The BEST WAY to Sharpen my Fancy Drawing Pencils? (and drawing)

[@luisloboff4839]

Peter sharpens

[@prachetasnayse9709]

Yes

[@aidanlarson5394]

Nice pfp

[@icouldntthinkofaname4227]

Peter sharpencils

[@user-dh9oz9um2w]

shorpenincels

[@BoozyReviewsies]

Dial it back por favor

[@karaszewskim]

B stands for "blackness" and H stands for "hardness". B pencils are soft therefore lay a darker line but reveal more of the paper grain. Depending on brand they can be more oily or dusty, The H pencils are harder, the line is lighter but the sharper. Those are harder to blend/smear and to erase because they "dig" into the paper much more. As the numbers increase those qualities do too for example a 8B pencil is extremely dark and grainy while a 8H is light and hard. From what i read "F" stands for finepoint and is there for writing although im not sure that is the proper store behind the F pencil. And if you want to layer different pencils on top of each other it helps to start with soft and go to hard. Hope that answers a few questions from the end.

[@theAussie01]

Thanks for this background info🙂

[@zerothehero7307]

Thanks for the interesting info 👍😁👍

[@charliebaker1427]

No if you want to layer you go for hard first as it gets into the tooth of the paper then layer soft over top,always build from lightest to darkest with graphite. The hard first makes layers more solid and full in tone and building up from light to dark can help you work up to your final shade and value in an area of shading

[@karaszewskim]

But you cant really achive the full blackness that way. I always went for soft first so i can get it to be as dark as i want and then put the hard pencil on top so it moves the looser, soft graphite and fills the grain. I guess both methods are useful depending on the desired effect.

[@lucky4leafedclover442]

Any pencils that are under 2B I always use a regular handheld pencil sharpener, and then pencils that are over 3B are the ones that I carve with a hobby knife. I was actually taught to do the hobby knife method by my high school art teachers because a regular handheld sharpener often breaks the graphite in B pencils.

[@alexbarnard1372]

I feel like I don’t know you anymore Peter. You’ve switched to pencil. Pencil Peter .

[@That-Guy-Ben]

We have the Peter Pen. Now for the Peter Pencil.

[@AlexsaurusRex]

Disappointing to say the least. I'll be unsubscribing after I speak to the manager

[@warm_beer]

My art teacher used to joke that 'H' stood for 'Hard' and 'B' stood for 'Boft'.

[@quadpictures]

🅱️oft

[@effaegigiotti45]

what about HB

[@Dodo-tw9mv]

@@effaegigiotti45 hardly boft

[@popenieafantome9527]

What about HB? Is it “Hard n Bold?”

[@maxshantz7347]

Mine said that “b” was for “buttery”

[@UnderfundedScientist]

The narrator, the voice , the myth , the legend.

[@connorhart6407]

Best line

[@noname-codm4590]

And the victim

[@madeincda]

@@noname-codm4590 Don't forget villain.

[@tendojoe]

The Spirited Sharpener

[@chalabread]

Lol

[@nave7118]

To answer your question near the end of the video, when you shade in an area with pencil, you use the grit of the paper to rub off the lead. If you've already drawn over an area the bumps and divots in the paper can be smoothed out and so it's harder to get a dark line on top.

[@nunopadilhaarte]

Yes, I agree with you. The harder pencils have more clay and they destroy the tooth of the paper, then the softer ones don't have mutch to grab on.

[@charliebaker1427]

@@nunopadilhaarte no generally you use hard pencils first and layer on top with soft because the hard cant do the opposite aswell and it creates richer and fuller tonal values

[@___9136]

How much of an issue this is depends on how much pressure you're exerting. IME the least pressure possible produces the smoothest, cleanest lines. Working like that, I find it doesn't really matter much which grades I use first.

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Either I've lost my mind in lockdown or the first 5 minutes are the most hilarious 5 minutes on KZbin.

[@TonyBarger]

You are not mistaken. It was hilarious.

