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[@jimsevey2679]

I’m 64 years old and recently retired. I have drawn with pencils, ink, and tried painting of different types over my lifetime since I was a young boy. I was never very good but it made me happy! After watching about 45 minutes of Kristy’s videos I now have a nice set of Prismacolor pencils, a pretty good supply of her recommended tools and I already see a definite improvement in my work. Kristy has brought a new level of interest and excitement to my retirement. Thanks very much. Ever too old to learn.

[@lynette.]

My father used biro for his drawing he did potraits in WW2 to send home because cameras were not allowed. They were like etchings. I watched him create a portrait in 2 hours when his brother who had not seen for 20 years visited from Canada itwas a big family gathering so no one noticed him working on it . He handed it to his brother as he left it was perfection.

[@m.s.252]

To blend I just use cotton. Seems to work better than tissue. Also your rough drawing is a level that I hope to achive sone day. Absolutely beautiful ❤❤

[@LauraBCReyna]

Good, basic starter drawing supplies really don't cost much. Kirsty cld have used a good 2B art pencil to start with, added a 6B pencil for dark areas, used ordinary tissue for blending, & cut a sliver off her big eraser to use for highlights. All for just a couple dollars more. The biggest expense in starting out is a pad of good paper (or use cheap paper like in the video!). Even if you wanted to buy more expensive supplies, spending $20-$30, drawing is still a relatively cheap hobby. The important thing is to not go crazy & buy supplies at the start that you don't need.

[@harold.one.feather]

I really enjoy Tombow stick erasers, I have the round one and the rectangular type, both are awesome, I used to draw with HB only with the pencil eraser for highlights, I used another sheet of paper for shading but I never had detail highlighting so they were always flat and in Napolean Dynamite mode. Just watching a few of your KZbin drawing tutorials improved my drawing a 1,000%, thanks

[@samanthagibbons6353]

Kirsty this drawing is amazing! You are such a great teacher, Keep going!

[@melindavivas3945]

Thank you for this video. It was very informative. I especially appreciate your honesty as to how much longer and how realistic the drawing is with a few added tools. A big 👍🏽up! Your drawing is fantastic Kirsty!

[@lennoxwilliamsart7387]

it's so funny that i started like that, got better built my collection and now? Now that my art skill is there, I went back to the most basic of stuff. I guess that's my way of countering that perfectionism and fear of failing that gets really big at a certain point in the skill curve :) So yeah to all of you struggling: Maybe just go back to the basic stuff once in a while and just think of the experience and how far you have come from the time you started with those basic supplies :) Y'all are great!

[@Musabbashirnuhu]

Wow u are great! I have been following you since the start

[@FREE.TO.WATCH.]

Her videos are so relaxing to watch, and fun to learn from.❤

[@donrovert570]

Thanks for tutorial. absolutely amazing portrait ❤ wow

[@Draw_together]

Very beautiful drawings! Cool drawing tools!

[@Maria_Lourdes]

Hi Kirsty! Thank you for showing how to produce beautiful pieces using ordinary tools. It inspires us cannot-afford artists to pursue art. ❤ Keep it up!

[@judithjeffers7666]

Back in the day when dinosaurs roamed the earth. There was no tech tools. Back in the day, one of first things did, was drawing the different tribes in Africa. We were poor so there wasn’t fancy tools. I did about 10 I think using typing paper and a red Bic pen. The second thing was a poster like painting using gray paper and purple/white school paint. However your program looks good. At the moment I’m battling breast cancer so I’ll check back in when things settle down.

[@DaxInvader]

Hello Kristy! I just wanted to say that I’ve been following for a while now, and you are really amazing! You inspired me to draw again a few years ago (digital) and I wish I was able to render my drawings like you. I was wondering if you had a tutorial on skin texture or render simple shapes like spheres?

