It is an art form where an instrument consisting of graphite is used. This helps us to give us elaborate sketches for the usage of other mediums or even just use it as a sketch itself. This medium helps in producing many tasks. It can produce different lines, widths. The same medium can be used for shading, texture making and also creating a wide range of tonal differences.
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MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR PENCIL SKETCHING
- Drawing pencil
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- Sketch book
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- Different type of erasers
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- Pencil sharpener
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- Blending stumps
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Pencil Sketching Techniques
Following are the different sketching techniques:-
- Hatching
- cross hatching
- Stippling
- scribbling
- circling
- Smooth shading and blending
- Rendering
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