Comments on: Realistic Pencil Drawing – Introduction and Materials

By: israel Lopez

israel Lopez — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:21:59 +0000

The only thing missing is close caption so I can ‘listen’ at work. ; )

By: matt

matt — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:42:02 +0000

Hi Leonard,

There are lots of options when it comes to paper. Your choice depends on the subject and the desired look of the finished drawing. This lesson will give you some choices…https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/all-about-drawing-papers-and-surfaces

Recently, I really like working on Stonehenge paper with graphite drawing. Heritage Hot Press Watercolor paper is nice as well, but a little less forgiving for erasing.

By: Leonard Cardinale

Leonard Cardinale — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:52:34 +0000

Hello Matt,
I’ve been following your tutorials, lessons and courses for several months now and I’m starting to pick out subjects to draw in graphite. Your instruction is amazing!
Can you give me some idea how you pick out a specific paper for a subject, i.e. what type of tooth, rough to very smooth?
Thanks,
Len

By: Susan Wiebe

Susan Wiebe — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:26:28 +0000

Just signed up for this course & I am enjoying it! I love your style of teaching.

By: Rosalinde Coppens

Rosalinde Coppens — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:43:22 +0000

In reply to Sheldon Goldberg.

By: William E McCaffrey

William E McCaffrey — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 07:06:18 +0000

I was looking for a smooth tooth paper similar to hot press wc paper, but less expensive for practice sketches. I ordered 100% bamboo cold press paper (JUVALE) sold on Amazon. Have you ever tried this paper? I’m able to get a full range of tones and seems to blend very well.

By: Sara Chung

Sara Chung — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 02:58:55 +0000

Do you think a drafting brush is necessary.?

By: Elisabeth Robson

Elisabeth Robson — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:14:46 +0000

In reply to Elisabeth Robson. All the info I've found online about cleaning a blending stump says cut it with a knife or scrape it on sandpaper. Neither works well for me. Cutting with a knife ends up leaving a soft spot at the top that seems impossible to eliminate and no sharp point like they have when new. Scraping on sandpaper is a disaster, it just leaves the stump as a fuzzy mess. Any ideas on how to do this and get back the nice sharp point for detail work? thank you!

By: Elisabeth Robson

Elisabeth Robson — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 01:33:28 +0000

How do you sharpen a blending stump? And properly clean it? Thank you!

By: matt

matt — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 12:01:45 +0000

In reply to Eric Kyvik. Thanks Eric!