✏️ How to Sharpen a Pencil With a Knife (for Drawing)
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2020
- Jake Bussell demonstrates how to sharpen a pencil with a knife. Get the most out of your pencils with more versatile mark-making and longer lasting tips for your drawings. Take care and remember to dispose of blades responsibly.
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I like how straightforward and simple the tutorial is. Thank you
When ur classmate still hasn't returned ur sharpener..😣
You're so ridiculous, this video for an artist
LOL
Yeagh they be thinking that they slick they think that borrowing something is keeping something but really you need too borrow it do what you need too do and just give it back
And then you go to jail for pulling your knife out in class
😂 my classmate took my sharpener and give me money for sharpener 😑
That was the most entertaining safety segment ever. You sir, have gotten yourself a sub.
HAHA! Thank you David 👍
@@JakeBussellArt morning I just
Video request - How to sharpen a pencil using a cucumber!
HAHA! Watch out, the cucumber may return ❤️
@Blake839 I like the way you think Blake839 :P
Whatt
This is probably the best video I've watched in 5 years
Might just come back here for the free ASMR lol. Very calming voice and satisfying sharpening noises.
I’m definitely gonna start doing this. My sharpener LOVES taking a chunk of the lead with it.
Gotta love the sped up sounds. Thanks mate, now I know i've been carving into the absolute wrong direction
This was actually helpful! Keep it up!
ASMR....relaxing just to hear the video
Better than most pencil sharpeners that over time keep breaking the pencil tips 👍
“Keep it clean and save the planet”
I like that slogan👍🏼
thanks for getting to the point!
Beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much! I lost my sharpener and couldn’t find it anywhere so this really helps!
Love the sound of the film speeded up! Good info too!
Thanks John!
Brilliant straightforward no nonsense demonstration. No faffing and straight to the point (pun intended). Love the health and safety notice tok (ha ha). Thanks mate.
Thank you-- fun video. The gloves crack me up!
Thank you so much for this 🤗
You are very welcome! Glad it helped 😊
very helpful ;) thank you!
why is this so satisfying to watch tho?
Wow that's a pro sharpening techniques. I have to get myself a sharp knife
you make it look so easyy, my hands are so tense thats why the pencil tends to always break
Tysm :)
Ty
Thanks the spinning technique works for amateurs like me
Thanks this was helpful. My brother does it all the time but I can't. We both do sketches & sharpener can be unhelpful at times.
This is my first reply at youtube, rock on! loooool
Thank you!! ❤️
Great and funny video, thank you! I will be careful!
Cool
it is so fascinate to wtiness
Off to try it, wish my fingers good luck! 😳
3:41 I felt that in my head. 🥴
🤣
I just spent ages searching for a knife to sharpen my graphite pencils - I'd love one of the Japanese knives but can't afford the price - then I found your video! Thank you. This is just the sort of knife I want that I now know will work for me and I can get a supply of blades. 👍
The carving of the lead/graphite really makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up when I sharpen my pencils like this. How do I get used to this?
When it’s summer and you don’t have school 😭
The cucumber 😂😂😂😂
*When you have no pencil sharpener for your eyebrow pencil . The struggle is real*
what specific number blade do you use?
I'm one hand disable I can't sharp the pencil like this 😭
Thanks for the video Jake. I’m sorry for asking a really noobie question (because I am a newbie) but why is this method preferred over just a regular sharpener please? Sorry if this is something really obvious that I’ve missed. Thank you again for the video
Hi Pebble888! As more lead is exposed, the pencil should stay usable for longer. As well as improved shading, it also helps with freedom of line. When you use a traditional pencil sharpener the wood of the pencil can touch the paper and get in the way of creating fully expressive marks. I believe there should be no interference from the artist's mind to the tip of the pencil and I find sharpening this way gives me that confidence! All the best -Jake
@@JakeBussellArt thanks Jake. That’s a really helpful explanation. I’ll have a go with my bog standard HB pencils first.
