Guide to graphite question

[Jennilein]

I’m doing the course tight now and I tried some mark making exercises. I noticed I have a difficult time eith circling. I can’t control the pencil well. I held a 2b faber castell more to the back n draw with the side but still get dark marks and noticeable lines. Any ideas how to fix this?

I also tried this before with derwent 2b and got even darker marks

Here I tried the light n shadow exercise with this circling method. I used the bristol smooth and the H Hb 2B 4B pencils used in the video. Brands Faber-Castell/Derwent

[robichon]

Try using an even lighter touch (don’t push down too hard) and keep practicing. Lots of practice. It will gradually get better and better, so keep these initial drawings for a comparison of your progress. Another thought - try using a pencil that isn’t very sharp.

Terri Robichon

[Jennilein]

Thanks I will. I have a cardboard box full of those exercises. I also do them over and over again with the different courses.