The Guide to Graphite: Graphite Grades and Sharpening
This course features:
4 Hours of Instruction
19 Videos
18 eBooks
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
Lesson Description
A look at the different grades of graphite which are organized according to softness and several different approaches for sharpening your pencil.
Lesson Materials
A range of graphite pencils from 9H - 9B. 80 lb. white drawing paper.
Lesson Resources
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Course Curriculum
Lesson 1: Introduction and Materials (6:15)Lesson 2: Graphite Grades and Sharpening (8:31)Lesson 3: Erasers (10:49)Lesson 4: Mark Making and Blending (12:57)Lesson 5: Light and Shadow - Part 1 (8:32)Lesson 6: Light and Shadow - Part 2 (7:45)Lesson 7: Sketching (12:16)Lesson 8: Texture Study 1 (14:50)Lesson 9: Texture Study 2 (15:16)Lesson 10: Texture Study 3 - Part 1 (12:30)Lesson 11: Texture Study 3 - Part 2 (12:12)Lesson 12: Landscape Drawing - Part 1 (13:26)Lesson 13: Landscape Drawing - Part 2 (9:45)Lesson 14: Portrait Drawing - Part 1 (12:49)Lesson 15: Portrait Drawing - Part 2 (13:05)Lesson 16: Powdered Graphite (13:09)Lesson 17: Water Soluble Graphite (8:33)Lesson 18: Colored Graphite (16:35)Lesson 19: Framing / Matting / Conclusion (9:30)
Can’t wait to get started! Thanks for a new course.
Really fun, as well as instructive.
Amped up over this course! Am a beginner to drawing, about 9 mos. Love graphite so far!
Thanks Matt
Is it possible to make this site into an app?
Hi Nefertiti,
The site is mobile enabled and would function exactly the same if it were turned into an app, therefore there’s not really a reason to do so.
How can I download this video to have access to it when not on the internet?
Thank you.
Hi Lisa,
To download the videos, click on the download video link in the information box under the video. On the next page, look for the small arrow pointing downward in the upper right corner. Click on the arrow to reveal all of the download options. Then choose the file size that you would like to download.
Why is there no video with the descriptions of pencils?
Hi Sharon,
I’ll be glad to help, but I’m not sure what you’re asking. The video is at the top of the page. Did you miss it?
I can’t view this tutorial???
Hi Gigi,
I’ll be glad to help. The video is playing normally. Can you describe the issue that you’re having specifically? Are you receiving an error message or is the video taking a long time to load for you?
I never fully understood the different grades of graphite untill now. I was always like, what does H stand for and b2? But this finally cleared it up for me, thanks Matt!
Same here
Haha! Meant 2b!
Can someone comment on what is the company and specific materials for the mechanical pencils and sharperner???
I’M 81 YRS.OLD AND I WANTED TO USE WHAT IS HIDDEN INSIDE OF ME THAT I DID NOT KNOW I MAYBE ABLE TO ENHANCE AND EXPLORE THAT HIDDEN SOMETHING AND BE ABLE TO SHOW IT TO MY CHILDREN,GRANDCHILDREN AND GREATGRANDCHILDREN AS WELL AS TO MY FREINDS. THANKS MATT!
I’m working on a lesson plan for myself. I’ll have about an hour per day to devote to this. How long do you think this course would take to complete? Looking at the projects per lesson I think this could be done in a month, but it would be very rushed, so maybe 60 days? Is there an average for how long these classes take to complete? I could see this taking an entire semester if I took my time.
To anyone wondering how long this might take, I started on 1/2/21 and finished on 2/17/21. I logged 26.5 hours. Your mileage might vary, but that’s how long it took me and it included about a week where I had to stop because of other obligations.
Just started learning to draw 2 weeks ago and your courses have helped tremendously. I recently bought a mechanical pencil to try them out and found that I prefer the added weight to them as I’m able to control the pressure better.