[@axellis8333]

Peters humor is unparalleled to date

[@camerontabor9976]

You're still in lockdown?

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

@@camerontabor9976 pretty much

[@UnderfundedScientist]

I'm just saying the narrator and Peter have never been in the same room at the same time

[@copsy87]

They have but knives were drawn

[@lancebangle]

@@copsy87 that’s why you ALWAYS bring a pencil to a knife fight

[@0dc]

@@lancebangle keanu style

[@alkylomon]

Been watching your videos for years. They make me feel less lonely and have me feeling like I'm talking to a close friend. Thank you for making these. Love you, Peter.

[@STICKYArt]

Alt title: Destroying pencils… in a VERY Satisfying way

[@hereticlife2546]

I have one of those 1989 classroom wall-mounted sharpeners mounted to my desk and it’s by far the best thing to sharpen a pencil with.

[@jordanfelts7482]

Dude please more pencil drawings all jokes aside. There are so many different shades and ways to add depth.

[@theycallmeleanfornoreason2746]

Frl

[@CoenBijpost]

The little square spaces have got to be the most fitting sponsor segment on the whole of KZbin! Plus they’re super enjoyable and they make you forget you’re even watching an ad.

[@elixdab]

Guess I can finally cross "Watch a short film about pencil sharpeners" off my bucket list.

[@Onyx_XO]

Its 3am, i got 4 exams, didn’t study, and it seems like the KZbin algorithm has blessed me with this man sharpening his pencil.

[@madeincda]

"Something Swedish, and exotic." Had me in stitches!

[@adamwest8711]

The F in the pencils is to honour their shaved brethren.

[@joeblankenship377]

I use a Swordfish sharpener when I use my fancy colored pencils. It's one of those that clamps on the pencil and has a spring loaded feed mechanism. I bet you could seriously trigger some colored pencil artists if you used that power drill sharpener to eat up a Caran Dache Luminance in a matter of seconds.

[@melissaaldosari8024]

Omg! Nooooooo!!!! 😱😱😱

[@HeidiSue60]

Yeah that would be bad

[@58Kym]

I am not an artist but own a couple of sets of Caran D’ache and that triggered me so bad.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

It was bad enough for me, who loves graphite pencils!

[@shilo5187]

my mum used to use the same mitsubishi uni pencils back when she did graphic design work in japan and always swore by the HB being the only one she needed haha. cool seeing them appear here

[@trizzpat98]

You can use tracing paper between the pages to keep your graphite/charcoal from rubbing against the other page. It also looks kind of cool when you're showing a drawing to someone else, when you lift the tracing paper like a stage curtain.

[@hobblekitty]

Graphite has always been my strongest medium personally, so I'm super excited to see you working in pencil! Looking forward to hopefully seeing more.

[@alow4012]

I first found this guy several years ago when I was still a kid when he uploaded a sketchbook tour. His voice was very soothing and helped me calm down. I’m 20 now - wonder if I should try coming back here again when I’m feeling anxious.

[@linesofexpression]

A solution for smudges from graphite drawings is to add a watercolor wash over it. That seals it. After which you can still erase and adjust the drawing. So happy to see your skills expressed in a new medium! You ROCK!!

[@rachelm7525]

Well, you could prevent smudges by laying a piece of paper under your hand......but your way sounds more fun! 🙂

[@thedirector2878]

A man who shows artist can be very expirmental in other fields of work, are artist human? Or are we the aliens to take over in decades to come.

[@heidibangbang]

There's no way Peter's from this galaxy

[@thedirector2878]

@@heidibangbang m a y b e he was a l l a l o n g

[@connorhart6407]

Where is he from if he isn't from this galaxy

[@heidibangbang]

@@connorhart6407 like the 8th dimension or something...here but far far away.

