Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil

Pencils and how to use them

A course by Iván Salamanca , Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator

Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2015
99% positive reviews (84)
1,777 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: Pencils and how to use them

Overview

“Now I will show you the different graduations of pencils and I will explain to you at what point in the drawing and where you will need them. I'm going to show you some of the basic techniques for drawing, so you can get used to using your pencils little by little. ”

In this video lesson Iván Salamanca addresses the topic: Pencils and how to use them, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil. Learn to make drawings inspired by nature in a realistic and creative way using graphite pencils.

Partial transcription of the video

“Pencils and how to use them In this lesson I will show you the different gradations of pencils. We are going to do a little gradient exercise, where I will teach you some basic techniques to trace and so you can get used to your pencils little by little. For this exercise, I prepared a template to show you the gradations of the pencils. We are going to identify them and teach you how to use them for the different behaviors you want on paper. I'll do a little gradient exercise by the pressure exerted by the hand holding the pencil, as we are going to see it now. Let's start with the 6H penci...”

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Course summary for: Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (84)
  • 1777 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 44m)
  • 7 downloads
  • Category

    Illustration
  • Software

    Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Pencil Drawing

Iván Salamanca

Iván Salamanca
A course by Iván Salamanca

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Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator

Iván Salamanca is a visual artist and botanical illustrator specialized in graphite pencil drawings. His work has been featured at fairs and in galleries across Mexico, Colombia, the United States, Germany, and Japan.

He's passionate about plants, animals, and flowers and capturing their beauty through drawing. His work is the embodiment of order, where everything has a place and a process, and aims to recreate that which is found in nature.


  • 99% positive reviews (84)
  • 1,777 students
  • 13 lessons (1h 44m)
  • 18 additional resources (7 files)
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  • Audio: Spanish
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Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil. Illustration course by Iván Salamanca

Artistic Naturalistic Drawing with Pencil

A course by Iván Salamanca
Visual Artist and Botanical Illustrator. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined December 2015
  • 99% positive reviews (84)
  • 1,777 students