a regular handheld pencil sharpener, and then pencils that are over 3B are the ones that I carve with a hobby knife. I was actually taught to do the hobby knife method by my high school art teachers because a regular handheld sharpener often breaks the graphite in B pencils.
I'm just saying the narrator and Peter have never been in the same room at the same time
They have but knives were drawn
@@copsy87 that’s why you ALWAYS bring a pencil to a knife fight
@@vanishthecat keanu style
Either I've lost my mind in lockdown or the first 5 minutes are the most hilarious 5 minutes on TH-cam.
You are not mistaken. It was hilarious.
Peters humor is unparalleled to date
You're still in lockdown?
@@camerontabor9976 pretty much
Alt title: Destroying pencils… in a VERY Satisfying way
To answer your question near the end of the video, when you shade in an area with pencil, you use the grit of the paper to rub off the lead. If you've already drawn over an area the bumps and divots in the paper can be smoothed out and so it's harder to get a dark line on top.
Yes, I agree with you. The harder pencils have more clay and they destroy the tooth of the paper, then the softer ones don't have mutch to grab on.
@@nunopadilhaarte no generally you use hard pencils first and layer on top with soft because the hard cant do the opposite aswell and it creates richer and fuller tonal values
How much of an issue this is depends on how much pressure you're exerting. IME the least pressure possible produces the smoothest, cleanest lines. Working like that, I find it doesn't really matter much which grades I use first.
The F in the pencils is to honour their shaved brethren.
A man who shows artist can be very expirmental in other fields of work, are artist human? Or are we the aliens to take over in decades to come.
There's no way Peter's from this galaxy
@@heidibangbang m a y b e he was a l l a l o n g
Where is he from if he isn't from this galaxy
@@connorhart6407 like the 8th dimension or something...here but far far away.
@@connorhart6407 he's probably from Mars, but without the S 😂😂
Dude please more pencil drawings all jokes aside. There are so many different shades and ways to add depth.
Frl
Guess I can finally cross "Watch a short film about pencil sharpeners" off my bucket list.
I use a Swordfish sharpener when I use my fancy colored pencils. It's one of those that clamps on the pencil and has a spring loaded feed mechanism. I bet you could seriously trigger some colored pencil artists if you used that power drill sharpener to eat up a Caran Dache Luminance in a matter of seconds.
Omg! Nooooooo!!!! 😱😱😱
Yeah that would be bad
I am not an artist but own a couple of sets of Caran D’ache and that triggered me so bad.
It was bad enough for me, who loves graphite pencils!
Been watching your videos for years. They make me feel less lonely and have me feeling like I'm talking to a close friend. Thank you for making these. Love you, Peter.
The little square spaces have got to be the most fitting sponsor segment on the whole of TH-cam! Plus they’re super enjoyable and they make you forget you’re even watching an ad.
"Something Swedish, and exotic."
Had me in stitches!
You have to sniff new pencils ✏️ 👃
The B stands for blackness! The more I know.
the first 5 minutes felt like a whole movie and the rest was a interesting yet mundane documentary that helped put me to sleep almost
You can use tracing paper between the pages to keep your graphite/charcoal from rubbing against the other page. It also looks kind of cool when you're showing a drawing to someone else, when you lift the tracing paper like a stage curtain.
This went pretty much exactly the way I thought it would.
I think that was the first time in my years of drawing I’ve ever seen Peter draw some facsimile of a normal human face… it wasn’t a normal human face, but it was the closest I’ve seen at least
my mum used to use the same mitsubishi uni pencils back when she did graphic design work in japan and always swore by the HB being the only one she needed haha. cool seeing them appear here
When you do more abstract art, like the first drawing or most of your other drawings, right?
I try to draw in a similar manner, but my own way, but it never feels like I'm 'doing it right' even though I know there's no Right Way to do it. Is this a matter of me needing to lower my expectations? To stop comparing? To attempt to draw without thinking about it in general, to just make?
Perhaps, nonetheless I've really enjoyed your art for a good long while now, it feels good to watch!
Sorry this is a long comment I just got long thoughts. Hope you have a nice day.
I love the fact that he's almost at 1M now
This was very oddly relaxing
Graphite has always been my strongest medium personally, so I'm super excited to see you working in pencil! Looking forward to hopefully seeing more.
