This short drawing tutorial will teach you how to blend pencil with a bristle brush. By using various types of bristle brushes you can really blend shadow shapes in a soft realistic way.
Sometimes when we use a blending stump things can get a bit over blended. Blending stumps tend to make your drawings look a bit heavy handed when over used.
In this particular drawing lesson the brush really helped me to push the pencil into the texture/tooth of the paper. By implementing this same technique you will be able to model form in a realistic way.
I encourage you to try this technique. The brushes do not need to be expensive, in this case the cheaper the better.
Let me know what you though about this technique. I find it works really well in speeding up the drawing process. Especially when working with an old school pencil on regular drawing paper.
The complete lesson will be posted on Drawing Tutorials Online later this month.
Hi Matt,
Thank you for sharing this information. I have always just used a blending stump and was not always happy with my drawings. I will very definitely try this technique on my next drawing.
All the best,
Christine
Thanks for taking the time to watch Christine.
Very useful and timely email for me. Thank you Matt.
Appreciate you watching Richard.
Thanks for the quick tutorial, if it was any longer I probably wouldn’t have taken the time to watch it, life is busy. It makes me realise that I’ve really gotten out of touch with drawing, when I probably should start doing it again because it helps to keep me grounded. The speeded up demo assists visualisation and the accompanying explanations of the process help embed the practise. Thank you
Jo your feedback means so much, thank you. Glad to be of help.
Hi matt I really enjoy this video learn a lot from you I miss watching you and your students thank you so much for sharing creative big hugs to you’ll
Love it. Now I know what to do this weekend!
Thanks for visiting the blog Joyce.
You go Linn.
Loved this video! Such a beautiful drawing. Would love to learn more about using brushes in the members area.
Thanks Arjun.
Awesome! Great idea to use a brush to blend the shadow shapes in. I will have to try it out. I mostly use a brush with charcoal or carbon pencils.
Chris the brush is a game changer. It’s so easy to use. Just gradually apply pressure to test out the waters.
Good tutorial Matt.
Will give it a try on next drawing. Tried blending stumps, brush looks like better option.