How do you hold the pencil?
How do you hold the pencil?
So I'm curious, how do people here hold a pencil when drawing? I use this method, which I assume is probably the most common:
Though I didn't draw it very precisely.
Though I didn't draw it very precisely.
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
I grab the pencil with 3 fingers and the thumb, the same way as your but 2 more fingers around it and closer to the the tip, like surrounding the whole pencil, then the pinky one on the paper. I had draw like that since I can remember. People sometimes laugh at me when they are watching while I'm working, 'cause it looks so funny. Anyway, I think we all have a unique way to draw, after all is the result that counts.
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
It think that´s an amusing topic!
But I think I do hold my pencil the same way - just with the differents: I have my thumb stretched!
But I think I do hold my pencil the same way - just with the differents: I have my thumb stretched!
Re: How do you hold the pencil?
I agree, this is a very interesting topic.
Here's my way:
Here's my way:
Re: How do you hold the pencil?
can't be bothered with actually drawin it, but here's a photo. Dont think i always keep it like this though, most of the times it's in a fist stabbing at my own eyeballs.
Re: How do you hold the pencil?
Ha, that's genius! why didn't I think of taking a picture? I guess I just felt like drawing something at the time. Here's a more accurate representation:
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
Ok this is how I do it, sorry about the quality, my dad took the camera with him so I had to use the webcam.
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
Well, here's my personally method...
That I've skribbeld before I got my every-morning-coffee!
That I've skribbeld before I got my every-morning-coffee!
Re: How do you hold the pencil?
Cute. I hold mine the same way.
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
For horizontal and curved lines - same as Binky's pic.
For verticals and diagonals, I use a different method (see my craptacular sketch!) It's quite fatiguing, but gives a good line
Orange Box
For verticals and diagonals, I use a different method (see my craptacular sketch!) It's quite fatiguing, but gives a good line
Orange Box
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
See, for lines in different directions, I'll usually just rotate the paper. That's one of the reasons why Wacoms aren't for me. Nice sketch there btw.
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I see i hold the pencil in a very werid way if compared to you guys, and i never thought about that "double handling" that Orange Go.. i mean, Box showed there. Maybe it's why i have to put my wrist under running cold water after a hour or two of intense drawing?
I should try and change my posture.
I should try and change my posture.
Re: How do you hold the pencil?
Yeah, posture certainly helps. That's the only problem I've found with a wacom, I can't sit properly. You can't really put it on a drawing table. At the moment I've got it to one side of the keyboard, which really screws up my arm if I stay at it too long. I should move it more to the middle.
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Re: How do you hold the pencil?
Hey I use the exactly same pen!Maudie wrote: Well, here's my personally method...
That I've skribbeld before I got my every-morning-coffee!
I hold mine like the most people do.