Thanks for asking the question, I was confused about the same thing as well!
On Ticonderoga pencils it’s a bit harder, the wood is a bit more tough
this is the 1st result when you google "how to sharpen pencil with knife" thank you 🤣🤣
Was I the only one who winced when he went into time lapse thinking he was chiseling that fast 0.0
HAHA! 😂 If only... I feel like half of my life is sharpening pencils 😆 Thanks for the comment Elisha!
@@JakeBussellArt Awesome channel and great videos. I am a musician by study. Almost done with my undergrad in music performance. But I have always wanted to learn the visual arts like how I studied music. I feel so new. Which is funny because when I started studying music knowingly I never felt this like I was starting from the bottom of the barrel then again I was very young then so I probably wouldn't have known. Question: When you started studying visual arts, like "Essential Elements" for young musicians, were there any books that you were introduced to as a beginner to understand basic fundamentals and guidelines? Thanks
@@elishamartinthechannel1859 Hi Elisha, great question. I love your analogy of learning art and music. Wonderful songs on your channel by the way!
There are lots of good beginner art books. The first one I had was ‘The Fundamentals of Drawing: A Complete Professional Course for Artists’ By Barrington Barber. I really enjoyed it, although it perhaps doesn’t contain everything. Good thing is nowadays there are plenty of online resources like Proko, Rapidfireart and even communities like reddit.com/r/learntodraw that will help to get you started. Find a learning style that suits you.
One of my favourite drawing books is ‘Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters’ by Robert Beverly Hale. Although I wouldn’t recommend it to beginners. But something to work up to.
Let me give you an example of how you could approach a drawing and how some of the fundamental elements come into play... Imagine you are going to draw a still life of a teacup. (it’s in front of you and you want to draw it)
We can split the fundamentals into 3 Groups: Observation, Understanding and Intent.
Observation - You will need to practise hand eye coordination and your ‘seeing eye’. This will come naturally over time by drawing from life and doing exercises such as blind contour drawing, negative space, alignment, estimating ratios and measuring.
Understanding - It would help to know the form and structure of the teacup. What simple 3D shapes is a teacup made of? Use your imagination to visualise a box and use it to help you work out the ellipses and curved forms. Study the way light falls on objects and different materials. Knowing the types of shadow that you can expect to see will help you manipulate form.
Intent - What do you want to say with your drawing? You may want to render the teacup in a way that best suits the scene. Calm and tranquil perhaps. Or a smashed teacup with dramatic lighting!! You could arrange the composition and colours to reflect this. What do you want the viewer to see… and more importantly, feel?
The idea is to study these fundamentals individually until they become part of your subconscious. So that when coming to make a drawing or a ‘work of art’, you’re relaxed and the pencil or brush is an extension of your arm. There is no interference from brain to paper. Expression is then fully realised. Much like a practised musician!
I hope this helps in some way. I hope to make a video on ‘How to learn to draw’ in the future that will cover the fundamentals. Best of luck. - Jake
I thought. He's got a lucky girlfriend.😆😆😆
I can't find the rounded blades you are using, is the 10A fine as well? (it's simply a sharp point)
Hi Falqonone, 10A straight blades are easier! 👍 I accidentally bought the rounded ones and got used to using them. Best of luck.
3:15 tht two mosquitoes fighting near my ear at 2AM😃
Does using this method to sharpen a graphite pencil keep the pencil/graphite sharper than if a pencil sharpener was used? or is this method solely just to enable better shading techniques? Thanks
Hi Carl, good question! As more lead is exposed, the pencil should stay usable for longer. As well as the shading you mentioned it also helps with freedom of line. When you use a traditional pencil sharpener the wood of the pencil can touch the paper and get in the way of creating fully expressive marks. I believe there should be no interference from the artist's mind to the tip of the pencil and I find sharpening this way gives me that confidence! All the best -Jake
Your voice reminds me of the app headspace...
