And pencil a professional uses is a professional pencil. And believe me, pros use many different brands of pencils. I know several who prefer Chinese made pencils over the big brands, like Faber-Castell, and they do extremely good work.
This is an excellent video, i had no idea the clutch leads have every degree. I have the 6 color koh i noor set but i dont like the quality of the colored leads. Can you tell me which 6 degrees/grades? of graphite would be most useful? It will be sweet to color code the hardness this way. Also if you know of any good brands, i realize the clutch is not your bag........Lol.....but, if you know a brand i would appreciate any tips.
I don't have any particular brand that I favor in leads. Mine are Staedtler's. Everyone is different as far as to what they feel are useful grades. I don't have 6 different grades in clutch leads. In just grades, I personally like 2h hb 2b 4b 6b 9b and throw in 9xxb, carbon and charcoal for darks.
Ok, thanks i will pull those out of my stash. I think i have a pencil collection to rival yours, mostly vintage. I work for a school district and caught one teacher throwing out some "old pencils" i made such a fuss, that every teacher that cleans out their decades old supply cabinets will bring me their ancient pencils like i am some pencil expert. But im grateful since im now swimming in them. I even have a couple of old blackwings, and had no idea Ebony pencils were now prismacolor....... Anyway, im a new subscriber catching up on your videos, your drawing is excellent, and im sure you will turn me into Picasso in no time.
I mainly use 2B but I find it smudges. I am only doing sketches mainly and don't want to carry fixative spray for every little sketch I do so should I be using a different pencil number?
How are you smudging it. 2B is a very commonly used lead by everyone. It's really the basic pencil for drawing. I frequently use 6B when out and about. Sometime 8B, and have no trouble with smudging. As for fixative, there's no way I'd spray a sketch. Or r a finished commercial drawing, for that matter. For me, this is a matter of the buyer asking for it, which most do.
My problem with woodless pencils is that many of them have a very thin plastic coating on them. When you sharpen the pencil this plastic turns into dust, and this is not only horrible for the environment, it can also get into your lungs, and possibly into your bloodstream. No one really knows how harmful this might be, but who wants to be the person who finds out the hard way?
9B pencils are graphite only for most pencil sets. Carbon/graphite hybrids are found as the 9xxb pencil and the Staedtler Blacks, for example where 9B is both.
Love your channel, Rix! I am just considering buying pencils and this is so helpful! x
thanks rix.......good video..........
Thanks a lot for the video! May I ask, so what is that sharpener model name at 15:15?
I don't remember. Didn't like it, so I gave it away.
Faber Castel 9000 art set is also amazing pencil. This is professional pencils. Do vidoe of this pencils plz
And pencil a professional uses is a professional pencil. And believe me, pros use many different brands of pencils. I know several who prefer Chinese made pencils over the big brands, like Faber-Castell, and they do extremely good work.
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This is an excellent video, i had no idea the clutch leads have every degree. I have the 6 color koh i noor set but i dont like the quality of the colored leads. Can you tell me which 6 degrees/grades? of graphite would be most useful? It will be sweet to color code the hardness this way. Also if you know of any good brands, i realize the clutch is not your bag........Lol.....but, if you know a brand i would appreciate any tips.
I don't have any particular brand that I favor in leads. Mine are Staedtler's. Everyone is different as far as to what they feel are useful grades. I don't have 6 different grades in clutch leads. In just grades, I personally like 2h hb 2b 4b 6b 9b and throw in 9xxb, carbon and charcoal for darks.
Ok, thanks i will pull those out of my stash. I think i have a pencil collection to rival yours, mostly vintage. I work for a school district and caught one teacher throwing out some "old pencils" i made such a fuss, that every teacher that cleans out their decades old supply cabinets will bring me their ancient pencils like i am some pencil expert. But im grateful since im now swimming in them. I even have a couple of old blackwings, and had no idea Ebony pencils were now prismacolor....... Anyway, im a new subscriber catching up on your videos, your drawing is excellent, and im sure you will turn me into Picasso in no time.
I mainly use 2B but I find it smudges. I am only doing sketches mainly and don't want to carry fixative spray for every little sketch I do so should I be using a different pencil number?
How are you smudging it. 2B is a very commonly used lead by everyone. It's really the basic pencil for drawing. I frequently use 6B when out and about. Sometime 8B, and have no trouble with smudging. As for fixative, there's no way I'd spray a sketch. Or r a finished commercial drawing, for that matter. For me, this is a matter of the buyer asking for it, which most do.
I prefer the mechanical pencil
My problem with woodless pencils is that many of them have a very thin plastic coating on them. When you sharpen the pencil this plastic turns into dust, and this is not only horrible for the environment, it can also get into your lungs, and possibly into your bloodstream. No one really knows how harmful this might be, but who wants to be the person who finds out the hard way?
Actually ima correct you the 9B pencil is a mix with carbon and graphite
9B pencils are graphite only for most pencil sets. Carbon/graphite hybrids are found as the 9xxb pencil and the Staedtler Blacks, for example where 9B is both.
No, it isn't. You can get pencils like that, but the standard 9b, or even 12B, is still clay and graphite.