10 Speed Doodles with a BIG Mechanical Pencil

[@eabbe531]

Always a pleasure when Peter's directing the Earth's energy.

[@thelostchapstick3281]

True that

[@Nima62775]

This is the best youtube video I've seen in a long time

[@peter_draws]

Thanks for the comment!

[@rainbowtropolis]

I loved today's thoughts while drawing! Thank you Peter! I find it really nice to get out of my own head when I watch your videos, I feel refreshed and grateful that you share your work and thoughts with us 😊

[@eabbe531]

Also, "Sometimes my brain gets in the way when I'm drawing" is too real I felt that.

[@jessemarques9577]

Have you considered doing anymore podcasts? I listen to them every night to fall asleep and miss hearing new ones!

[@kingradbod_]

Thanks for the drawings Peter, I especially liked the 7th one. I always enjoy watching your videos.

[@lifeimitatingdeath3608]

What a great unboxing i just imagined. Keep it up Peter.

[@NoDecaf7]

Great chat! Love hanging out with you during my breaks at work. Hope you're doing well! ❤

[@doc_sav]

Lead hasn't been used in pencils since like Roman times, yet it has been a synonym for whatever material has been used for so long, that it is really a quite venerable and respectable term for it.

[@enkelvind]

People don’t care what it is we care about what word is catchier

[@doc_sav]

@@enkelvind Exactly. It is easier to say than graphite, and no one is going to get confused by it.

[@yacreader]

I am quite sure we are crossing roads that we don’t understand. I specially liked this one ❤

[@chianfoley8683]

Hi Peter! I realized today as I put your video on while getting cozy in bed, that I’ve been watching your videos for 8 years now. It’s my birthday, and I remembered the time I got ink pens for the first time and jumped to KZbin to look at videos and found yours and have been watching since. You truely have shaped my personal art style, and in a way, me as a person. Thank you for always staying unapologetically you. ❤️

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I have photos of a chicken crossing the road near my son's elementary school years ago. And YES! It was using the crosswalk- I swear to God! It lived at the end of the block and I'd see it nearly everyday for four years. Then the family moved...I missed that chicken. She was so smart. 😊🐓 Loved the video, new subscriber from Texas 🤠👍🏻

[@orangeandcalico]

I loved that unboxing vid. The energy I got from it was *chef’s kiss*

[@peter_draws]

I’m happy to hear that

[@jbmckean]

why did the fuzzy caterpillar cross the road.......to annoy Peter and make him talk about it for 7 minutes..lmao

[@ryanlarocque2571]

Nailed that unboxing Peter. Loved every moment of it.

[@burrakurion8734]

Hey, bro! You ever thought about doing another one of those accordion sketchbooks?

[@MultiSmilebig]

I’ve been following you for so long and you literally inspire me with every video dude, love it 🫶🏻

[@maevekennedy3909]

I once came upon a baby duck ! I was able to stop my car, but the little guy would run to hide under the opposite side... a kind lady pulled up behind me, and between us we were able to save the baby duck... I drove home, gathered my young daughters, and we drove to the nearby park, big lake with other ducks, and set him free. 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jchrispy3621]

That’s awesome man

[@thelostchapstick3281]

If it was a small duck 🥰I hope it was accepted back into a duck family. They have things around the ducks smelling like something else and accepting another duckling.

[@thelostchapstick3281]

The drawing cap bit, reminds me of another artist I've recently found here. Love that thought

[@unsavorythud]

Hi Peter great to see you

[@MayaDrawingArt]

This artwork is amazing 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 10:03

[@siennapatt432]

Wow peter i am so captured by your process. It feels as though im right there with you. Its so beautiful how my process through a drawing is entirely different. Does the drawing ever begin, end, i never know what im looking at but i can see and recognize the parts of it but when the drawing stops its so interesting because all the careful lines are buzzing

[@inthetearoom]

almost always when i draw i listen to your videos ❤

[@dawngeorge7921]

Enjoying the process is the most important part

[@LoveSource5d]

Very epic channeling of the open Universe. Igniting these beautiful creations. Always inspiring🌟

[@Pyroific]

it wouldn't be a peter draws video without a smell test! lol

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

Its like an entirely different world for insects that small! Time slows down and the air is practically liquid when you're that small, so giant moving structures bringing powerful oceany air currents is probably what its thinking abstractly. The asphalt is probably an environment that the caterpillar remembers in its brief ancestral memory. If it has any form of curiosity, it probably marvels at the giant slow moving structures around it the same way we marvel clouds in the sky or the Planet Jupiter. If not, it pays the structures no mind and knows to step out of the way if they get too close.

