tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post124943174413491135..comments2024-03-26T15:00:40.460-07:00Comments on Dianne Sutherland: Which Pencil?Dianne Sutherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00336704902577001166noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-40337630601791487372018-11-08T21:20:51.178-08:002018-11-08T21:20:51.178-08:00Hi there. It's a beautiful drawing by the way....Hi there. It's a beautiful drawing by the way. I must ask. Has been passed a couple of years, do you still prefer the 9000?K4ELhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326634663706774141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-18709842336001020122016-10-30T19:20:26.024-07:002016-10-30T19:20:26.024-07:00I am interested in when and why to use a mechanica...I am interested in when and why to use a mechanical pencil if you would please explainFrankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00181502932262345467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-81799015406332717682016-05-30T08:16:32.579-07:002016-05-30T08:16:32.579-07:00Thank you for this posting. Just discovered your b...Thank you for this posting. Just discovered your blog. I've contacted Cowley's but where might I find traditional vellum in the U.S.? Trying to avoid high shipping costs! mwoodlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752270936308641276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-84981318534985643292015-06-21T00:25:22.668-07:002015-06-21T00:25:22.668-07:00Wow!! !! Good Information and nice article. Lucky ...Wow!! !! Good Information and nice article. Lucky me I found your site by accidentally actually I was searching <a href="http://www.williampenn.net/writing-instruments/mechanical-pencils" rel="nofollow">Buy mechanical pencils online</a> but found better thing than that.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480597050266869887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-72175455000011165972014-11-14T11:09:17.696-08:002014-11-14T11:09:17.696-08:00You are am amazing artist. I have a question That&...You are am amazing artist. I have a question That's driving me crazy. Why do I need to use 4, 5, or 6 different grades of pencil to shade with when I can achieve the exact same results using 2 or at most 3 and pressure? I can just as easily get the full range using an HB, 2b, and a 4b. Maybe Im just not adept enough. Is it because to much pressure isn't good? It is more distracting to me to be constantly picking up and putting down different pencils. Granted a 9b is much darker than a b, I get that. But I can easily make a 2b look like a b, and a 4b look like an 8b. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-62864795682190083492014-08-12T00:05:50.759-07:002014-08-12T00:05:50.759-07:00You've certainly got me thinking about the pen...You've certainly got me thinking about the pencils I use Dianne. Great, informative post.Jarnie Godwin https://www.blogger.com/profile/02232816902329798635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-16492219280545837052014-08-11T19:00:12.115-07:002014-08-11T19:00:12.115-07:00Interesting post, and the clematis drawing is fant...Interesting post, and the clematis drawing is fantastic! The flower looks like it could start swaying in the breeze. I like Faber-Castell 9000's too. Lately, I've been trying out Caran d'Ache Grafwood pencils. I'd love to know what you think of them. I find them very smooth and the pencils themselves are light-weight yet thicker than most. Also each pencil is painted a shade of gray to match its hardness, so you can grab what you want at a glance--a great innovation! Best wishes!Janenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524256338602386374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-17121440639086053772014-08-05T03:20:19.764-07:002014-08-05T03:20:19.764-07:00Many thanks Jean :)Many thanks Jean :)Dianne Sutherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336704902577001166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-12539268412902607892014-08-05T03:19:19.493-07:002014-08-05T03:19:19.493-07:00Thank you Jean-Pierre please to hear it was a usef...Thank you Jean-Pierre please to hear it was a useful post Dianne Sutherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336704902577001166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-31356838556399962862014-08-05T03:17:48.730-07:002014-08-05T03:17:48.730-07:00Thanks Jess, glad it's useful :) would be good...Thanks Jess, glad it's useful :) would be good to know what other botanical artists use too.Dianne Sutherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336704902577001166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-80811764058688511622014-08-05T03:15:57.442-07:002014-08-05T03:15:57.442-07:00They Staedtler certainly is very smooth and has a ...They Staedtler certainly is very smooth and has a better feel Katherine but I prefer the harder slightly tighter finish I can get with the Faber Castells for tonal botanical work. I think for sketching the Staedtler is better though. I know quite a few other botanical artists who use the FC's so maybe it's a botanical thing? I'm still playing around with the pencils.Dianne Sutherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336704902577001166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-89870230391432861222014-08-05T03:07:30.671-07:002014-08-05T03:07:30.671-07:00So useful and interesting, thanksSo useful and interesting, thanksJean Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037562529679156252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-29413819772965367302014-08-05T00:09:43.329-07:002014-08-05T00:09:43.329-07:00Thank you for sharing. I have learn a lot.Thank you for sharing. I have learn a lot.Jean-Pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163053167804879277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-56261061244324835132014-08-04T23:56:01.349-07:002014-08-04T23:56:01.349-07:00I've done a bit of research on pencils and Sta...I've done a bit of research on pencils and Staedtler Mars Lumograph seems to the Rolls Royce of pencils so far as most artists who work in graphite all the time are concerned. I do agree that the Faber Castell are slightly harder.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-25552571505618799512014-08-04T00:17:49.888-07:002014-08-04T00:17:49.888-07:00This is uber informative! Thanks Dianne. A post I ...This is uber informative! Thanks Dianne. A post I will constantly refer back to.Inky Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790360372622501431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-86415060518849261542014-08-03T12:18:38.635-07:002014-08-03T12:18:38.635-07:00Thank you Shevaun, I love the Faber Castells too, ...Thank you Shevaun, I love the Faber Castells too, when I compare them like this they are not that different but for me they just have the edge and the range within the grades is greater than with the other brands, also sharpening to long points - FC's hardly ever break, whereas the others do. Dianne Sutherlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336704902577001166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401160288631130110.post-35697703526838520142014-08-03T09:41:45.876-07:002014-08-03T09:41:45.876-07:00How interesting!! I love those green Faber Castell...How interesting!! I love those green Faber Castell pencils too. Your clematis drawing is divine shevaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210683459670654254noreply@blogger.com