Ever wonder about the materials being used in other artists' creations? I know I sure do! Today I'm letting you in on what I use to make my pencil portraits, both the materials and the supplies.

For your reference I made a bulleted list of the items I go over in the video. Tune in for detailed descriptions, technique and why I chose each one.

Materials

Supplies

HB, 2B, 4B, 5B
2B & 4B woodless pencils
white conte pencils
toned grey paper

photo/laptop
easel
smooth, hard board
art clips
carpet square
good quality pencil sharpener
erasers

Here's the '3 Ways to Sharpen a Pencil' tutorial I reference in the vid

originally posted: March 28, 2017