[@juliannalynchbragg7993]

I never comment on You tube but i do enjoy your drawings & musings.. also I love b&w ink drawings for decades and have taken drawing back up ..thanks for the inspiration.

[@peter_draws]

Glad to hear from you :)

[@thelostchapstick3281]

I love the roads we are crossing that we dont understand topic and idea so much. Yes ive thought of it, but never with an example or thought pattern like this. That was great 😅 i can only wish to hear, like.. hours of just that topic😂

[@ladybird169]

What an awesome video!!! Thank you very much!

[@kipporah]

I know what you mean. I've been getting annoyed that my art never seems to go anywhere 'new' or 'better' but I just keep drawing anyway? And art is versatile and I like having fun with it too

[@threetenticlesforward]

Maybe those 10 drawings are what the caterpillar is seeing when he crossed the road. You've channeled your inner caterpillar 😂

[@Beckelby]

I think this video could be part of the Drawing My Feelings series

[@oberonsci3]

Repping that Andrew Bird merch! I thought I saw you at NCMA! That was a great show. Did you notice the moon rising toward the end of the show? It was quite a magical evening. Also, I don't think you have to worry too much about going too deep with this crowd; we are here for it!!

[@peter_draws]

Yes, the moon was beautiful and perfect

[@coloringanddoodling9751]

Love the scribbles to get new ideas

[@fia-and-fokus]

I haven't seen aloy of your videos but always get crazy inspired 😍 Im really bad at abstract art. But now ai whant to give it a try 😁

[@joeblankenship377]

Have you done a video yet with the super over-hyped Blackwing pencils? For a while there, I was getting bombarded on the internet with how great these Blackwing pencils are. "The best pencils ever made, etc." And I bought some. They're fine. They're just regular wood pencils with a rectangular eraser. They were kinda on the expensive side, but they sold me because they said they donate some of their profits to school music programs. And band nerd that I was, I can get behind that.

[@peter_draws]

Yeah I think I have some, they just seemed like regular pencils to me, but I’ll take another look if I can find them.

[@mjpete27]

Hullo Peter, This is a sweet drawing video, Thanks! I have never limited myself with any mechanical pencils included "leads" I buy an assortment of weights or graphite density. You should have an assortment of F or H all the way to a higher rated B, such as 8B! Some people want to have an assortment of H's as well. I am surprised you do not already have a wide selection of 2mm lead choices. I have quite few choices for my Staedtler Mars Technico 780C Mechanical Lead holders. I hope you continue to create and share your videos with us. I would love to see some more colorizations of your line drawings, any chances of that? Well so good to see your videos take care and be well out there!

[@peter_draws]

After I uploaded this video I actually found some of my 2mm leads I bought years ago, with different hardnesses.

[@Taka_Takata]

These doodles are talking to me. It's in doodle language, but I think they're saying "don't be afraid, go ahead!" Now, given that somewhere in that big wide infinite (or not) mysterious flabbergasting beautiful universe, among other happenings, parades are being rained on. So let me say that for me the big question is "Why didn't Peter stop right there and then to carry the fuzzy caterpillar to the other side of the road (or to whatever caterpillar-adequate environment)? I do that with slugs stranded in the middle of a dry, dead desert of asphalt, and it makes me feel good...

[@peter_draws]

Well I think the fuzzy caterpillars here are different, but there were very similar ones in the Philippines we called itchy caterpillars, they would make you so itchy wherever they touched you, so I guess I just leave these alone since they look the same

[@Taka_Takata]

@@peter_draws Very good reason. What with global commerce, migrations, etc. it might even have been from the Philippines!

[@archivist17]

I think the unrecorded unboxing works really well when we're free to imagine the visuals.

[@adumelial]

Oh, the memories of mechanical pencil days at college. Yes, Peter, I always changed my little erasers in them. Memorabilia of "drawing" my math homework out so neatly - which made me love math in the end instead of hate it? I concure the drawback of no wood scent on those pencils? I just got the Mercedes set of colored pencils, and oh, the wafting of pencil wood coming from that box...lols. ~❤~ Edits to suggest check out drafting supply stores for that pencil lead? I can assure you it is the type that can be sharpened in their special sharpeners that I recall you did show on one of your videos?

