Ohhh goddd finally .... A youtuber who actually reveals her methods and all to help us!!! Others are like " just believe in yourself" "practice" but never tell what we are doing wrong or what can we do better...luv ya!!!!

Your the person who inspired me to draw more to the point my bedroom is turning into my art studio

Absolutely love it. If I had had an art teacher like you in school I definitely would not have ended up hating it so much and would actually have learned something and found my passion for creativity much sooner. Thank You!

This woman is multi talented. Really informative youtuber, fab artist and top teacher! 🎨❤️

I believe I'm addicted to this channel.

I especially love the charcoal powder/paintbrush technique. I'm also eager to try the black colored pencil for those deeper darks. Thank you!

Thank you for the polychromos idea! And the stick eraser tip. YOUR AN ANGEL! ♡

I love my tombow mono eraser too, it's so versatile and you can use it with many mediums. I also like the hack of using your pencils to help with drawing proportions, I do that a lot too. I enjoy watching these types of videos as you never what technique you might learn that's really helpful :)

Dear Kirsty Ma'am Thank you so much for uploading so many helpful tutorials on how to use colour pencils as a medium .. Ur videos have inspired me to finally try the medium . Thanks again ma'am 🙏

Thank you so much Kirsty for this amazing video that's gonna help me with all that i keep struggling everytime and since I don't go to any art school, I really have a tough time trying to figure out where I went wrong and where I should improve.... And honestly, my drawings have developed so much after seeing your videos and I'm so glad I found your channel...all the love for you

I like that flipping the drawing idea, I know sometimes I just get too zoned out looking at the drawing and I go detail blind... flipping a photo of it might help me out with this.

I use a mirror to gain perspective and spot mistakes.

Thank you Kirsty. That was the finest collection of absolutely exceptional and essential tips for drawing with pencil that I’ve seen in my 61 years. There were points in your presentation that I was already aware of as a watercolour and oil artist fumbling along for many a year now, but I learned so many vital and important tips that are going to revolutionise and massively and positively impact my art that I am quite pleasantly astounded. Just as important as listening to the your lovely and soothing voice and the important information that you conveyed, watching your hands as they moved across the paper, how you so deftly jut touched and caressed the graphite away when doing the light strands, and laying in the darker tones with the coloured pencil, wow, again, I learned so much about the actual technique by just watching your hands work so easily and so brilliantly. I’ll leave it there for you but really wanted to say thank you and share my hope for your best as you’ve inspired and taught me an incredible amount this morning as I had my breakfast here in Sydney, brilliant girl, thank you so much 😎👍

Girl you are amazing! I've been on the front page of the paper like three times.And you cold literally draw circles around me! I stopped doing art years ago,after someone broke into my cabin and stole all of my art supplies,air brushes, oils..well everything! So thousands! That and I was about the same time in a horrible accident that broke my back! So was a bit jaded for sometime! But after watching you late last night I thought it's time to get back to it! It was something I did that I really enjoyed! So thank you for sharing your wonderful art! Instant follower from me! God bless you! I shouldn't have let the thieves still some of my joy too! XO

This is beyond talent and I just want to say that you're my inspiration in continuing my passion in art and I hope that my channel would be successful like yours

Dear Kirsty, You always encourage me to draw more and more.

Kirsty has somehow managed to persuade me to buy a ton of pencils and paper -way more than I actually need 🤣 we love u

You're making videos Sooo quickly! WOWWWW !

Oh my gosh! In this one video you’ve shown me how to use so many of the art supplies I own in practical, straightforward ways! AMAZING!!! I love watching you work - you make it look so….well…..DO-able! This is incredible inspiration on the days I start to feel like giving up! Thank you!!!

I`d love to see someone go over how to get a nice shiny effect when coloring cars. Getting that reflective shiny look, I struggle so much to understand it. If anyone in the comments have any advice, I`d be very thankful☺️

Pragya : Kirsty thank you so much for all your tips and tutorials :) It helped me a lot to be improved at my art .... Btw loads of love from India 🇮🇳

That black coloured pencil tip is gold! I'm literally working on a drawing right now that requires a lot of darkness in the background and I was just gonna use my 8B because I hate charcoal, it's too messy, or I'm too careless with it. But I'm gonna get a black coloured pencil and see how that works. Thanks, Kirsty!

Omg I've been watching help videos for drawing for yeaaars now, even had it in school and it was still so freaking hard for me to do the shadow work.... Thank you so much! You've made me a better artist instantly! Please keep it up! This is lovely x

I’m just getting started again & I’m glad I came across this. I’m struggling with detail & depth but have a hodgepodge of everything. Soft pastel: I struggle with fine details. Colored pencils: struggle with depth & blending them well. Now I can’t wait to mix my mediums together & see what I can do. Each one has strengths & weaknesses. I can’t wait to try out all your tips

These are great! A bunch of these I use on the regular; hadn’t really thought about until mentioned. Also a huge fan of tombow mono erasers; both the round and the square

Kirsty ur drawing techniques and hacks helped me a lot and now I m making portraits even better.

