Design Media: Holding the Media

Video Transcript

"Okay actually how you hold your pencil or brush or whatever, makes a big difference to. And I've got a variety of different implements here to play around with. First of all the pencil. Now, you hold it like this to write with. And you get small stroke like that, because you’re working basically with only this part of the wrist. So, sometimes you'll see artist holding it like this. So that then they can move more freely with there arm and shoulder. And you can get a longer stroke out of your pencil. So you hold it like this. You can also do a couple of other things. You can try it with your other hand. And this can also sort of, because it’s taking you out of your writing routine. It may make it easier for you, to make marks. When I try to hold mine and write I'm hopeless. I get all; you know that funny crinkly writing. But when I hold it and use my arm, then I don't have a problem. Now I want to play around with this the same way, with a little different idea with the brush. And that again, you can hold the brush very close to the handle. And you sometimes want to do that when you house paint, you want to hold it close to the handle. I'm holding it close to the handle and you get a lot of control. You can put it right where you want. What happens if I sort of stand up. And sometimes it’s good to stand up instead of sit. And I'm working from the very end of the brush. You may as well use the edge if you have it. And you get again. You get the ability to sort of stretch along and do a wider longer kind of stroke. And you want to know if you have that ability. And it can give you a lot of flexibility."