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Art Supplies for Pencil Drawings
Types of Pencil Drawing Paper
Types of Art Pencils for Drawing
Types of Pencil Drawing Erasers
Using Drawing Boards for Pencil Drawings
Where to Find Art Pencil Drawing Supplies
Setting Up a Pencil Drawings Still Life
Setting Up a Pencil Drawings Workspace
How to Start a Pencil Drawing
Sketching Shapes for a Pencil Drawing
Avoiding Smudges in Pencil Drawings
Shading Techniques for Pencil Drawing
Blending Techniques for Pencil Drawing
Adding Highlights in Pencil Drawing
Adding Shadows in Pencil Drawing
Summary of Pencil Drawing Tips
Summary: Learn the pencil drawing basics on sketching shapes, with the expert tips in this free video art lesson on pencil drawing techniques.
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
"So now I'm actually going to start sketching the shapes in. I'm going to use one of the softer darker pencils here so you can see what I'm doing. You really just want to look. The key here is looking a lot of people start drawing right away and you want to actually really keep your eye on the shapes. Continue to look and as you can see I'm getting a nice sort of softer line there, this will be a leaf of the persimmon and a little apple core. Show a little bit of the shadow down there and now we got our other persimmon over here so we have a rough sketch of where the fruit is going to be. "
eHow Article: Sketching Shapes for a Pencil Drawing
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