Thank you! That was excellent. I am most excited to try my graphite and charcoal powder with a brush. I did a drawing over the past few days and that would’ve solved a lot of my problems.

These methods are fantastic!! Thank you for sharing. Years ago I learned to take a drawing or painting to a mirror if I felt like something was off. Taking pictures works of course but a mirror is pretty fast too

Super excited about the Tombow eraser! This is exactly what I've been wanting and wondering if they made something like this. I've also been needing an incredibly fine point pen. I do sketch cards that are small and the eyes, and details around the face have been the death of my artwork. I have I believe a .25 and I still need something smaller. I started wondering if a tiny paint brush, and paint would work better 🤔 idk.. but I get sad when I make a great art piece, and then ruin it on the face line art 😔

Save, here in Brazil! Kirsty your drawings and videos are amazing I don't even know what to tell you , from heart, love your channel S22222 Your techniques help a lot, thx S22 I've been with you since forever, and so far you've been helping a lot, I hope you get a lot more subscribers!

Thanks for sharing, I’ve been using many of these tips myself for years and teaching them to my students. I love when artists share their processes, keep it up 🍻

As someone who does more anime-ish drawings (I do a lot of anime work), but I want to get a lot better with shading and all that, and eventually getting to art similar to that in Fullmetal Alchemist, or the comic book version of Maximum Ride when I do sketch pieces alone... I find this to be incredibly helpful! I'm glad I found this video! I'm sharing this to my fellow artists who are my only irl friends lmao.

Just got the stick eraser. I expect to be using it a bunch soon on the Christmas card I’m currently designing. This should be interesting. Thanks, Kirsty. Stay beautiful! 😉

Thanks Kristy! Wonderful tips for creating better drawings! I always think the surface you work on should be mentioned in everyone of these videos because people seem to forget about the paper they’re using. Like using a hot press watercolor paper or other papers with smoother grain can eliminate so many problems with filling in the grain of the paper with color no matter what medium you are using. I may have even heard this from you, or Amie Howard Art, I watch a lot of her videos too. Your both very talented artists! Thanks again!

Finally!! Hacks that I can actually use!! Kristy, you're on my radar now & I'll be following your videos. As a retired teacher, I can well appreciate the time you take to teach us & I for one, am greatly appreciative. I'm also a professional portrait artist (oils), but I've been drawing for years & want to switch to colored pencils....I think. Anyway, thank you so much for the valuable info!!

Mrs. Kristi, thank you for the drawing lessons

Thank you! I'm so excited to try all of these tips! Yayyyyy!!! 😃💕

Wow! this is amazing. Thank you Kirsty for sharing this. I hadn't heard of these until this video and because I love to draw in Graphite I plan to get my hands on these pencils. Your drawing of your beautiful children are so amazing. A few years back you were the one I found to help me with drawing hair, skin etc with graphite. You are an amazing instructor. All the best. L

These are super helpful tips. I’m excited to try the stick eraser, as I’ve never had an eraser that works well on colored pencil.

I am watching this two years later but glad it came up for me to watch! I really like the skinny pen-like eraser, I am going to get one of those. Thank you so much for showing us how to use that and many other techniques. 😊

I really appreciate you giving out other alternatives that actually work, thanks a lot

Finally. A clear tutorials. I also loved to use mixed medium.

You help us so much sis,thank you so much,u are the guide to my dreams,I love u so much sis,thank u so much,I see so many artists on KZfaq but you are only one who actually helps,thank u so much 💜

Great hacks my love, you're a joy to watch, good advice 👍xxxx

Hola mujer bonita, felicidades, me fascinan tus técnicas, tus consejos y tips, gracias x tu don, tu talento y x compartir tus obras de arte. Eres mi artista favorita 💐

Thank you mam for sharing your tips and tricks ,you are my inspiration ☺️☺️☺️

Thank You So Much, As An Artist I am Always Looking For an Edge And You Have Surpassed My Wildest Expectations. I am Your # 1 Fan as You Are The Bad-Assed Queen Of The "Tube" Artists And My Favorite Site ~ Love You and Your Work, Sweetie ~

Wow this pan pastel hack is key to coloured pencil drawing . I usually do graphite or coloured pencil drawings on Saturday with my kids. Thank you misss patridge for these beautiful tips they are so helpful and beginner deiendly. 👍😘

Hi mam... U r my biggest inspiration ever.I really learned lot of things from u... Please do some more tulorials. Really mam I am your biggest fan😇. Love from India🇮🇳

I love the idea of the stick eraser. I have some large white erasers but not the stick kind. Thanks!

