How to Draw Landscapes with Graphite Pencils, Trees, Buildings, Water, Bridges. 

+Linda jenkins You're welcome Linda, glad you're getting results with your drawing, don't listen to people that tell you "you cant draw". you keep telling yourself you can!!! and take no notice of others negative remarks. thanks for the lovely comment.

You're very welcome Amy, I'm pleased you find the tips helpful, thank you for the kind words, much appreciated.

Thank you Virginia, very kind of you, I'm pleased you're enjoying the videos, Love to you too.

+Edward Brady Thanks Edward, your welcome, glad you are finding these demos helpful , youtube is an amazing place for artists to learn and share their ideas.

Thanks for the comment Douglas, taking up a new interest in your retirement is great, I cant think of anything better than drawing and painting, I wish you all the best with your new interest, Happy painting!

Hi Julie, Thank you for signing up to Patreon, I hope you you find lost of inspiration there, I'm always on hand should you need any advice, its great to hear you are drawing again!

+Maria Kellner Thanks Maria, I totally agree, anything that helps us create our work is a good thing, check out Maria's website at www.marylkaart.com for some amazing watercolours

+tillygirl56 Thanks Tillygirl, you're very welcome, its my pleasure to make these videos for you all :)

+Jia Cheng Thank you for you kind words, I really appreciate your comment, I'm very pleased you found this demo helpful, thanks for taking the time to view and comment.

You're welcome Steve, it's great hear to had a go at this one and found the video helpful, thanks for the comment, much appreciated,

+Judith A Rowland Thanks Judith, glad you found the demo helpful, also I'm delighted to hear you ordered some woodless pencils, I'm sure you will find the graphite powder method very useful and inspiring in your landscape drawings, do let me know how you get on.

+graham Wooton Thanks Graham, graphite can produce some beautiful results, I really enjoy using it,

Thanks Rob, totally agree, and thanks for the kind words, much appreciated.

+Mary Nestoros Thanks Mary, kind of you to say.

+Madi Thomson Thanks Madi, I will be making more videos in this style, and revealing more secrets, but the biggest secret is...there aren't any! lol, it all to do with practice, thanks for the comment :)

+smoothie77 Please make more videos like these. Thanks. But could you please make a video demonstrating how you enhanced your watercolors with colored pencil. Again, thanks - really appreciate you taking the time uploading your skills.

+Haley Brown , Thanks Haley, I have made a couple of videos with watercolour and coloured pencil, but I will be making more, your input is very important to me, as it lets me know what viewers want to see, thanks for taking the time to view and comment.

+Don't Be Sad, Thanks! I appreciate your comment.

You're welcome, glad it was helpful to you.

You're welcome, glad my videos are helping.

Thanks that's very kind of you to say:)

+Nathalie Balter Thank you Nathalie, you have a great weekend too :)

Good idea Paul, I do that too, thanks for commenting.

+horrorfan24 Not a stupid question at all, a blending stump or paper blender (they have several names) paper stump etc, is used to smudge and smooth out graphite, it creates lovely soft effects in much the same way as smudging with your finger does but without the risk of leaving oily finger marks on your work, here's a link to a demo I done, it explains a bit more about them ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--AWtrmC0Gxw.html also if you watch the "how to draw reflections" and "how to draw a tree with graphite powder" demos, you will see them being put to use, thanks for the kind words, Happy new year to you too.

Thanks James, nice of you to say.

You're very welcome Rodra.

Thanks!

+Buntstift Kunst Thanks, I had a bit of trouble synchronising the voice with the video, but hopefully it made sense :)

+Maria Kellner Thanks Maria, I totally agree, anything that helps us create our work is a good thing, check out Maria's website at www.marylkaart.com for some amazing watercolours

Thanks for the question Jeff, I didn't indent the paper, neither is it the texture of the paper, its just the way I shade using the pencil purposely leaving the white areas.

+Tony Green Hi Tony, I don't think it would be wise of me to offer prints of my finished drawings as I sell the original work, it would be a conflict of interest. I have thought about offering prints of the line drawing so learners can trace the line and fill in the rest on their own, you could always pause the video at the end, and use that as reference, thanks for taking the time to view and comment, much appreciated.

+smoothie77 thanks for replying. I completely understand your position. A line drawing is a great idea.

