Textures and Depth with Graphite Pencil Drawing

Refine your observation skills with Mike Hendley (@mike_hendley) using a single pencil and a light touch. Learn to infuse texture and depth into your art through deliberate techniques. Understand pencil and paper variations and their impact, explore graphite manipulation tools, and acquire new drawing techniques. By the end of the class, you will be able to deconstruct a photo reference, establish a proper sizing scale, and apply graphite to bring your image to life through the effective use of texture and shadows.

This class is suitable for absolute beginners.

REFERENCE PHOTOS & CLASS MATERIALS

• Download the reference photo
  

ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES

• Pencil 

• Paper 

• Eraser 

LEARNING PATH

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