Archive for the ‘Drawing and Illustration’ Category

How to understand Pencil Hardness Grades

Monday, November 12th, 2007

The use of pencils as a drawing tool has been around for millennia. The earliest pencil forms that were used were raw and roughly cut graphite, dug from the earth these would give the roughest of lines and control of it was extremely difficult. The process of refinement of graphite ...

Types of Pastel Paper

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

You might be thinking why you would need a special paper for painting with pastels. The texture is factor that differentiates they types of paper for painting with pastels. Some have a preference for paper that conserves on the amount of pastels used, while other like how the light bounces off ...

Introduction to drawing paper

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

One of the essential of art supplies is the drawing paper. The importance of drawing paper can be deducted from the fact that there is a wide range of drawing papers available in market. You will need to have the exact information regarding each and every drawing paper as not ...

Tips on Choosing Drawing Pencils

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Pencils are one of the essential parts of art supplies. An artist realize the importance of a pencil in arts, he realizes that his art supplies as well as his art are both incomplete without a pencil. Artists use them to draw their ideas on a paper. There are many ...

Drawing with charcoal

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Since the beginning of time charcoal has been an inseparable companion of man when it comes to drawing of imaginations on paper. Even when there was no paper invented, men used charcoal to draw their inner most feeling on the walls of the caves through charcoal. With the passage of ...

Types and Uses of Art Boards, Art Films and Easel Backs

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Art Board Art boards are used for different types of art applications. Their use is also for applications related to crafting. One such board is the multimedia art board. It is a paper based material. It is made up of polymerized thermo set resins. This product is very durable. It has ...