HOW TO HOLD THE PENCIL CORRECTLY FOR THUMB AND PENCIL MEASURING
Finally, you must know the correct ways to hold the pencil while drawing. Holding it as you would a pencil or pen while writing is INCORRECT. The CORRECT ways are shown below.
The correct ways are shown in (a), (b), and (c). The wrong method that many beginners insist on using is shown at (d).
Correct
Correct
Correct
- WRONG
By holding your pencil as shown in (a), (b), or (c) you will get complete freedom of arm movement and will, after considerable practice, develop a professional touch that would be impossible to axquire by employing the incorrect method shown in (d).
After you become more skilled as an artist, you might decide to abandon this method and just rely completely on your eye to judge proportions and scale. However, even very skilled artists get into a jam every once in a while and will need to revert to their old pencil – thumb measurement methods.
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Does this work only if you’re drawing the object the same size. I’m struggling wrapping my head around this.
Thanks for the explanation of pencil and thumb method it was shuch a important topic
Good article on measuring objects with pencil, however, there is no correct or incorrect way to hold a pencil whilst drawing, this belief that there is a difference is a myth.
There is a difference. I use a variety of grips. Now, there is no “one way” to do anything in art, but to say there is no difference is just asinine. A simple experiment proves you wrong. Anyone who gives different grips a try will be able to say without a doubt that there is a difference (especially in line width and edge softness)
it works i drew megan fox
interesting technique hope it works. hard to draw the head.