pencils are important.

OK the first topic of today is pencils.

these tips and tricks are from j.d hillberry's books...and he is my inspiration.
as u know, most important thing the artist should have is a pencil and a paper.
and all it takes to draw is a pencil and a paper. if you have many drawing materials then u can explore many art techniques.
many artists discover there techniques  by using variety of pencils.

By taking advantages of the inherent qualities found in three basic pencils, you will automatically increase the range of values that  are possible and add more texture to your drawings.

THE THREE TYPES OF PENCILS ARE.
1. Graphite pencils

• Artist-grade graphite pencils are more refined then your normal pencils,allowing for smoother lines on the paper. these pencils come in a wide range of hardness and softness.
• Pencils with letter b are the softest. the higher the number in front of  b the softer the pencil
• The softest graphite pencil available is 9b, which produces the darkest line.
• Harder pencils make lighter lines and are noted with the letter H, with H being the hardest.
• Hard pencils are best for fine detailed work because they hold a sharp point better.
• A pencil with the letter f has a degree of hardness halfway between the h and b.
• There are many other brands of graphite pencils.

2. Charcoal pencils

• These pencils combine the blackness of charcoal with the smoothness of the graphite.
• They are available in degrees of  hardness ranging from HB to 3B
• All charcoal pencils smudge easily. 

3. Carbon pencils

• Two types of carbon pencils, wolff's and conte carbon.
•  They both come in several degrees of hardness and, like other pencils, are labels with the letters H and B.
• When carbon pencils are used in combination with other media, there inherent characteristics make them ideal for separating subjects containing similar values.

other materials are

graphite sticks

• Graphite sticks simply contain the graphite in a block shape.
• This allows you to use the broad edge to lay in large areas of tone.
• They are usually available only in the softer b range of graphite.

charcoal sticks

• It comes in a variety of sizes with densities of hard, medium   and soft.
• Charcoal is easy to blend into a rich velvety tone.
• It can produce rich black tones.
• But its difficult to erase and blend. 

THESE ARE THE TYPE OF PENCILS AND STICKS.