Fun with an Actual Pencil!

It seems like every time I post one of these “Daily Coronacature” sketches SOMEONE asks me if it’s digital and/or what app I use. I do a lot of digital art but these daily sketches are all done using something called a “pencil” on something called “paper”… no power required unless you include the lamp overhead. Specifically the pencils in the pics (a Staedler Norica HB 2 and a .7 mm Mechanical pencil with an HB lead) and a kneadable eraser. I use the wood pencil for all the major lines, and the mechanical one for the initial “workign it out” sketch and then the thinner crosshatching.

I’ve got nothing but love for digital work… I use my Wacom Cintiq EVERY DAY… but if that’s all you’ve every done? Unplug and try this sometime. It’s liberating to work without a “CTRL Z” safety net.