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Setting Up a Pencil Drawings Workspace

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Summary: A proper workspace can make or break an artist. Learn how to set up a workspace for pencil drawings with expert tips in this free video art lesson.

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By Kristine Mueller
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Kristine Mueller is an artist and designer who has studied drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, printmaking, and design at Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, FL, Otis...read more

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"A little bit about setting your workspace. You want to have a table with enough room to put all of your materials on. Get some space for yourself, get a comfortable chair. I like to put down a little piece of plastic over the table just because chances are you're going to get some pencils or some smudge on your arm or on the table whatever I just like to protect the workspace a little bit. Then some good lighting it's a really important if you have natural light through your windows that is always beautiful setup. So if you take advantage of that I would recommend it. If not, definitely make sure that you have enough light and also have a good light source. So you can get that nice highlight shadow on your still life and make sure also that you have I always like to keep a little bit of paper towel just in case. Well actually I would get into that in a minute but just in case always have a piece of paper towel."

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