WOW... You are an incredible artist Kirsty! Beautiful work!

Great tips as usual. Thanks for sharing Kirsty

I can't wait to see if I get in your class this time!!!!!

These are divine!!! Thank you!!!!

Amazing! Thank you so much for these tips!

I'm really looking for this tricks, thank you Kirsty

Thank you!!!! Really helped me a lott!!!🙏🙏♥️♥️

Thanks for those tips. I really hate getting messy with charcoal, smudging etc and have just ordered a black and a white polychromos pencils. I love my tombo eraser, I think it's one of the best products ever invented.

Wow,Awesome I like the tombow mono eraser hack.

You really are a wonderful lady to share all these tips with us mortals. Many thanks.

Something I just learned is that they have matte pencils sets!! So that way when you use the graphite penciles, whichever shade pencil you need they're all matte and not shiny whatsoever.

Great tips! All are extremely useful and easy to do. Thanks.

Awesome video! Thank you so much for these tips❤️

Thanks so much! These are great hacks! Love the Mono Zero!

Thank you for this, It really helps those who want to draw.🙏

Thanks for the tips of the black colouring pencil. I have tried the Mars Lumograph Black and it already helps tremendously

Great tips! Thanks 👍🙏

Your art is awesome. You are truly blessed

I am so glad that this was in my recommendation. Your tips and tricks is what I needed for my graphite and charcoal portraits.

Loved it❤️❤️

AMAZINGLY informative. Keep sharing. You are so talented!

Beautiful work, and well taught tips. Thank you

Kirsty, your videos are very helpful. Thank you very much.

Your Artwork is Truly Amazing,Great tips..Thank You for Sharing and Caring!!

this is absolutely fantastic! thank you SO MUCH you lifesavers!

Thank you Kirsty for sharing, you are awesome 💕💜🌼⭐️

That was sooo insightful...wow ..great ones 🙌 thanks a lot

Wow. I never knew it so it was really helpful. Thank you

This is amazing! Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻

This young lady Kirsty is a magical woman. She is more best teacher than an artist. I love her way of telling the details . May she live long and long enough to make artist of her kind in thousands

Wow your art is really cool! I will definitely look into getting a stick-eraser because that just looks amazing! Cant wait to go watch more of your videos!

Love these hack idea's. Much appreciated!😁

Thank you these are awsome hacks. And your drawings are sublime.

Thanks for such great ideas!

This video was just all around brilliant. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

Thanks so much for sharing the tips that save time. My biggest struggle as a mom is finding time for my own interests while also applying my best ability

Wow Kirsty!!!♥️♥️♥️

This was very helpful. I will try pencil drawing some day. Thank you for the info.

Ive been using pencil measuring hack its really helpful i should try other hacks too! Thanks for sharing

Thank you, so many fabulous tips.

You are amazing thanks for the great tips I'm sure we have heard a few of them loke the pencil measurement trick but it's always great to hear it again and see you show why it's so helpful I've only watched a few of your videos and my art has already gotten so much better keep up the great work!🙂🙂🙂

Ty Kirsty ❤️🤩

Thank you so much for this tricks i will share in our art group😁🤗

These are fantastic, thank you!

This helped so much! I have a bunch of art supplies but never use them cause I didn’t know what I was doing wrong or what I could improve on… thx !🥰🙃

It makes me happy when i see your videos..really its amazing

These tips are SO helpful! Thank you so much for sharing them with us!

thank you for the advice, ill try it out!

Artists just amaze me.The thing that still amazes me to this day was a very young artist i knew back in grade school.That young child never took any art lessons or had anyone training or teaching him he simply loved to draw and did it all the time as he was a sort of lonely person with no real friends. This "GRID METHOD"really explains why so many of these type of life like artists work seems to have such accurate edges/proportions.

TS 12:20 talking about flipping the picture. I have a mirror beside me. I often look at the work through the mirror. Fast, easy and omg you see mistakes almost instantly. BTW, Kirsty your videos are great. I love your enthusiasm and your tips. Lastly, for pure white highlights on colored pencil drawings, I have a very fine brush and a tube of white gesso. I gently scratch where I want my highlight then dip the tip of the brush into the gesso and paint along the scratch. Very easy to fix any smudging you make and the gesso stays in the scratch. .... edit = to remove excess gesso I simply use a graphite blending stump and wipe that clean as I go or you could just let it dry and draw over it. I mostly use the stump. You keep me thinking. Thanks for the hard work you put into your videos. All the best to you.