Pencil Sketching - an easy and fun to do art!
71Artistic things like drawing painting and sketching have always fantasized people. From just for fun to a well developed profession, these arts have been accepted by all sorts of people. For example, Sketch artists play an important role in crime investigations departments and good sketches also hold a good monetary value. In this simple tutorial, I’ve tried to teach a simple, easy and quick lesson on how to make a good sketch. Here I’ve drawn an instant sketch of a dream that I had one night, a silent sea shore lit up by moon light, inside a grunge frame.
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How to start over?
Sketching is a great and fun-to-do art. Moreover, it gives you a great pleasure when you see your sketchings look beautiful and come alive. Its very easy to become a good sketch artist and to do that, you don't even need any special training. All you need is a few instruments and a little bit of patience.
Primarily, sketching needs only a piece of paper, a pencil and an eraser. You can have a few more things, for instance, a sharpener (in case you need to sharpen up the pencil), a ruler (if you are unable to draw rough straight lines) and a small piece of cloth (or a handkerchief).
Step by step tutorial
Now before you begin up with your sketching, make sure your hands are clean and dry, so that your work may not get spoil. Now, the first step is how you should hold the pencil. You don't need to put any stress on holding the pencil. Just consider the pencil as your own body part and handle it with the greatest ease that you can. The best way to hold it is to put the middle portion of the pencil in the space between the joint of your index finger and your thumb. Now if you have pre-planned what you are going to draw, then begin it with a rough draft. But, I personally recommend you not to pre-plan what you are going to draw, because if you don't get the desired result, you'll be disappointed.
Do what I usually do, i.e., just go on sketching and rubbing the tip of the pencil on the paper like you've gone mad! Well, I mean just free yourself and enjoy scratching the pencil on the paper. :)
But remember, don't put too much stress on the tip. Hold the pencil easily and start with lighter shades, so that if you need to put some darker shades, you can apply another layer.
Now, once you are done with the scratching part, take a cotton handkerchief and gently rub it all over the sketching. It will give a clean touch up to your sketch. Now, take an eraser and erase the part that you want to lighten up. Just have a look at the figure that I've drawn. There I've used an erser to draw moon in the sky and its reflection in the sea.
Now, while giving the final touch up to your sketch, use the handkerchief and eraser to remove the excess charcoal from the paper. But remember, the two most important things you need are - patience and gentleness. Practice whenever you get time and slowly you'll see your sketches come alive. Good luck! :)
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Your welcome Mandeep. Yes of course painting and pencil sketching are very nice arts. They have their own meanings in themselves and I think they are also a nice way to express one's feelings. :)
Yes it's great nice to meet you.
Well, its my pleasure too, to meet you Mandeep. :)
perhaps you are the first Indian whom I met on hub pages!
Thanks
I too like sketching and painting..... Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks Sneha! Glad you commented. :)
This was a lovely tutorial and you sketch quite nicely, keep it up.
Great pics, they really help the article stand out, and make more sense!
Thanks a lot Qudsia. This is my second hub, so I now its not of the level that you usually write.
Diane thanks for the appreciation. all I need now is motivation, so that I can come out with more sensible articles. :)
interesting hub. I observed people sketching at railway platforms and other public places and wondered how they learn sketching. Your tutorial will be of great help to learners.
Thanks a lot premsingh ji!
well, as a sketch artist, i guess the reason behind people sketching at random places is just because they get inspiration from different scenes and situations. :)
nice job... and well explained...
i like your drawings....
Thanks a lot biren! I'm glad you liked my drawings :)
could u you please help me in some more sketching activities..... i mean tricks.....
yes definitely biren. I'll help you in every possible way. Although i'm on an excursion now, but i'll tell you as soon as i return :)
ok.....
thanks monisha! glad to know my hub was helpful for your child. you may ask for any further assistance if you want. :)
yes biren, now i'm back and i can help you. so go ahead, ask anything whatever you want to know :)
Nice hub.:) It is a big help for me as i can use it for my painting XD
thanks guia. I'm really happy to know that my hub is turning out to be useful to people. From next time on, I'll try to write even better hubs which will be even more helpful. :)
Great Hub!
