How to shade and blend with a pencil (EASY) for beginners!

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In this video tutorial for beginners I show you how to shade and blend effectively in graphite pencils. We cover the basics of choosing the right paper, sketching pencils and grades, technique for applying and of course blending. I show you 8 options for blending tools that will give you the smooth effects you want!
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0:00 Introduction
1:42 Choosing the right paper
5:55 The best pencils for blending and shading
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@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Let me know what you found most useful and if there are any other drawing videos you would like me to make? If you enjoyed this video do check out 20 FAST Tricks to Transform your Drawing Skills! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kJyKg9RqtpqlYKM.html

@eddiepalmer5740 Жыл бұрын

Great videos. I'm impressed with your knowledge and abilities. You also inspire me to do experiments and improve my art.

@tanyamalan6234 Жыл бұрын

Please review matt graphite pencils ✏️ 💛

@lydiabond5393 Жыл бұрын

Michele, one reason your drawing videos are so popular is you tell the truth while other teachers keep these little secrets to themselves, at least in my part of US. Had many drawing classes and this was never taught in any of them,neither in school or professional setting. May God richly bless you for teaching all the skills needed for drawing and painting.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

@@eddiepalmer5740 thanks 🙏

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

@@lydiabond5393 thank you Lydia 🙏❤️

@chrismillerinit Жыл бұрын

Love this channel - packed with practical tips to eliminate the wasted time on a trial and error approach. Many thanks for this video Michele

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@charlesperez9976 Жыл бұрын

A few things: In my humble opinion,pencil drawing is one of the most challenging,even more so than watercolor,which is ,at least,perceived as the most challenging. But that balance of black and white,and the many greys in between,it is indeed tricky! I’m so glad that you mentioned the cotton bud(Qtip)! Not only can you remove some of the cotton,to make a finer,yet still soft blending tool,but the sick(depending on the brand) is a tiny rolled paper blender! Sharpen it ,and you’ve got the tiniest rolled paper blender,just fantastic! The pencil blender,the one that you weren’t sure what it’s made of,I think that it’s linoleum,I could be wrong,but I’ve done my share of linoleum cut prints,and it has the same feel. Thank you for these videos,I just turned 52,and I am happy to still be learning 😊

@bonnieg4076 Жыл бұрын

This is an undiscovered area for me, I'm anxious to give it a try !

@stevenjohnson7086 Жыл бұрын

I thought the pencil grading information was useful :) I learned about shading a long time ago, exactly as Michele teaches. Tip: powdered graphite sold as a key lock lubricant in your local hardware store is a fun way to make a huge mess! Use the powder as an additive to your drawing and burnish it in with the tools of your choice. Don’t forget to let the powder get all over your clothes and on your face. It shows how dedicated you are :)

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Lol :-)

@harnesshorselady Жыл бұрын

TY!! Finding the treasure trove of your wonderful tutorials, I feel like I received an early Christmas gift!!! Thank you again & Merry Christmas across the miles. 🎄🎄 😊 I just turned 71 last month & finally have the right kind of time learn.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

You are welcome 😊

@user-sd2jb1gg4w 4 ай бұрын

Such a good video for those of us that did not major in art. Thank you!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@lyndaglover7666 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video Michele, I always learn so much from all your videos x

@lmbrockman264 10 ай бұрын

This video really helped me take my graphite drawings to the next level. Your videos are awesome! I love your teaching style and sense of humor. I found your channel through searches for drawing techniques, but I am inspired to retry watercolor. I have tried it in the past, and I was always disappointed, but by watching your videos, I have seen that I was making all those beginner mistakes you talk about. Now that I've seen your videos, I'm going to try it again! Thank you so much for everything you do. You are very much appreciated! I watch every video you release. ~ Lisa

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Lisa, and thanks so much for watching!

@roxy5154 Жыл бұрын

It was all very interesting and educational thankyou Michele.

@ChrisTopher_Browder 6 ай бұрын

Another great tutorial, Thanks Michele!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@Rebecky31 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know that silicone could be used for blending…thanks!

