One of the most common e-mails, messages I receive are the ones asking which materials are used while I create my artworks and what I recommend as well. This Lesson is specifically intended to give you a Detailed information about the tools and why do we recommend these tools.

“Which pencils do you use? ” “How do you render the dark areas?” “What is the H letter in 4H and what does the Letter B mean?” “Which Pencil to start with?” “When to use which pencil?” All the answers are there in this Lesson!

Many of us struggle to draw and face difficulties in drawing objects or faces. Also we are not quite aware about how can we actually start drawing and what can help us to improve our drawing skills. In this Lesson, we will learn about how we can improve our drawing to draw anything!

The texture is the heart and soul of Pencil Drawing. And to retain this Texture, WE REVEAL THE MOST IMPORTANT SECRET OF RENDERING TO LEARN REALISM. In this Lesson, you will Learn that 1% which will make the rest 99% possible. This is a very important Lesson you can’t skip!

In this Lesson, you will Learn the Second IMPORTANT SECRET OF RENDERING TO BRING REALISM. You will learn how to repair uneven patches even in such a way which gives a smooth effect without smudging. This is a very important Lesson you can’t skip!

After Learning the Strokes, we will learn how to render a Plain, Uniform Patch. This Lesson will Teach you how to use the shading techniques. It will also help in bringing stroke and pressure consistency. Check it out quickly!

We all want to draw beautiful portraits and realistic landscapes. But at times, the drawing is not successful or it can be that we are satisfied with our minimum efforts. Why is it so? It is because our eyes are not trained to understand the value (tonal ranges). It is very important to understand the values in Gray scale first. Train your eyes to create a focal point in your drawings.

How to blend dark and light tones? It’s only and only the use of pencil. That’s it. After doing the Grayscale, the Gradient assignment is the practical overview of the grayscale. Here, we learn how to blend the different values smoothly. The application of such an assignment is that one can learn how to do a smooth gradation without smudging.

If you observe, the spheroid is extremely useful. Before we go from creating a gradient which is linear gradation to sphere which is multi directional rendering, spheroid will teach two directional rendering. Once we master this, rendering certain areas in Portraits like chin, cheeks and nose becomes more convenient as this technique will help in adding dimension to it.

Sphere is the best example to understand lights and shadows and various concepts of rendering. Sphere Shading or Rendering is the foundational principle of Realism, a skill for aspiring artists willing learning realism. Better realism comes out when the concept of Sphere is done perfectly. It helps us to do multi-directional shading. This Lesson is a MUST.

In this lesson, we will learn linear Gradation! This will help us to understand the light study in each type of surface and how to render them, the technique of rendering, principles and Secrets too!

In this lesson, we will learn how to render a metallic sphere. We will learn how the metallic surface looks like when light is falling from one direction, the type of highlight, the intensity of core shadow, the reflected light on metallic surfaces and eventually the shadow which depends on the type of light and its intensity.

The hard texture of husk, The inside of the coconut, the wetness inside the coconut pulp and the contrast in the value of husk to that of the coconut pulp are the major thing to learn. This is an important lesson! Make the most of it!

Metal body has a particular surface property that it reflects its environment. And when we render the metal bottle, it is a definite challenge to bring the same smoothness. This is an important lesson to furnish your smooth rendering skills.

In this lesson, we will learn how to draw a landscape. This definitely looks simple, but there is a lot to learn. While selecting this landscape, I felt this will be challenging as the entire look and feel of these mountains is dependent on how we master the tonal values. So let’s Master it logically!