I've done some pencil sketches, but I have never thought of using a hankerchief before. I will have to try that.
Thanks a lot radavis and flora.
yeah sure flora. you should give it a try. and please do tell me if that turns out to be helpful. :)
This is an excellent hub!!
I have always wanted to be able to draw/sketch well, but I know I'm not good at it. However, your instructions and the photographs are wonderfu and I'm going to have a go at this. Many thanks for sharing!!!! Voted up!
thanks again seeker7. i am really happy to know that my hub is turning out to be really helpful to many people. very soon i'll publish more such hubs, which will help everyone to become even better artist :)
Great instructions! My daughter is artistic. I plan to share this information with her. I love this art and may even try it myself. You sketch well. Thanks!
Thanks a lot LABrashear for stopping by and appreciating my hub. I wish these instructions turn out to be useful for your daughter. Please do tell me if I can help you in any possible way. :)
Hi abhimanyu that was a great tutorial!! i would say that you should always use a cutter to sharpen the pencil specially for drawing!! using a cutter gives the perfect and a longer tip to the pencil. but as this hub is for everyone children included it will be safer to use the sharpner!! voted useful:)
cheers carrie
Hi Carrie!
A heart-felt thanks for appreciating my hub and voting it useful.
Yes, I agree with you. A sharpener would definitely be useful and most importantly, safe for everyone.
These pics have put life into your hub....
I got nostalgic... remember those school days... glittering eyes
Thank you very much Dabney for appreciating and commenting. I too miss my school days very badly. I am sorry if there was anything in my hub that did hurt you. And what a coincidence, i was just writing a hub about my school life. I will try to publish it soon. Hope you'll like it. :)
Thanks for an excellent tutorial.
Could you please post more?
Your welcome Om. Definitely I'll try it in my next hub. I hope that one will be even better and useful than this one. :)
Thanks for this wonderful step-by-step hub. My 6 year old loves to draw and she will definitely want to try this. Voted up and bookmarked.
Your welcome LTW and thanks a lot for stopping by and giving such an appreciative comment and for voting.
I'll be really very happy if my hub can help your child. I'll try to publish some even better hubs in near future that will turn out to be even more helpful.
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I used to love sketching, but rarely find the time now. Nice hub and very good instructions. Voted up!
Thank you very much Brett.Tesol for commenting and voting.
I wish you could still find sometime for this art from your busy life, although i know it would be quite difficult, and i really appreciate and admire your works and what you've been doing for people.
I am really glad to follow you and getting this wonderful comment from you. :)
Great tutorial. I will see how i can put it to use. Thanks
Thank you sir! I hope it may help you. And yes, please upload a pic of your sketch, if you get a good result. :)
At Ringling' we weren't allowed to rub penil drawings in order to preserve the texture of the paper. We might pick out some highlights with a kneaded eraser. In this media one cannot see the texture. In Satellite Beach the folks your age would say' "You blew it up Singhbro!"
Thanks William Sir for taking time to look at this hub of mine and giving this wonderful comment. You are far more experienced than me, I am just a student and sketching is my hobby. Perhaps the way you were taught at Ringling' was correct, but I've drawn this sketch in my own unique way and still it looks quite good. :)
One thing I would like to know sir, I didn't get your sentence "in order to preserve the texture of the paper".
Can you please make me understand what actually is the texture of the paper? :)
P.S pardon me sir, if my comment sounds harsh, my intention is not to offend anyone. English is not my mother tongue, so I find it a bit difficult to write in it.
Really great article on pencil sketching. it's another skill I'd like to take up when I have the time, but for now, i'll stick to my pastel art and ink drawings. Rating up.
Thank you very much Ma'am for taking time to read my hub. Thanks a lot for voting it too. I would also like to read some of your hubs on Pastel art and ink drawings.:)
mkrandhawa 9 months ago
Pencil sketching is a great art. I also like paintings very much..
Very nice hub..well written.
Voted up.Thanks for sharing it with us.
Mandeep(MkRandhawa)