A HB Pencil won’t make your art realistic. This will...

[jimsevey]

I’m 64 years old and recently retired. I have drawn with pencils, ink, and tried painting of different types over my lifetime since I was a young boy. I was never very good but it made me happy! After watching about 45 minutes of Kristy’s videos I now have a nice set of Prismacolor pencils, a pretty good supply of her recommended tools and I already see a definite improvement in my work. Kristy has brought a new level of interest and excitement to my retirement. Thanks very much. Ever too old to learn.

[m.s.]

To blend I just use cotton. Seems to work better than tissue. Also your rough drawing is a level that I hope to achive sone day. Absolutely beautiful ❤❤

[lynette.]

My father used biro for his drawing he did potraits in WW2 to send home because cameras were not allowed. They were like etchings. I watched him create a portrait in 2 hours when his brother who had not seen for 20 years visited from Canada itwas a big family gathering so no one noticed him working on it . He handed it to his brother as he left it was perfection.

[melindavivas]

Thank you for this video. It was very informative. I especially appreciate your honesty as to how much longer and how realistic the drawing is with a few added tools. A big 👍🏽up! Your drawing is fantastic Kirsty!

[samanthagibbons]

Kirsty this drawing is amazing! You are such a great teacher, Keep going!

[LauraBCReyna]

Good, basic starter drawing supplies really don't cost much. Kirsty cld have used a good 2B art pencil to start with, added a 6B pencil for dark areas, used ordinary tissue for blending, & cut a sliver off her big eraser to use for highlights. All for just a couple dollars more. The biggest expense in starting out is a pad of good paper (or use cheap paper like in the video!). Even if you wanted to buy more expensive supplies, spending $20-$30, drawing is still a relatively cheap hobby. The important thing is to not go crazy & buy supplies at the start that you don't need.

[Nolindeloourr]

Her videos are so relaxing to watch, and fun to learn from.❤

[Hausastoriesbymusab]

Wow u are great! I have been following you since the start

[harold.one.feather]

I really enjoy Tombow stick erasers, I have the round one and the rectangular type, both are awesome, I used to draw with HB only with the pencil eraser for highlights, I used another sheet of paper for shading but I never had detail highlighting so they were always flat and in Napolean Dynamite mode. Just watching a few of your YouTube drawing tutorials improved my drawing a 1, 000%, thanks

[Maria_Lourdes]

Hi Kirsty! Thank you for showing how to produce beautiful pieces using ordinary tools. It inspires us cannot-afford artists to pursue art. ❤ Keep it up!

[lennoxwilliamsart]

it's so funny that i started like that, got better built my collection and now? Now that my art skill is there, I went back to the most basic of stuff. I guess that's my way of countering that perfectionism and fear of failing that gets really big at a certain point in the skill curve :) So yeah to all of you struggling: Maybe just go back to the basic stuff once in a while and just think of the experience and how far you have come from the time you started with those basic supplies :) Y'all are great! <3

[judithjeffers]

Back in the day when dinosaurs roamed the earth. There was no tech tools. Back in the day, one of first things did, was drawing the different tribes in Africa. We were poor so there wasn’t fancy tools. I did about 10 I think using typing paper and a red Bic pen. The second thing was a poster like painting using gray paper and purple/white school paint. However your program looks good. At the moment I’m battling breast cancer so I’ll check back in when things settle down.

[MohummadSuhan]

To blend I use my fingers 😅😂😂😂and for detail I use 0.03$ worth machanical pencil ✏️😂😂😂paper I use my spiral notebook 😂😂

[orlandocagurangan]

Thanks for this video it will help for my improvement hot to draw hair especially the value

[Draw_together]

Very beautiful drawings! Cool drawing tools!

[DaxInvader]

Hello Kristy! I just wanted to say that I’ve been following for a while now, and you are really amazing! You inspired me to draw again a few years ago (digital) and I wish I was able to render my drawings like you. I was wondering if you had a tutorial on skin texture or render simple shapes like spheres?

[nandhinielumalai]

Thank you so much for this video. I learned lot about materials 😁

[Noobsentry]

I love your video it's so help full thanks ❤❤

[sama-jebb]

I love your videos very much you inspire me

[olledahlquist]

Using household/toilet paper is a way to replace the stump. That is something everybody has at home and could be incorporated with your "cheap" stuff.
So, I think it was not fair to "complain" about the lack of smothing in your first drawing. Otherwise, great video.