denny Architectural Art & Design

Learn design with Doug Patt at his live virtual webcam studio. howtoarchitect.com Hi. Im Doug Patt and this is How to draw with lead. Today Ill be creating an abstract pencil rendering of machine parts. Ill be using a .5mm Pentel mechanical pencil with HB leads. You can also use a slightly larger diameter lead with a .7mm pencil, but I like the thinner line. The other type of pencil you may choose is a lead holder drafting pencil. These are a little trickier because youve got to keep them sharpened. Ill also be using 4 different lead pencils. These are all Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils. Theres the 2h the lightest and hardest I will be using, an HB which is the typical hardness on most pencils, and a 2b and 4b both progressively softer and darker. Ill be using a small sized adjustable triangle, a ruler and drafting tape. I also have some templates I really like to use as well as a compass, an electric eraser and metal eraser shield. So, Ive cut out a small rectangular piece of Strathmore 400 series drawing paper. This paper is a little thin for my taste, but it has a nice texture and its acid free so it should have a nice lifespan. Im a classically trained artist so I like to use the golden section and the root rectangles as the drawn armature on my page. I do this in to help me organize and develop my drawing but thats for another episode. The piece of paper is the same proportion as a rootphi rectangle. Now, I love machines and I really enjoy drawing abstractions of ...