"Close your eyes. Take a deep breath into your abdomen, and as you release your breath, imagine your new sharpened pencil gliding on your paper. Open your eyes- you're ready to create!" 😄
Do they not break in your pencil case or whatever you use? Do you use some specific way of avoiding it?
I've seen some artists use bits of folded paper to protect them. I don't find they break in a pencil case though 👍 Good luck.
Doesn't the long lead/ graphite break while writing? Or is this technique for for shading only? I sharpen with a knife as well with about 7mm lead exposed and it keeps on breaking. Same thing with the colors... Any trick am missing?
Hi Kushagra, thanks for your comment! I use this sharpening method for all applications (drawing and shading). That sounds like the right length of exposed lead, however I find that with very dry chalk pencils and cheaper brands of pencil the lead can break easily, I suggest sharpening the lead shorter. Also, if a pencil has been dropped, the lead inside is likely to break and becomes unusable. Try some different brands of pencil to see if you have better results. Keep drawing! All the best, Jake
@@JakeBussellArt Thanks Jake for your response (and the great video).
I did this in class and got scolded thank you mate
thats kinda on you tho mate
Can i ask?? Does rusty knife effective?.. Since i tried with the rusty one... And its so hard to sharp.. So im wondering if its my skill, power or the knife that's wrong here.. Btw thanksss for the video!
if the knife isn't sharp it won't be as easy
Im about to finish sharpening my pencil and then it suddenly breaks, i never gonna do it again 😭
Sometimes I sharpen my pencil and I get stuff flicked at me even if I'm holding the pencil away from me. Got any tips?
Hey, good question! Try sharpening further away from your face, squint your eyes a little too, so your eyelashes offer more protection. Or failing that, wear glasses / safety goggles. Remember not to rub your eyes, just blink and let the dirt flow out naturally. Hope that helps -Jake
I point it downwards into a bin. It tends to catch most of the bits.
Practise makes perfect.
It's like cutting your toe nails. There's always 1 that pings off.😆💅😞
Can I try this trick with my makeup pencils?
In respect to the kohl pencils that we use here in India.
@@kritisrivastava9393 Definitely! You might need to sharpen the point a little shorter if the pencils are soft. Let me know how you get on. Happy Make-up ing! 😃
@@JakeBussellArt Thankyou sir :)
So can you use a utility knife?
Sure can, make sure it's sharp and be careful 👍🙏
I have a thick pencil with a basic amount of led inside so this helped me a lot, I can actually draw now and I feel manly
cool as a cucumber...
Thank you!! 😄
If you use that pencil would break like dude
You'd be surprised!
Sir can you teach drawing to me . and sir I want to start from sketches
Please sir I want to learn
The first two videos I found about sharpening pencils are by read-headed guys with beards and flannel shirts😂 (the other guy is Switch and Lever - "100 Ways to Sharpen a Pencil")
Nvm. It has been brought to my attention that I can't tell brown and red apart.
You make me laugh...OMG there's those gloves again
J
This is hard
I thought that at first too. Stick with it, will become easier 💪🙂
But what about the rest of the knifes and swords eh
I-
I broke the pencil a millionth time and still can have it... My goodness... The lead always breaks...
The lead inside pencils can break easily when dropped on the floor. That might be the reason you're having trouble. Try another set, let me know how you get on, I wish you luck 🙏
@@JakeBussellArt ok... I tried that day and got it tbh.... Thanku
What was the point of all of this?
To make your sketches look nicer
Incorrect, a true artist only sharpens pencils with a long sword.
I don't understand why one needs to expose an inch. Why cut off the wood, which keeps the point from breaking. Okay, shave off a little to get it sharp, but and inch?!
As more lead is exposed, the pencil should stay usable for longer. As well as improved shading, it also helps with freedom of line. When you use a traditional pencil sharpener the wood of the pencil can touch the paper and get in the way of creating fully expressive marks. I believe there should be no interference from the artist's mind to the tip of the pencil and I find sharpening this way gives me that confidence! All the best -Jake