[@nandhinielumalai8740]

Thank you so much for this video. I learned lot about materials 😁

[@orlandocagurangan]

Thanks for this video it will help for my improvement hot to draw hair especially the value

[@cocplay06]

I love your video it's so help full thanks ❤❤

[@sama-je2bb]

I love your videos very much you inspire me

[@graemeeasterbrook4931]

Wow , love this 🎉🎉🎉

[@MohommadSuhan]

To blend I use my fingers 😅😂😂😂and for detail I use 0.03$ worth machanical pencil ✏️😂😂😂paper I use my spiral notebook 😂😂

[@moonorchid9242]

I used to as well and it becomes a hard habit to break if you continue doing it. I now pull apart cotton balls and wrap that around my finger if I’m going to finger blend. Because skin oils makes the graphite stick to you and blend kinda splotchy. It’s also not archival if you transition to art you want to frame later on x

[@MohommadSuhan]

@@moonorchid9242 ohh 😮 thank for info.

[@moonorchid9242]

@@MohommadSuhan you’re welcome ☺️ Keep on drawing and creating!!!! I wish more people had told me that when I was younger, so I didn’t get to 37 and still struggle with calling myself an artist and trying to figure out how to pursue it as a career 💕

[@MohommadSuhan]

@@moonorchid9242 I will Pray for you if i remember in sha Allah for your success

[@aaronscott5882]

A good lesson and an awesome drawing!

[@sebastianca6494]

Thank you so much for the useful information.

[@user-wd9vt3he6p]

I love you ❤, Thanks for teaching me ways of drawings,you've made my jail art alot better

[@sushantveyron]

Kindly make a video on types of paper used to make sketches

[@kelleyspartiatis4776]

Looks like i already use the same supplies as you. Even my battery powered eraser is the same. I won't use any other pencils now other than the pitt matte. I recently bought the caran dache grafwood pencils and at double the price of the FC pencils they don't compare for me. Far too soft in the higher grades and the graphite shine is really noticeable.

[@frankkennedy6388]

Did you purposefully avoid using another page or paper towels for blending?

[@olledahlquist3784]

Using household/toilet paper is a way to replace the stump. That is something everybody has at home and could be incorporated with your "cheap" stuff. So, I think it was not fair to "complain" about the lack of smothing in your first drawing. Otherwise, great video.

[@zanleekain117]

These where my only "art" supplies for most of my childhood, that and a pack of school pencil crayons. 😆 🤣 😂 Good for practicing though. 😊

[@thegamingartist500]

I’m new to realism art. I think it’s really cool but… if I were to sell realism art is copying the reference exactly ok or do I have to try and change the photo when I draw it?

[@antaresthetall]

I've read up on this, once. It's called derivative work. From google: To be copyrightable, a derivative work must be different enough from the original to be regarded as a "new work" or must contain a substantial amount of new material. Making minor changes or additions of little substance to a preexisting work will not qualify the work as a new version for copyright purposes. I don't know how close is too close, but using royalty free stock or interpreting enough and making it your own as much as you can is a good idea. Tangent, but you CAN make art similar to whatever you want, or fan art, but it sometimes is illegal to sell. Draw anything you want, but you might get in trouble if you sell it. Some can get away with it, others aren't so lucky. And my last footnote: be sure to credit when you use a reference so closely. I don't think it's illegal to use a close reference for practice, but if you post it, people prefer credit where credit is due.

[@thegamingartist500]

@@antaresthetall thank you for the info. I’m currently drawing Vecna from Stranger Things and I wasn’t sure if I “copied it” directly if it is ok.

[@alimustafa7680]

You could have used like a q tip or a napkin for blending it takes more effort but is much cheaper

[@Katarina_B]

Great video, but I cannot find the free supply list. When I follow the link I'm required to insert my email address, which negates the free. Someones email address is pretty valuable. And there is no information what is done with my email address once I provide it.

[@johnjones928]

The biggest problem with printer paper is it's very smooth compared to sketch or drawing papers, Bristol excluded. And not all lead grades are equal. a school supply No2 pencil will be harder than HB no matter what people say. There simply isn't a standard for lead hardness, each company does it's own grading. I like to cut my erasers into shapes to get the lines and highlights i need, iv'e been using a stationary store stick eraser cut into a chisel shape more than my Tombow's recently.

[@JD-ib4cr]

Thank so much for the advice!

[@Xane_Dragon]

I use printer paper all the time ....when you're good, you're good

[@johnjones928]

@@Xane_Dragon ...and when you want more (from your materials), you want more.

