So I am still trying out all these other pencils that I don't normally try. I'm still using the Lyra Giant Colored pencils... I like it still, but yeah I wish they were softer. At least they don't break easily... I was also using a Lyra Aquarell black crayon which feels pretty nice, but I should have checked how erasable it is.
As anyone who frequents a life drawing workshop frequently will tell you, it's pretty hard to find a good male model. Even a decent one is a bit more rare than it should be...
I was also trying some Wolff Carbon Pencils which I haven't tried since art school. I forgot how good they feel. They are a bit waxier than I remember them being.
I found a pretty cool woodless prismacolor pencil(not one of those "sticks" either). Handles ok, gets pretty dark with enough pressure.
I am also using a fat stubby pencil that I think is called a Stabilo Woody. It's not bad. It gets pretty dark and is very creamy and waxy yet not too shiny... Very tough to erase, though.
It's not often that I get to go to a session that's all short poses... The majority of my drawings these days are above 5 minutes. Which is great in its own way, but the balance needs to be there... I'm also really missing regular 3-hour poses, but that's for a different time.
I'm using the tried-and-true Conte charcoal pencils. I think they are still my favorites because of its "creaminess" on the paper, ability to go dark, keep its point and relative erasability.
Next charcoal drawing update I will post up pictures of the tools plus the types of marks they make, how I sharpen them, etc.
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