A solution for smudges from graphite drawings is to add a watercolor wash over it. That seals it. After which you can still erase and adjust the drawing. So happy to see your skills expressed in a new medium! You ROCK!!
Well, you could prevent smudges by laying a piece of paper under your hand......but your way sounds more fun! 🙂
The fact you have to go through a 50 cent bit of sandpaper every time you want to sharpen 10 cents worth of pencil should tell you all you need to know about this sharpener.
all people who draw: interesting
I have one of those 1989 classroom wall-mounted sharpeners mounted to my desk and it’s by far the best thing to sharpen a pencil with.
Your beard grows out the opposite way mine does Peter 😂 my hair ends up much darker than my facial hair, which ends up pretty blonde, but your hair is a lot lighter than your beard
Oh my. I use a little 2" Stanley wood plane to sharpen pencils occasionally it feels quite ostentatious. But even I never thought of a specialized mini electric belt sander. Wow.
Pencils all seem so gray after drawing with a nice black ink. I wish I could use charcoal, but it's just to messy for me personally.
I am experiencing these same struggles
Have you tried the Mars Lumograph, by Staedler? And with all dry mediums I lean on a piece of paper. I hate smudges! 🙂
@@rachelm7525 Not Mars, but I've tried some other brand of charcoal stick (Cretacolor Nero, perhaps) that contains oil and succeeds at not spreading charcoal dust all over the place. To me it feels like drawing with children's crayons. BTAIM, I don't draw with graphite or charcoal anymore, sticking with fountain pens currently.
@@ichirofakename you asked about resting your hand on paper to prevent smudging? Well, provided you lift, not slide the paper, nothing smudges. I usually keep scrap nearby to test anything on before commiting to a final work 🙂
I really enjoyed all the pencil facts
Hi Peter 😎
You sound like you could be binging with babish Artistic twin 😭🔥
*Meet my artistic twin* lol
This would be really funny, if I hadn’t felt compelled click on the Amazon link to buy the recommended pencil sharpener. At least, I resisted buying the pencil set. I don’t even draw.
Hello Peter!😁
So i just watched a guy talk and sharpen pencils. My life is so happening 😭😭😭
Krylon dry media fixative works amazing! I literally TRY to smudge my drawings and can't. Plus u can draw in layers on top of it and it dries fast. PLUS PLUS it's cheap. Highly recommend it to u.
i really enjoy the intro
Fun Fact : pencils have NEVER contained lead. It's always been graphite
By the way, those "#2" pencils that were always required for standardized tests are in fact 2B - not hb.
5:42
Wait, that's how those things worked? I thought it was just for different sized pencils!
Its 3am, i got 4 exams, didn’t study, and it seems like the TH-cam algorithm has blessed me with this man sharpening his pencil.
I just used 15 mins of my life to watch some guy sharpen pencils
Love KUM sharpeners.. also love the Swordfish hand crank one too.
Those crank sharpeners from elementary school are awesome! I have no good surface to attach one in my apartment, alas and alack.
That was as the most smooth “let me slide this in real quick👀” ad I’ve seen
I use the rotary school pencil sharpener. I've always loved the tip I got on those.
You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.
-this comment section, probably
again
You definitely look like Dwarf Mamba and Mike Majlak had a baby
I use a cotton photo handling glove when I draw with pencil. I cut the fingers off except for the pinky, and it keeps my skin oils from imbibing the paper as well as not smudging the graphite. If you want to completely avoid the issue just use the Prismacolor Verithin pencils! I have my students use these exclusively when I teach. They are precise, hold a good point, adjust well to pressure (fine and light to dark and heavy) and they are very smooth to the touch on the paper. Just my 2 cents.
I first found this guy several years ago when I was still a kid when he uploaded a sketchbook tour. His voice was very soothing and helped me calm down. I’m 20 now - wonder if I should try coming back here again when I’m feeling anxious.
The algorithm has spoken. How do you respond?
You can always tell if a pencil is good if you give it a sniff 😤
In the pencil community, Peter is feared as a ruthless and brutal serial killer.
I literally love that frikin red sharpener, it’s one of my favorites!