[@soude85]

Of course a No2 pencil is a lot harder than an HB because it’s a *2H* !! While there are differences in the lead, in for example the look/feel of a 6B across the companies, there is definitely a standard for what is considered to be H or B… Your No2 is two steps up on the hardness scale from an HB. You can definitely see the difference between a 9H-8H…2H-H- *HB* -B-2B-3B…9B By the way, in Europe HB is the standard default lead across all companies😅

[@johnjones928]

@@soude85 Pentel states on their packaging their HB lead is the same as a No 2 pencil, and iv'e used it, Uni-Mitsubishi, Berol/Prismacolor Turquoise, General, Blackwing, Staedtler, Pentalic, Penmate and about a half dozen others (including Asian home market leads) over my years and rate them by how they perform on the papers i use. I can tell you for certain a Pentel Hi-polimer HB 0.5 mechanical lead is harder/smoother than a Staedtler of the same size and grade, yet a Staedtler Mars Lumograph HB wood pencil marks about the same as the Pentel.

[@brianvanderspuy4514]

I have never used anything other than printer paper, because I have never been able to get the basic things like proportions right, and expensive materials won't help with that! Will switch to more fancy materials as soon as they become worth it.

[@Xane_Dragon]

I always use printer paper because I have a lot left over. Works for me ✅️

[@pudutablet-ve6lt]

All my drawings are done on 70gsm photocopier papers and they come out well. Trick is to layer lightly and therefore erasing does not tear the paper.

[@soude85]

I don’t even like to use 70g paper for my printer😩 I don’t like the feel of it, let alone writing or drawing on it. It’s so thin, flimsy and translucent… Have you tried different paper and decided that it didn’t make a difference for you?

[@chouchoue]

"All of these are actually affordable" Exactly, every time I tried to come up with an ecomonic art project for kids I always conclude you barely save any money buying bargain supplies that are too lower end.

[@nopizzanoglory]

Thank you so much for making this video. As someone who is still learning to draw it is great to know I don't need any fancy expensive tools to get good results. And that I can expand things later when I get better. Sure, the improved drawing is much better but even the initial result was great already. Once I can do that I'll go and buy other items. Until then my cheap pencils/paper can do the trick.

[@armymarmoris7517]

Can u plzzzzz make a "how to draw hands " tutorial plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@user-em5yu9ox3w]

Yes, using expensive supplies makes your drawing more beautiful

[@dreamyarttamil]

Hey hii kristy...

[@jimcorbett3764]

I think of the old masters, and the supplies they had access to, and I think they would have loved these supplies. The skill of the person doing the drawing is by far the biggest factor. That said, we have access to great quality drawing supplies and equipment, so why not use them?

[@latenighter1965]

In your country maybe an HB pencil is normal, but in the USA the most used is the 2H for everything, and almost all schools supplies is the 2H, aka they tell you use a #2 for everything in school, including tests and exams.

[@soude85]

Wow that’s so interesting😯 In Europe the most commonly used/sold pencil is definitely HB! You can basically expect every brand/store to sell HB as the standard default😅

[@kmbassett7222]

That not entirely true. Every generic #2 pencil I've ever seen has HB lead. The first 2H lead I ever had was in my Staedtler lead holder.

[@Drayghon]

aitch not haitch

[@Drayghon]

drawing not drawring

[@soude85]

So you did understand what she said in her BE pronunciation..? 🙄

[@Drayghon]

Sorry, you are?@@soude85

[@Drayghon]

Nothing to me? well, keep it that way!

[@Morticia147]

Printer Paper might be ok for testing things, but it's not acid free and therefore not archival. There is a very high chance it will yellow massively over time.

[@johnjones928]

Higher quality printer paper IS acid free and archival, but at that price point you may as well just buy a 50 lb sketchbook.

[@Morticia147]

@@johnjones928 Really is it? Ok, then I was wrong about that.

[@cosmos7engineer]

could have just used a cotton ear bud for the blending and the HB pencil result would have been even better everyone has those, or even some spare cotton wrapped around a pick or pencil