Comments on: The Guide to Graphite – Powdered Graphite

By: Emine Özlem Altunel

Emine Özlem Altunel — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:21:07 +0000

In reply to Lyne Blouin. hey me too, I am 50 and never before enjoyed such a beutiful course

By: Milind Patel

Milind Patel — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 18:28:23 +0000

Pl provide link of mechanical pencil you are using so we can purchase same. I have set but they are thin 0.3, 0.7, 0.9 type of refill unlike yours is much more like actual pencil.

By: Christine Robinson

Christine Robinson — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:29:35 +0000

P.S.
I meant to say I do my own graphite powder.
I had a set of graphite sticks and I did a tub of HB, 2B and 4B.
I bought this mesh rubbing tool and I tell you what, afterwards I looked like I’d been down in the coal pits.

Very messy, so I’ll probably just buy a tub. Xx

By: Christine Robinson

Christine Robinson — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:19:32 +0000

Hey Matt, I'm Still around lol, I am still drawing when I can, depending on my pain levels, I know it will always be a factor to contend with. Or my fatigue days, that can cause me to lose time not drawing, I've tried to work through it but I can't. At least with my pain if I can find a comfortable spot, I'll do okay. I know, you know about my long term chronic pain and mobility issues. I've been working on a drawing for a good while, I'm doing an Elvis Presley portrait, I donated a commission to Elvis fan quiz every week and one person wins fan of the month. The lady who won it lives in the US, Salt Lake City !!! So a drawing of mine going to the US is pretty cool. It's my 1st portrait and it took me 5 attempts to get him right, it's in pen and ink mostly ( a very unforgiving medium) lol. There are though parts of black, grey and white pencil where needed. I guess it is a mixed media. I messed up the 1st transfer to a clean Bristol board, now though its going great , it will be ready soon. I do want to do this graphite course, I've been wanting to do graphite a bit more in depth I love this dog, I have a couple of books and the artist uses powder graphite for bases and I like this idea and I've done some on my drawing but with a very light grey ink pen. I saw that you doing a charcoal course and I'm thrilled about that as I do want to have a good go at it, in secrets to drawing course, I did the one module, an apple. I've started one of your live lessons tiger eyes, with coloured pencils, I'm also looking to do one with pastel pencils and soft pastels and watercolour painting, I said to you when I 1st started, I didn't want to paint, just pastels as they classed as paintings, understanbly so. Ha ha its your wonderful teaching and I have a bit more confidence, I could maybe do with some more though. But seriously Matt, it's all down to you and I thank y0u from the bottom of my heart I really need art in my life, once Elvis is finished I still have 2 dog portraits plus some of my own artwork that I started and graphite course. Thanks Matt Christine xxx

By: Sahara Kassam

Sahara Kassam — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:54:55 +0000

Wonderful lesson Matt. Thank you for all your lessons that have really helped with my drawings.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:09:07 +0000

In reply to Bethany Tully.

Hi Bethany,

You may want to try a paper with a little more tooth if you’re having trouble with the dark tones. You could try Bristol paper with a vellum surface. There’s a little more tooth but the paper is still very smooth.

By: Bethany Tully

Bethany Tully — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 13:21:47 +0000

Hi Matt,

I’m really struggling to get this level of contrast with my 2B pencil. I also tried adding a 4B to the mix but I’m still really struggling to make my dog look less flat and more realistic. I just keep creating a mess of graphite that I cant draw over due to the tooth of the bristol paper and my burnished graphite application in an attempt to create value. Do you have any advice. I’m currently using derwent graphic pencils and strathmore bristol smooth paper.

By: matt

matt — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:47:08 +0000

In reply to Margaret Orchard. Awesome! Thanks Margaret!

By: Margaret Orchard

Margaret Orchard — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 10:46:31 +0000

Matt it never fails to amaze me how inspirational your videos are! I wish I had found the website years ago. There are just not enough hours in the day to try all those subjects that inspire me to pick up a pen, pencil, brush, coloured pencil…………………………..! Thank you for rekindling my joy of art.

By: Valerie House

Valerie House — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:33:37 +0000

In reply to matt. Got it! Thanks, Matt.