Yeah I buy them 2 or 3 at a time from blick, they are really good.
Become left handed, then make a list on pencils lol
Happy little shavings *rip Bob Ros
The 1st sharpener is German-made - Kum. Legendary. They sharpen the lead for clutch pencils too. Just get 2 and you are set for a long time.
It's my favorite sharpener, the red version in this video only sharpens pencils, the blue version sharpens pencils and clutch pencil leads.
Thanks for another fun video, Peter! I used to draw with pencils a lot more than I do now, I think it was the smudging that frustrated me most - I've seen some people use pieces of paper to rest their hand on while doing large pencil pieces, moving them around as they go, but that always felt like too much of a hassle. Best of luck experimenting!
I hope 1 million subscribers is as sweet as you assume it to be. You’re wonderful, Peter.
That mini belt sander would come in handy for a few projects i have goimg on lol i need one!
"Square space" lol that was smooth😂
I loved my Kum sharpener which I had for years. And then it stopped working and just chewed everything up. So I bought a new one and that was nowhere near as good. Now I use a cylindar sharpener that is shaped like a Rolei camera and I love it :) my father in law gave me his one remaining lead pencil from when he was a designer decades ago. It really was completely lead and was so heavy that it must have been tiring to use for long.
good pencil for real shading results, thanks for always being connected 👍🙏
I cant imagine how well it worked
Plaese continue the art block series
Title - How to Waste Pencils ✏️
I’ve heard once in my younger years, that you’re supposed to turn the sharpener instead of the pencil. It could be a complete and utter lie to make me a fool but I thought I’d offer it in case it were true.
It is true.
cleaner cut from turning fast. Practically impossible to do on the pencil side, without power tools.
I have those pencils. I bought them a year or so ago. Problem is that they are a work of art on there own. Since then, never used them, never sharpened. Just sat on the shelf as a piece of art in their own right.
so which pencils do you actually use to art?
@@humanfirst11 faber castell. They come pre-sharpened therefore I don’t feel like I’m ruining them if I use them. I know I get it it’s probably some sort of sad OCD thing.
@@kooral6959 that's a really nice way of thinking😁! I also find myself in that situation more often than not! But I try to use them just to have a feel why these writing instruments cost so much! And then store them away for the new ones...it's kind of never ending loop 😔😔
the H pencils have in the past been used for technical draft illustration and rendering lines in the illustrations where as the B pencils have mostly been used for art illustration
2B or not 2B…that is the question.
Why are pencils equipped with erasers if not to correct mistakes? Nellie McClung
...or to boost sales! The eraser on the end is pretty useless! Maybe that ought to be Peter's next vid! "The eraser v pencil stand-off" ! Whatd'you say, Peter? 😀
peter, you are such a calming presence to me, which many have said before, but I feel the need to reiterate. Thank you for somehow convincing my brain to sloooow down. Very appreciative of you
Hey Peter, regular user of drawing with graphite pencils here. Depending on the type of art your looking to make with those pencils I recommend getting a blending stump and kneaded eraser.
If your wanting to be more careful about mistakes, use your H pencils to sketch incredibly lightly. What I’ve always done while working, in order to stop my hand from smudging my drawings is 1. Go in the opposite direction of whichever direction is your dominant hand. And 2. Put something down on top of wherever you tend to rest your hand (extra scrap of paper, paper towel, etc). As for sharpening, do not use your basic handheld sharpener, or even the electric sharpener on those B pencils. Because of how soft the graphite is, the friction caused in those forms of sharpening will often break the lead. Stick to using the carving knife on B pencils, it’s what I’ve found to be the best way to sharpen those type of pencils.
1:25 for those actually curious about best ways to sharpen pencils, I have a new version of one of these hand cranks and it actually sharpens pretty well without having to use much force. Cons are the suction thing on the bottom of mine almost never works so I usually have to hold it like he does, and while it produces a nice long & sharp point, my pencils past a certain point of softness (like some of my watercolor pencils) break off at the tip (like the whole tip, depending on the pencil) if you try to get that perfect sharp point. Also it's very nice for containing mess, but make sure to open it to empty over a trashcan.
edit: granted, this doesn't mean I think my sharpeners better. I've been looking for a good handheld one because I feel like they have the potential to be better, so after this video I might just buy the sharpener he ends up using lol.
