Hi, and welcome to my channel, most of my videos are showing my art work, watercolor paintings, graphite drawings etc, with a few other random videos of general interest thrown in for good measure, I love nature and landscapes which have been the main source of inspiration for my art work, I try to put new videos up every week if possible, please check out my Ebay shop if you would like to buy my art work, just click the link below or on the photo header. If you would like to support me on Patreon or just make a single donation to support the channel, both links are also below and on the channel header, thank you. , I love to interact with my viewers so please leave comments and subscribe ;-)
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I've had well over ten of these all .5. They ALL failed feeding lead within 1 year, I had so many carcass parts from all the old pencils, I had one that was backed over from a parallel parked golf and I'm assuming run over again going forward, thing was thrashed and worked just fine, a little bent on the clip and scratched to hell. How do we fix this lead feed issue? It pisses me off to no end. Also just dropped my main pencil yesterday, snapped in half at that thread point in the middle.
I just tried making my own version after being inspired by you, to great success! I soaked old pencils to strip the wood and blended them into powder once dry. It's so good to repurpose unused art materials, thank you so much for this idea!🎉
Hi. I noticed you occasionally have a detailed pencil under drawing. Can you explain the reasoning, and does it help toning the shadow areas as apposed to using darker same toned values..? Regards
Hi I am currently looking into buying this … Jackson’s are adamant that this is solid brass .. but the solid brass has been electroplated. I think there has been a confusion with the words ‘electroplated brass’ giving the impression that a brass coating was electroplated onto a base metal, this apparently is not the case and it is solid brass.
The Rotring Art Pencil absolutely is the Rolls Royce of clutch pencils. Back in like 2006 I was buying some art supplies before starting art college and I went into this weird little art shop in my town that was like a time capsule. It was stocked full of art, drafting, surveying, and stationery tools but almost all of it was leftover new old stock from like the 80s but I didn't entirely realize it at the time. Anyway, I bought an Art Pencil for $9 because I loved the form factor. I took it home and drew with it that night and fell so head over heels in love with it I went back the next day and bought the other one they had so I'd have it as a backup. I've kept the one pristine in it's original box so far but the first one I bought I used so much through art college and years after that the body is literally worn shiny smooth now. It was actually only like 5 or so years ago now did I realize these are no longer made, haven't been made in years, and apparently sell for ridiculous money when they come up on Ebay. To this day I still say it is without a question THE best designed sketching/drawing clutch pencil ever made. However, that Faber Castell looks quite similar and I had no idea that existed until your video so I will for sure be picking up a few to try out and maybe have as backups in case I ever run my two Art Pencils into the ground.
Cool artwork! It looks beautiful. I enjoyed your mechanical pencil reviews and rankings, they were very informative and btw you have a relaxing voice :)
Years late but I'm interested in these type of pencils. I'm somewhat of a beginner and I'd like to know wich one to buy, for me they have to be good quality, cheap and comfortable. I plan to write with them more than to draw but I'll still draw simple things. Wich one of these would you recommend? Also there's not many options where I live so if you could give me a some sort of list so I have more options I'd be grateful
Great video, thank you. Ive been pencil sketching on canvas and Im wondering if the fixatif spray you used in this video would prevent smudging? I've used the Krylon workable fixatif and the winsor & newton general purpose matt varnish and even after applying a couple of times I'm still experiencing smudging? Any thoughts? Is there anything out there that actually prevents smudging? Thanks.
I would consider joining your Patreon channel, however I prefer Line & Wash ( in watercolors) while your pictures seem to be predominately colored pencils/charcoal. Is this the case?
hi i'm looking for help here, so i just dropped my GG1000 from table height and now i'm feeling like the clicking is weird (at first the lead doesn't come out, but after some time it came out) while i click, the tip moved too (not just the lead). can anyone tell me if it's normal? i swear my brain doesn't work in situation like this
Hi. I have two of these, the 0.5 and the 0.7. The 0.5 is my second one (the first one broke), and the 0.7 just broke. I hope to glue it, because I can see there is a plastic screwing part that is the element that breaks. They should make it metal and will solve that problem. I still love these, they look great and draw nicely.
I like your video rotring rapid pro for clutch pencil is one of the favourite but the rotring you showed in the video look so sick kinda want to get it too.
I clean the water reservoir and the brush unit with a light solution of citron acid, removes all impurities and is save to the plastic, best thing: you don't have to unfix it!
I have been a member of Smoothies Patreon for about 5 years, my drawing and all over artwork in many mediums have gone from zero to 60 with Jon's tuition. We have a brilliant supportive community where we can post our work and everyone is always non-judgmental, a very safe space. if you want to become an artist or take your art to the next level Smoothie77 is the place to go. My personal opinion is that being able to draw, with correct, perspective, form, and tonal values is the foundation too any recognizable,semi-realistic, and hyper-realistic art, The hundreds of tutorials for £3.50 a month are incredible to enable anyone to do this.
Thanks for the wonderful comment Dermott! Its greatly appreciated, Its really nice to hear you're enjoying Patreon, we really do have a great community, I feel blessed to be part of it.
Tip: I couldn't get it to loosen according to your instructions. Nitrile glove on your tip turning hand and grip the rubber knurling. It comes loose! Thanks for this video.