@c.catlover4080 10 ай бұрын

Love the kitties! Thanks for the informative video.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@skywatcher5725 6 ай бұрын

Hi Michele, I practice drawing while watching KZfaq videos and I just happened to see this one while sketching and shading. I tried blending using tissue paper and I am pleased with the results. This is encouraging and I will get some of the tools you have demonstrated today. I'm going to have fun with this. Thank you so much!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 6 ай бұрын

That's great!

@nancycardenuto426 4 ай бұрын

So helpful!

@garyrhodes5608 Жыл бұрын

New subscriber and bell ringer lol. Time to binge watch👍 ✌ great job with tutorial again! Back to learning🙂everyone have a great day! And be safe

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing!

@gracewest8452 Жыл бұрын

I see 100,000 subscribers. Your hard did it!😀

@eileenthompson5660 Жыл бұрын

I have just bought some Faber Castell graphite Matt pencils from a 2B to a 14B and I am amazed how good they are. If you haven't tried them yet, I highly recommend them. Thank you for this video, I found it very helpful! X

@sashaz2072 Жыл бұрын

Great video , would love to see mark making in a drawing

@ensignj3242 Жыл бұрын

I will soon sign up for your drawing classes. Your tips are excellent. I’m a beginner and simply want to do art to enhance learning and mostly relaxation.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@user-xb6yh5eq6o 5 ай бұрын

Great site and as a beginner to drawing and watercolour painting it is invaluable! 👌

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@anasel-mahdi7908 Жыл бұрын

excellent presentation of papers and pencils and how to blend,Thanks

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😺

@janetturner3497 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful hints. Always have cotton buds and make up pads in my art materials now.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

So useful 🙂

@MusicalRaichu Жыл бұрын

For blending, I use a self-made blending stump by rolling up a piece of scrap paper. A problem is that the tip goes blunt so I have to snip it off and and roll it up again, but at least it's cheap. On occasion, I use a 2H pencil for very light or wispy parts of a drawing.

@philipshackley659 Жыл бұрын

Thx for narrowing down which pencils are best to use Michele. 🥰

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 🙂

@carollegros8671 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I started with graphite pencils before watercolor. I have all these materials. They are all so useful. But will try hot press paper. Great video.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@barbsterback Жыл бұрын

Great refresher from my art classes. It's amazing what I forgot! Thank you so much.

@judyserrano4983 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for making it available. I would love to see more drawing for very beginners videos!

@joyceloconnor Жыл бұрын

I took a graphite portrait class years ago and loved it. Haven't done it for years, but want to begin again. Thanks for these tips!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@susancook1617 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Michele, this is a brilliant tutorial and has answered lots of questions for me 😊

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

I'm glad 🙂

@annettefournier9655 Жыл бұрын

Ooooo. I have never seen the blending tool that looks like a pencil. I'll have to check out Derwent. Thanks Michele 💜 Love the drawing videos as well as painting.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching ☺️

@michaelthornton5113 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michele! I have a stack of pencil portraits that each looked good until I messed up the shading. Would love to see you apply these techniques to doing one properly shaded.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion 😊

@extracucumbers Жыл бұрын

Yes please. I have the same issue. Thank you Michele, as always invaluable tips!

@mogauthier1000 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I learned a few techniques I wasn't aware of and one tool I had I didn't know what it was for...the one with the tip made of rubber or silicone . Also going to remove my pencil other than the H, as I do find that one leaves a very light mark that at times I find useful. I'm going to go check your other videos to see if you've done one on drawing eyes.

@aliciashackley5830 Жыл бұрын

Thx for this video Michele. I’ve got a set of those silicone tools but didn’t know they could be used for blending pencil. Very good video s as no happy holidays 🥰

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@colleenmcchesney1482 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic information about shading & blending with graphite pencils. Thanks for explaining the basic blending tools and yes please do the extension video of the best blending techniques. Thanks for sharing this video.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

My pleasure Colleen ☺️

@delphinewood7519 Жыл бұрын

Great information. Didn’t know about the H series pencils since an range of H through B is often sold in sets. I’d find a video on creating texture with pencils helpful. Thank you for all you share. Always informative and well explained.

@joanc7422 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see a video where you actually blend and shade colors, where you show the technique of blending and shading, like in this video but using colors.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

I may just do that :-)

@DavidStockford Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I love the teaching style you have. I never knew about H pencils only useful for tech drawing. Would love to see a series on wax colour pencils.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, request noted!

