Favortie Pencil Drawing Supplies

Over the summer I challenged myself to create a small pencil drawing every day. I wanted to be able to easily travel with all of my supplies so pencil was the perfect medium. I generally travel with 2 pencils (2b mechanical, 3H) a large tri-tip eraser, Faber-Castell pencil eraser, blending stump and a small sharpener. I used a small sketchbook to keep my pre-cut paper clean and flat in my purse. 

I switched from regular pencils to a mechanical one over the summer and I love it! Although I still start my drawings with a sketch using a 3H pencil, which allows me to fully erase my mistakes. My favorite eraser for this stage is my 'Generals tri-tip' eraser. It is soft and gentle on your paper but erases almost anything! Once I'm happy with my sketch I switch to a  0.5 mechanical pencil with 2b lead for the remainder of the drawing. At this stage I start using a blending stump and my Faber-Castell detail pencil eraser. I love that I can sharpen this eraser which helps keep my detail work clean. 
My daily drawings are for sale in my Etsy Shop. 

Drawings 41 - 46

41 - Bunny

Here are some more drawings from a few weeks ago. I'm heading back up to my cabin for the weekend so I'm trying to be as productive as possible before escaping to the land of no technology!

42 - Sugar Glider

Some days I feel like I'm running out of rodents and small things to draw but if I watch some David Attenborough nature documentaries I find that the world is full of odd, cute little furry creatures! It's amazing how many different variations of these small mammals have evolved over time throughout different parts of the world.

43 - Bumble Bee

Various insects, fish and birds have been a fun break from furry rodents but I have found that I have a few favorite animals. So far I've drawn multiple raccoons, foxes and bunnies but mice (or things that look like mice) seem to be my subconscious favorite. Otherwise I've been reasonably adventurous and attempted have to draw a wide variety of animals.

44 - Siamese Fighting fish

Part of what has slowed me down in this drawing process is getting good photos. I waited a week to take all of my fish and duck photos in front of a lake! It is also time consuming getting all of my Etsy listing photos edited and uploaded. Basically the tech side of things is the most frustrating part of making art, but let's face it, I have nothing to really complain about. 

45 - Ferret

Hopefully I will have a productive weekend at my cabin and have another batch of drawings ready for next week!

46 - Snail

Big Daily Drawing Update!

6 - Owl

7 - Raccoon

11 - Panda

8 - butterfly on a Flower

 10 - Flying Squirrel

Despite the fact that I have not managed to post a new drawing everyday I have so far been successful in creating one a day! I was on holidays for ten days so I am now finally caught up on all of my photos so I can finally share them properly. If you have been following my progress on Instagram then you are already up to date!

9 - Penguin

Unfortunately while I was away Canada Post decided to go on strike. This means that I will not be able to ship anything

13 - Fennec Fox

12  Frog

14 - Raccoon

till they go back to work. Other services cost $20 for sending an envelope instead of the $4 I usually pay so unfortunately I will have to wait it out. I will still be posting these drawings on Etsy and any orders that go through in the mean time will ship as soon as the postal system is up and running again. 

15 - butterfly

16 - Chipmunk

 My last blog post had my first five drawings in it. Since then I have completed a total of eighteen drawings! I am proud of my ability to be consistent and diligent in completing my daily drawings. I fell behind for one day but caught up right away. My goal is to continue this throughout the summer and complete at least 80 drawings! 

17 - Goldfish

These drawings are up and available in my Etsy shop and as soon as Canada Post starts doing their job I will be able to sell and ship them. 

Roses

These roses are pencil on paper and took me about 2 weeks to complete. These flowers are destined to become my sister's new tattoo sleeve. I'll be sure to make another post when she has had the ink done!
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