[@thedirector2878]

@@connorhart6407 he's probably from Mars, but without the S 😂😂

[@bryan756]

the first 5 minutes felt like a whole movie and the rest was a interesting yet mundane documentary that helped put me to sleep almost

[@Glub2]

peter, you are such a calming presence to me, which many have said before, but I feel the need to reiterate. Thank you for somehow convincing my brain to sloooow down. Very appreciative of you

[@GiveMeMyNameBackYoutube]

I use the rotary school pencil sharpener. I've always loved the tip I got on those.

[@iamgutless.]

I hope 1 million subscribers is as sweet as you assume it to be. You’re wonderful, Peter.

[@stefanhermansen8975]

This went pretty much exactly the way I thought it would.

[@romeogronvld3743]

I love the fact that he's almost at 1M now

[@axellis8333]

I think that was the first time in my years of drawing I’ve ever seen Peter draw some facsimile of a normal human face… it wasn’t a normal human face, but it was the closest I’ve seen at least

[@spookyypunk]

this gotta be one of my favorite videos of yours now. very calming honestly. I haven't felt this kind of peace in a while thank you peter.

[@petepetersen3674]

Thanks for mixing it up with the pencils! Awesome to see your style across different media.

[@hightunnel2723]

I’ve been watching you for 3+ years. But I haven’t watched any in awhile and it’s so nice to come back and see you doing so well 🥰

[@fish_stick4007]

That was as the most smooth “let me slide this in real quick👀” ad I’ve seen

[@leslie4814]

I’ve never felt so soothed. Tell me more about how to sharpen pencils and loose leaf paper, Peter piper picked a sharpened pencil. 😍

[@magpieMOB]

Thanks for another fun video, Peter! I used to draw with pencils a lot more than I do now, I think it was the smudging that frustrated me most - I've seen some people use pieces of paper to rest their hand on while doing large pencil pieces, moving them around as they go, but that always felt like too much of a hassle. Best of luck experimenting!

[@abyssalzone2232]

I literally love that frikin red sharpener, it’s one of my favorites!

[@trahapace150]

Yeah I buy them 2 or 3 at a time from blick, they are really good.

[@ka-powUSA]

Oh my. I use a little 2" Stanley wood plane to sharpen pencils occasionally it feels quite ostentatious. But even I never thought of a specialized mini electric belt sander. Wow.

[@zarahmcintosh-TWITCH]

Love KUM sharpeners.. also love the Swordfish hand crank one too.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

Those crank sharpeners from elementary school are awesome! I have no good surface to attach one in my apartment, alas and alack.

[@MyNameIsCrow]

Everyday I check to see if you’ve made a new video! And every video I’m not disappointed. I have been watching for a few years and I love everything about you and the things you make. Your so weird and it’s nice knowing your not the only oddball on the planet! That’s all dude. Enjoy your day~

[@Catsandcamera]

I really enjoyed all the pencil facts

[@circelianes4023]

PETER THE WAY U SPEAK SPEAKS TO ME! very good, first experience 10/10

[@CornCrakerOats]

This almost made me go to sleep, his voice is so calm and refined and gentle

[@ianjackson5834]

the H pencils have in the past been used for technical draft illustration and rendering lines in the illustrations where as the B pencils have mostly been used for art illustration

[@lunakat5763]

I have these pencils and I love them especially the softer ones.

[@israelcoats8205]

I really resonate with this video, i don't think I've ever been as relaxed as i was watching it

[@aicirtkciub9167]

Great video so funny. Soothing Peter voice that can lull me to sleep talking about sharpeners. You're the best.

[@justabasicguy5632]

This was very oddly relaxing

[@TheForbiddenFridge]

This is the best KZbin video I have ever seen, I don’t draw or anything but pencil sharpening is the most entertaining topic

[@Dxwnlxad]

the absolute most calming and yet entertaining channel on KZbin, easily

[@luisorengo184]

This was a great view.. Watching you create with graphite is very satisfying. Beautiful works Pete. Really hope to see you working with other mediums in the future. Your art translate so effortless with graphite, had me mesmerized. Thank you for the Zen moment.