@dianneshaddock Жыл бұрын

You channel is awesome - I’ve learnt so much from you Michelle - I’ve recently decided I need a challenge, I’ve always worked with oils but wow watercolour presents a whole new world of creativity - thank you so much for sharing Dianne

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@leoniecummin1572 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Very interesting video. With lots of useful tips and basic information about what paper and which type of pencils you should use. Usually the teachers take it for granted that the pupil knows about these things and doesn’t bother to mention them. Keep up the good work..

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful ☺️

@chrislora8895 Жыл бұрын

Just last night I sorted my pencils and decided to put away the Hs since I never used them but not really sure why I didn’t. And now I know why, thanks to this very clear lesson on pencils, etc. Thank you again for helpful info.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

No worries 🙂

@otterwench Жыл бұрын

I have the Derwent blending tool but the silicone ended brush was new to me and I loved the effect. I would enjoy learning more about creating textures as well. Thank you for your time and attention to detail, as always I learned and also enjoyed your humor. Sparkly fingers might help. They couldn't hurt, right?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 😁

@gracewest8452 Жыл бұрын

Sorry meant "Your hard work did it!"

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

:-)

@keitholiver4076 Жыл бұрын

Another very instructive video I found this very useful as there were a couple of techniques that I have not used could you recommend a good sketch book

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Depends where you live, but you won't go wrong with one of the big brands. I use Frisk loose paper.

@keitholiver4076 Жыл бұрын

Thanks I'm in the uk so should be able to pick that one up

@barbarag7831 Жыл бұрын

Such a helpful video Michele! I have had a set of graphite pencils, but I have not tried them because I didn't know what to do with them. Thank you so much. I did have one question though. Does the Derwent Blending pencil actually lay down graphite or does it just smudge around the graphite you have already on the paper? Can that pencil be used on colored pencil drawings with the same effect? I guess that's two questions!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

It's colorless and yes it works wonderfully for colored pencils!

@sclogse1 Жыл бұрын

I started imagining a second paper of built up graphite you can press a rubber tool into to pick up the graphite and rub it onto your drawing.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

I'm sure that would be possible!

@eileencollins5904 Жыл бұрын

I love to draw and shade, and am always looking at ways to improve as well as play with the materials. In the paper comparison at the beginning of the video, you talked about sketch paper, printer paper, and the 3 kinds of watercolor paper. Where does "Mixed Media" paper fall into this list? I use a lot of mixed media paper for lots of reasons, including price and the weight balance between sketch paper and watercolor paper. I like to add color, but usually do not do a really wet wash.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Hard to say as mixed media paper varies greatly, some of it can have quite a strong fake texture, but take it as you find it, if you like the results then all is good!

@eileencollins3126 Жыл бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thanks!

@chrislora8895 Жыл бұрын

While on the topic of graphite, maybe you could review Kuratake graphite watercolours for benefits?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Suggestion noted!

@GavinHayes-ck5mv 11 ай бұрын

You could try and use micro brushes for your more detail blending and there very cheap, but hey I'm no artist but I use them cos I have them, thanks for your content.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber 11 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@gaemlinsidoharthi Жыл бұрын

Always used to be sketching with graphite when I was younger. Never seem to have the time now. Spend all my free time watching other people do things on KZfaq. 😢

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Ah, me too at times! Podcasts are my new favourite because you can do stuff whilst listening!

@keithroy9217 Жыл бұрын

Well demonstrated. I’d really like to see a guide to graphite textures at your level of explanation. Merry Christmas!

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas 🎄

@susanbell7071 Жыл бұрын

How do you sharpen a stump?

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Fine sandpaper is the easiest

@davester1432 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great video. This is the first one of your videos I have seen. Your channel was just recommended by Jenna Rainey, so I came to check it out. I have subscribed after watching this video. One point- the camera focus in the video is quite soft/blurry. After taking a peek to compare against a couple of your previous videos, it seems to be just on this video. Not sure what the problem is- subject too close to the lens, lens is dirty, AF is bad in the camera you are using. Just thought I would mention it. Thanks again for the video. Lots of useful info here.

@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much it may have been filmed on my previous phone Happy New year 🎉

@davester1432 Жыл бұрын

@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thanks. Happy New Year to you as well.