Master Sketching

First secret assignment in skill building...

drawn from Brian Froud's World of Faerie

Sharpening Skills

My computer has decided to take a dump, but within the chain of events these last couple of weeks I've decided to take on a new challenge. It will involve some time, lots of effort, and patience... something that we all must posses in order to improve our craft as artists. I'm going back to basics and will be studying artists that have inspired me since childhood.

To get started we need to sharpen our pencils! This video does a superb job of explaining the artist technique. Though you want to remember to have enough wood supporting the lead so it will be less likely to snap on you while drawing. You can use any very sharp blade, like an exacto or a paint chipper, but the technique is the same. Happy Drawing! :)