[@chrismaggio7879]

I use a cotton photo handling glove when I draw with pencil. I cut the fingers off except for the pinky, and it keeps my skin oils from imbibing the paper as well as not smudging the graphite. If you want to completely avoid the issue just use the Prismacolor Verithin pencils! I have my students use these exclusively when I teach. They are precise, hold a good point, adjust well to pressure (fine and light to dark and heavy) and they are very smooth to the touch on the paper. Just my 2 cents.

[@LedSledJoe]

Is this a self-help, ASMR, product review hybrid video? You're a pioneer.

[@josephhounshell9471]

i can’t be the only one that almost fell asleep because of his voice and how satisfying it is

[@victory7537]

its been a minute since I watched one of these. always love your content. the narration has always been top tier

[@briarmoney6588]

The belt sander is the way to go. I discovered this magic in middle school woodshop class where I did it frequently and the teacher always got super pissed at me for it. I didn't know they make them that small, I really want one now!

[@gunsmokeandghouls]

This is the most coherent video you've ever done.

[@Saynotoquack]

It’s been a long time since I’ve visited this channel, and I have to say, it made me very happy to see almost a million subs.

[@colineggert3897]

Really nice carving knife! Morakniv for anyone wondering, they're really nicely made, very very sharp, and fantastically affordable

[@matthewosborne9775]

Krylon dry media fixative works amazing! I literally TRY to smudge my drawings and can't. Plus u can draw in layers on top of it and it dries fast. PLUS PLUS it's cheap. Highly recommend it to u.

[@drawingwithyusuf]

good pencil for real shading results, thanks for always being connected 👍🙏

[@jordipallares3129]

I got the same feelings i have while watching Forged in Fire. You are the Dough Markaida of the sharpening. This pencil, sir, will draw.

[@lise_brelemy]

I genuinely love the narration

[@olewetdog6254]

That drill attachment was hilarious! Gotta get me one of them.

[@SICresinwrks]

That mini belt sander would come in handy for a few projects i have goimg on lol i need one!

[@abathtub1411]

1:25 for those actually curious about best ways to sharpen pencils, I have a new version of one of these hand cranks and it actually sharpens pretty well without having to use much force. Cons are the suction thing on the bottom of mine almost never works so I usually have to hold it like he does, and while it produces a nice long & sharp point, my pencils past a certain point of softness (like some of my watercolor pencils) break off at the tip (like the whole tip, depending on the pencil) if you try to get that perfect sharp point. Also it's very nice for containing mess, but make sure to open it to empty over a trashcan. edit: granted, this doesn't mean I think my sharpeners better. I've been looking for a good handheld one because I feel like they have the potential to be better, so after this video I might just buy the sharpener he ends up using lol.

[@matthewpopow6647]

I would like to see you do a pencil sharpening speed run. The 10 pencil drill less category is very competitive.

[@jamiemerritt3533]

I have used hairspray to "fix" pencil drawings when drawing in sketchbooks to stop graphite from being transferred from page to page. Just spray evenly from about 30cm away from the drawing

[@eternallyspoopy2238]

I cant imagine how well it worked

[@HeidiSue60]

Peter Draws. My first favorite KZbinr

[@mrspacely603]

I am so happy this dropped into my rec

[@rpcdark6348]

Omg your voice is so soothing and relaxing

[@GuiltyMalice]

I loved the sponsor plant it was perfect 👍. Awesome video man thanks for sharing. PS the first drawing is my favorite.

[@scorpio19771111]

The 1st sharpener is German-made - Kum. Legendary. They sharpen the lead for clutch pencils too. Just get 2 and you are set for a long time.

[@kerwinwade1884]

It's my favorite sharpener, the red version in this video only sharpens pencils, the blue version sharpens pencils and clutch pencil leads.

[@akhilvikraman6036]

My new sleep time story.your voice is so soothing.You should tell a sleep story😀

[@carolyoung3793]

Thanking love pencil, great drawings and commentary xx

[@jonathanfox3285]

WOW, JUST WOW. the last one is something i see in my sleep a lot.