+stavzhk Thanks stavzhk, I appreciate your comment, thanks for viewing.

+Holly Briggs Hi Holly, I use the graphitint pencil both wet and dry and mainly for mixed media work with watercolours, I find the colour range is perfect for landscapes, I find them great for detail work, unfortunately they don't blend like graphite, they are more like regular coloured pencils, heres some links to my graphitint work, the first is a long one, if you skip to the last parts of the demo that's where I use the grapitint, the other links are just time-lapse of pictures I done with graphitint, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AmQ0O2UIO4M.html ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cOEyWZGucEg.html ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FcJ2sevYcm8.html ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yz68r9-3_Dk.html... sorry if you have already seen them, I just thought they maybe helpful if you haven't yet watched them.

+smoothie77 had not watched those yet. thanks so much. just discovered your drawing supplies video where you mention the graphitints.

yes, I use it a lot.

Thanks James, I do get a lot of requests, I haven't got time to do them all, but I will consider your suggestion for a future video as I haven't yet drawn a coastal scene on youtube, thanks for the idea.

Hi Michael, I would start by looking at websites of the main pencil manufactures... Derwent, Faber castell, Koh-i- noor, Staedtler, etc, there will be links to retailers in your area, check out the retailers websites for pencil erasers, sets of graphite pencils, also Amazon and ebay is an excellent place to look, it sounds like you are using a soft pencil, its best to get a selection of pencils in the grades of 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B, that should cover you for most drawings, they are the grades I most commonly use. hope that's helpful to you.

Thank you for your time and advice smoothie. That was a great help.

Thanks!

are you on facebook or instagram

sorry no i'm not

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+Lynn Ebanks Hi Lynn, yes I do work in a larger A3 format sometimes, and yes I have just started to sell my drawings on ebay, here's a link to my ebay store, www.ebay.co.uk/usr/smoothies-art its only been up for a few days, so I'm still getting around to listing everything, just sold my first drawing today :) which I'm very pleased about! thank you for your lovely comment, its very much appreciated.

Great smoothie! That must be very exciting! I am a new artist working mostly in graphic and some colored pencil. I am taking a painting class but for some reason I can't get into it like I do drawing. There's something so immediate about it and I love working in detail. Your work has inspired me to try a pencil landscape. Congrats on your sale!

+Lynn Ebanks Thanks Lynn, I know what you mean about drawing, graphite is my favourite medium to work with, there's something about working in only one colour (graphite) and having to work on the tonal values and not rely on colour to do the talking, and like you say its so immediate, and if like me you like detail graphite and pencils are the way to go, don't give up on the painting class, im sure you will learn some valuable information, and like me you my switch between mediums from time to time. It makes my day to hear I have inspired you, thanks for the lovely comment Lynn, I wish you all the best with your drawing.

Thank you, smoothie for commenting! I'm glad you mentioned that about the painting class. I'd been thinking of giving it up, but perhaps it is wise to continue to explore it and as you say, there will be valuable information to take away. I wish you all the best as well, and I'll continue to watch your videos!

+Steve Beard Thanks, I used an old watercolour colour painting I done for a reference picture.

Thank you, it was a while ago I made the video, I don't remember exactly what I used, I think it was an HB and 2H pencil, pencil eraser, kneaded eraser, and blending stump.

Very good video I,am trying to use your Methods thank you terry

Thanks, I used, 2H-HB pencils, tombo eraser, pencil eraser, putty eraser, Daler Rowney A4 paper,

oops forgot to mention, Pentel 0.5mm pencil with HB lead.

+Mori JA-Fee Hi Mori, thank you to you and your mum for your kind words lol, the pencil that I'm blending with is a paper blending stump, its made from compressed paper, here's a link to one of my other videos explaining more about them, just skip the video along to about 18 minutes and you will see the blending stumps ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--AWtrmC0Gxw.html

Thank you very much for your quick answer. :)

+Angelica G Thanks again Angelica, now I know I have a teacher watching me, I better try to improve my teaching skills as they leave a lot to be desired, its certainly not my strong point, but hopefully people can gain knowledge from watching what I do.

You make a very fine teacher, Smoothie! Your videos are clear, easy to understand, and most importantly, interesting to follow. Cheers, my friend! :)

+Angelica G Thank you!!! :))