I love chinagraph, particularly the self-sharpening ones, they are also known as grease pencils and look like this. I’ve seen a huge leap in confidence with drawing since using them, they fill large areas quickly and have grown comfortable using them for tonal drawing, as you can see here. Visiting artist – Jane Human – also commented on the difference between the beginning of my sketchbook to this particular drawing, so I wanted to share it.

Of course, if you’re in Starbucks and you’ve spent far more than you should for sub-prime coffee, at least get a decent drawing that makes the visit worth it, right?

I finished this drawing on the other page which you can see in full if you click read more.

I prefer the left, it’s clear the right page was rushed, but, quite nice to see it in full.