[@onetakewonder1999]

I could listen to this guy for hours

[@julieb3996]

It was satisfying both to watch the pencils get sharpened as well as watching you draw! edit: one thing I've seen painter use is a bar, like a piece of wood to rest your arm on so you don't lean on the canvas. I forget what it's called.

[@paigetomkinson1137]

Yes! I've wanted one of those bar things for like forever, but they're hard to find when you don't know what they're called. Although, when I draw in graphite, I just clean any smudges with a kneaded eraser, one of my fav supplies, btw.

[@chrisbaumgardt6965]

i love your pencil work. explore more you’re talented friend

[@christiandavelucaban357]

"Square space" lol that was smooth😂

[@kadenmoulton278]

This is my first introduction to your channel, and I just want to say I’m already loving your vids I’m also a little bit of an artist and I mostly stick to pencils, so it would be really cool to see more of your drawings with them

[@Addyr3]

The portrait literally made me so happy it’s so insanely beautiful!❤️

[@shaunrumleski3342]

that drill one reminds me of grade 10, where i told my friend he can put a pencil in the chuck of a cordless drill and feed a pencil into classic pencil sharpener in a vice. it was good fun lol

[@gaelhillyardcreative]

I loved my Kum sharpener which I had for years. And then it stopped working and just chewed everything up. So I bought a new one and that was nowhere near as good. Now I use a cylindar sharpener that is shaped like a Rolei camera and I love it :) my father in law gave me his one remaining lead pencil from when he was a designer decades ago. It really was completely lead and was so heavy that it must have been tiring to use for long.

[@wickedamoeba8719]

Peter is such a gem!

[@rashakawa]

I ve got one if these and it's awesome!

[@siddubois4753]

Your art is truly magnificent ✨

[@johnmagus6341]

Man, I just love how you are.

[@ericthomas4218]

made my night with this one pete

[@rq4793]

You are literally making me sleep with that soothing voice 🤣🤣 its 3:27 am at work

[@trainwhistlesatnight]

When you do more abstract art, like the first drawing or most of your other drawings, right? I try to draw in a similar manner, but my own way, but it never feels like I'm 'doing it right' even though I know there's no Right Way to do it. Is this a matter of me needing to lower my expectations? To stop comparing? To attempt to draw without thinking about it in general, to just make? Perhaps, nonetheless I've really enjoyed your art for a good long while now, it feels good to watch! Sorry this is a long comment I just got long thoughts. Hope you have a nice day.

[@lucky4leafedclover442]

Hey Peter, regular user of drawing with graphite pencils here. Depending on the type of art your looking to make with those pencils I recommend getting a blending stump and kneaded eraser. If your wanting to be more careful about mistakes, use your H pencils to sketch incredibly lightly. What I’ve always done while working, in order to stop my hand from smudging my drawings is 1. Go in the opposite direction of whichever direction is your dominant hand. And 2. Put something down on top of wherever you tend to rest your hand (extra scrap of paper, paper towel, etc). As for sharpening, do not use your basic handheld sharpener, or even the electric sharpener on those B pencils. Because of how soft the graphite is, the friction caused in those forms of sharpening will often break the lead. Stick to using the carving knife on B pencils, it’s what I’ve found to be the best way to sharpen those type of pencils.

[@turnn8urn_634]

Loved this, super amusing and fun to watch!!

[@DzSwipe]

In the pencil community, Peter is feared as a ruthless and brutal serial killer.

[@elfiebrupr5532]

this dude is the best abstract drawer tbh

[@Artbooksandboro]

I have that KUM pencil sharpner(the red 1st one)it is absolutely fantastic

[@Lucyfer_Eve]

It's interesting because this is a very direct example of overthinking in general,and how "Peter" could have trained with the new pencils instead of trying to change habits,but a the same time the new feelings and experiences he had with each different method to sharpening a pencil Love the video man,great quality ^^

[@Mr.Muncheese]

Its to late for such a smooth voice, has me falling asleep lol. Did bookmark and will definitely continue 🍻