Grades of drawing pencils are organized in a scale based on softness or hardness. An "HB" pencil is found directly in the center of the scale. The strength of pencil lead increase with the diameter of the pencil size, i.e., 0.7 mm lead has a greater diameter than 0.5 mm lead and is, therefore, more robust. We can see everything because of the contrast between light and shadow. The bigger the clumps, the bigger the shadow between them. Three grades of pencil blended to the left with a blending stump. Eliminating the Glare in Your Pencil Drawings General-purpose writing pencils usually don’t have a lead grade indicator, with the lead diameter marked on the barrel or cap.

Do the same on top, keeping in mind there's bending here—the fur will look shorter in this area. Step 5In fact, that's how you should always approach drawing fur. We draw light and shadow, and nothing more. A single hair can be similar to a simple pencil stroke, but you can't draw fur by drawing a lot of simple strokes. 2. How to Draw Long Fur Step 1

As you can see from the mechanical lead hardness chart, 4H is the hardest mechanical pencil lead grade. It is used for drafting and technical drawing. Historically, pencil manufacturers used a combination of letters to distinguish the first pencil sets. Tilt your pencil and turn every hair into a sharp clump. Be gentle when you're doing the fur texture drawing. Step 7The surface of the paper also plays a role in the pencils that you choose. Papers with a lighter tooth (smoother surface) may be more receptive to harder pencils and show less of the texture when softer pencils are applied. Papers with heavier textures may be more receptive to softer pencils but reveal more of the surface texture as they are applied.

One of the best ways to practice this and get a feel for different values is to create a tonal scale. How do you do that? Work your way down from the third panel using a B pencil to the fourth panel with a HB pencil and then finally the fifth panel with the F pencil. The graded tones in curved panels will help create the illusion of a cylindrical object. Additionally, it is much easier to erase when mistakes occur than will be the case for an H pencil. What is a B Pencil? Once you get to the 7B range of pencils, you are getting into pencils that are quite soft, blend easily, and can make very dark values. 7B pencils should be used to render in areas of your drawing that are in deep shadow where very little light reaches.The drawing techniques of the artist will determine their choice of the best pencil to use for their drawing project.