It was satisfying both to watch the pencils get sharpened as well as watching you draw!
edit: one thing I've seen painter use is a bar, like a piece of wood to rest your arm on so you don't lean on the canvas. I forget what it's called.
Yes! I've wanted one of those bar things for like forever, but they're hard to find when you don't know what they're called. Although, when I draw in graphite, I just clean any smudges with a kneaded eraser, one of my fav supplies, btw.
Personally I prefer carving my pencils
Yeah I think some of them I will carve (with some kind of exacto knife or razor blade) and some I will sharpen with the sharpener, depending on the pencil hardness and use
@@peter_draws yeah I use a handheld razor and cut along the ridges
The belt sander is the way to go. I discovered this magic in middle school woodshop class where I did it frequently and the teacher always got super pissed at me for it. I didn't know they make them that small, I really want one now!
you should try brush pens!
I have these pencils and I love them especially the softer ones.
Accept the smudging
It's okay
Use an eraser
On the other
Page,it .ca be soo
Satisfying
Gives it character
Seems most stores only stock up to 6 or 8 on the scale either way. Never seen a 10 (or those other odd grades supposedly beyond), but now I know. But I'm somewhat cheap so I'm mostly familiar with General's or Sanford. They're also fairly easy to get.
Also if using more than one lead hardness, you can pull the graphite from a softer pencil already on the drawing with a harder one. Sometime that helps if doing anything with fine lines. Other than that having different lead hardness helps if you don't feel like mashing a pencil or having to be careful about having the lightest feather touch.
Of course sometimes for fine linework it's also ok to mix in mechanical pencils to the process. Harder to find different leads for those, but they do exist in different hardnesses as well. I pretty much stick to Pentel or Zebra on those (they're the most consistent at providing quality for a cheap price), but I've heard Stadtler or Rotring are ok too. I avoid the no-name plastic ones that don't have the metal ferrule, as those have a tendency to get sloppy. However it's hard to beat the typical wood pencils when doing shading with the side of the lead at an angle, so the mechanical ones have a more specific role.
I also like the sharpener part of the Kum sharpener, since the two-step process does seem to provide the best point in the most simple manner. The plastic enclosure for it is a bit of a disappointment though as it's never big enough to hold much shavings and the flex hinge will always need to be taped over as it's guaranteed to break if you use it for more than a year. Or just leave that hatch broken off and only sharpen with it over a bin, wouldn't be surprised if that's how most people end up using it anyways.
Look up factory pencil maker's
History of pencils/
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Can you tell me the name of the red sharpener?
KUM, I added a link to the description
OHHHHHHHHHHHH Peter!!!!!!!!!! Nice Beard Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking Amazing!!!
Thanks for mixing it up with the pencils! Awesome to see your style across different media.
Everyday I check to see if you’ve made a new video! And every video I’m not disappointed. I have been watching for a few years and I love everything about you and the things you make. Your so weird and it’s nice knowing your not the only oddball on the planet! That’s all dude. Enjoy your day~
Happy Sunday 🤓🍔🍔☕
Really funny video. How about an ASMR pencil destroying session.... title it, "Peter Destroys a Box of Pencils, ASMR".... or something... yeah. Great video and I enjoyed the knowledge and insight at the end, too.
Imagine bringing a belt sander and a drill TO SCHOOL to sharpen your pencils 😂
This is a fever dream
2:33 this hurts so much
Funny solutions for a Non existing Problem. I recommend tue Dahle 155 sharpener. In Germany 13.70 Euros.
I should buy a mini belt sander… oh and nice pencils… and practice pencils I can’t believe I don’t have those… 😊✏️… that drill attachment looks nice.. I need a decent sharpener too… why don’t I have a carving knife I’m gonna get one… ☝️😌🔪… I should get square space whatever it is…
Your art is truly magnificent ✨
This video reminds me of a novel written in the third person. A Peter Pencil Murder Mystery. Weird for this channel. Oh, BTW, you could try a Swordfish Pencil sharpener. No holding the pencil. Self sharpening blades inside the housing. Nearly perfect, consistent points. Amazon (of course)