[@wolpumba4099]

*10 Speed Doodles and a Fuzzy Caterpillar: A Journey into Art and Existential Questions* * *0:02** Unboxing Mishap:* Peter introduces a large, wooden mechanical pencil but reveals he accidentally didn't record the unboxing. He encourages viewers to imagine the unboxing experience. [From Comments] Some viewers found this amusing and appreciated the opportunity to imagine the unboxing. * *0:54** Pencil Features:* The pencil boasts a substantial wooden body, a thick 2mm lead, and a large eraser. Peter expresses a preference for softer lead for richer lines. * *3:52** Drawing Philosophy:* Peter explains his approach to the 10 quick drawings, focusing on instinctual lines and letting his hand move faster than his conscious thought. He believes this helps him discover new ideas and progress more quickly. * *9:14** The Fuzzy Caterpillar Conundrum:* Peter recounts his experience of swerving to avoid a fuzzy caterpillar crossing the road. This sparks a philosophical discussion about the caterpillar's awareness and decision-making process. [From Comments] Some viewers humorously suggested the caterpillar met a less fortunate fate. * *11:25** Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?:* Peter links his caterpillar observation to the classic "chicken crossing the road" joke, pondering its potential origins as a genuine philosophical question about animal motivation. * *13:12** Existential Questions:* Peter expands his contemplation to consider whether higher beings might be observing humanity with similar questions about our awareness and choices, drawing parallels to his observation of the caterpillar. [From Comments] Viewers joined in on the existential discussion, questioning pre-programmed behavior in nature. * *14:14** The Value of Scribbling:* Peter emphasizes the importance of enjoying the process of creation and not being overly critical of quick, less polished work. He finds value in these “scribbles” for generating new ideas and finding joy in the act of drawing. [From Comments] Viewers agreed with this sentiment, emphasizing the importance of enjoying the process. I used gemini-1.5-pro-exp-0801 to summarize the transcript. Cost (if I didn't use the free tier): $0.08 Input tokens: 20698 Output tokens: 493

[@peter_draws]

Seems pretty accurate

[@julia15206]

i was poking a 'pseudoscorpion' (a little harmless bug) and it went and hide itself behind its big arms and after a few seconds it looked around to see if it was safe and its in moments like that when i look at tiny bugs doing "human" stuff i also try to imagine how they see the world. like a fruitfly trying to get water out of its wings after i saved it from a glass of water or a hungry house fly that just want one last bite before i can make it fly away, its kinda cute x3. im thinking they are smart for their size but they cant see that far or are just blind and so they live in their own world ig.

[@nathanaelcard]

ooo that looks like it would work well for drafting *lead*

[@SandyAllnock1]

Forgetting to turn the camera on is SO RELATABLE.

[@pnak0tic]

I have yet to find a 2mm lead that feels good. I have some pretty cool rOtring 2mm mechanical pencils that I end up never using because the leads are too hard for my taste. I have tried a couple different brands and they all have that same feeling, I think it might be something related to the structural integrity of these bigger leads that force manufacturers to use more binder or something like that.

[@stevewatts3502]

That time I absolutely HAD to have a full brass 2mil and wasn't gonna pay a billion squid to some kickstarter, I used this pencil's guts, a brass tube and an Ebay pencil kit. They're called OHTO Sharp Pencil 2.0 APS-680E and cost about 8 bucks in my country. If ever there was a pencil that channels the user, I'd say it was the 2mm.

[@robertjohnson9187]

The caterpillar crossed the road to get away from the chickens.

[@emilygriswold9459]

Btw mixing up two metaphors together is called a malaphor and I just thought you’d like to know that e.g. e will burn that bridge when we come to it

[@random.oddities]

Somewhere a bird thanks you for taking the time to avoid the fuzzy caterpillar. Kept him nice and juicy 🐛

[@niazhannanwatercolors]

Hey man I don’t understand what you doing and why. I just don’t get this style…can you please explain a bit!!!

[@stardoogalaxie9314]

I'm ngl if you can't engage with the drawing without asking for an explanation then it just might not be for you. He's very clearly an abstract artist

[@niazhannanwatercolors]

@ That really looks cool I would love to try this!!!

[@justinfreake4916]

great!

[@JNDS.Creates]

I need this chonky pencil. Holy. And maybe some 3B lead

[@felixriley5389]

Watching this guy zooted is the best vibes

[@Leroyink]

When life gives you a woody!

[@Des420]

The fuzzy caterpillar was sucked into the metal maw of your undercarriage by the passing wake of your unconscious death machine, and ground into less than nothing under the rubber heel. It happened quickly at least.

[@HeidiSue60]

The caterpillar knew you were there. I think he was the Hookah Smoking Caterpillar from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and he was just ignoring you. Don't take it personally. He ignores everyone. He's snooty

[@michaellindsey1543]

Total base instincts! Take step. Nope can't eat this. Take step. Nope can't eat this. Repeat repeat repeat. . . .This concept is often talked about with Space Aliens landiing here. They might be loving and caring and still kill us all because they see us as disease carrying mosquitos. . .

[@75egcg]

Got that Eaton fuller pen

[@meganm.9809]

does anyone else always say hello back at the start of the video?

[@dustsky]

That pencil of yours looks identical to the Japanese OHTO SHARP PENCIL 2.0

[@peter_draws]

YES, I just found that one after posting this video. It’s practically identical. Also I found some better 2B 2mm lead I bought when I did the review of that one

[@michaellindsey1543]

A man trained in ink doesn't erase his graphite!

[@imsinala]

Lmao ily bro you’re such a character

[@and3583]

Is a 10 speed drawing like a 10 speed bicycle? Like your grandmother can ride it up a hill then win a race on it and go camping and stuff?

[@peter_draws]

Yes

[@vizantbogoljub3147]

Piteru nije loše 👍

[@socratesthecabdriver]

[@IOSARBX]

Peter Draws, Awesome work, wanna collab?

[@MrJPEZ123]

BIG

[@daveonwilson-cx7pn]

Peterrrrrrrr

[@HollywoodColt]

No peter!!!! We want an unboxing!!!! Redo it!!!!!

[@uberjelle4338]

my high ass though the refill pencils case was a juul

[@expe808]

now do 10 drawing speeds

[@mahdiaahseen333]

🎉🎉

[@lucemaillet630]

🌱🐛🌿

[@ichirofakename]

Good luck using the eraser after pushing on it 100 times with your thumb.

[@peter_draws]

Yeah, also with continued use I also found it’s annoying that the eraser is on a part that wiggles and rotates freely a bit, so it’s more difficult to use effectively if that makes sense

[@limmoblack]

@@peter_draws So whatever you're trying to erase, it 'runs' away from you. Sounds like a good cartoon.

[@dakotahughes3003]

Here from the pig pounder days

[@AiKiu_Metaverse]

How do caterpillar's know how to make a cocoon ? It's their first time here ; they haven't seen other caterpillar's build one. How do they know to build a cocoon, climb inside and seal themselves up ? Pre-programmed by the simulation ? Hmmmm.

[@peter_draws]

I dunno, maybe it’s just an urge they get, like us wanting to eat when we’re hungry or sleep when we’re tired.

[@limmoblack]

The thread starts to squirt out, and the caterpillar doesnt know what to do with it, so goes around and around till gets tangled in a ball and gets so tired it falls asleep. Well that was my bedtime story, so it must be true.

[@IRDazza]

Drugs must be grand?! :;

[@socratesthecabdriver]

🤟😀

[@adamwest8711]

Hello everyone. 🅱️ e t e r here.

[@cameroniizuka]

hey peter, unfortunately there's no (at least, intended) philosophical message with the "why did the chicken cross the road" joke. It's just a colloquial reminder of white supremacy in our culture. Specifically that joke and other similar ones were written and performed by white people in racist blackface minstrel shows in the mid 1800s throughout the U.S.. It is nice to wonder questions about how chickens and furry caterpillars think and process their world, especially since the dehumanization of people comes directly from dehumanizing animals and non-human persons or places. Also I think you'd be inspired by some afrofuturist images, so I'd recommend checking out Nick Cave or Mshindo Kuumba

[@peter_draws]

I have seen some of Nick Cave’s stuff! I’ll look up Kuumba

[@WxddlesHimself]

for Pete's sake buy a 4k camera

[@peter_draws]

B-b-b-but my poor computer and those massive file sizes I’m afraid

[@Taka_Takata]

4k KZbin and 4k TV = huge waste of electricity worldwide. Climate change. Get with the program.

[@denisezaleski7504]

Oh Peter it’s so nice to see you are who you are.