EDM #222 Draw your favorite drawing instrument
Graphite on Sketch paper
This is a drawing of my electric eraser, clutch pencil, drafting brush, kneaded ereaser and a Q-tip. The drafting brush was the most fun to draw. I think it was because of the bristles. The Q-tip was a little lonesome on the big piece of paper so I added a few of my other favorites. I have stumps and tortillions aplenty, but q-tips are my very favorite drawing instrument. They are very soft and don’t wreck havoc on the tooth of my paper. I think stumps and tortillions work really well with paper that has a deep tooth, but on smoother paper I like the light blending touch of a Q-tip to make up for my heavy hand. I have used Q-tips in spite of my (ex) art teacher’s ridicule and will keep on using them…
This was a hard exercise for me because I love art supplies. I just don’t know how to use all of them yet.
Carol Ottaway 
You’re absolutely right! I never thought of using Q-tip as the color blender(I think that’s what it’s for here right?) But I am going to try it in one of these days. I am not saying that it’s the perfect substitute for a typical color blender, but definitely a good alternative, and most importantly you could get them ANYWHERE 🙂
Love the drawing!
I’ve never tried using a Q tip for blending – I’ll have to try that! I got an electric eraser recently too and it’s so useful.
Very nice drawing! I like the composition. And I’ll have to remember the q-tip suggestion. Probably easier than my usual paper towel for smudging 🙂
I like how you captured the different textures from the wood grain in the drafting brush, the fluffiness of the Q tip to the crumble of your needed eraser. Very nice.
they all look so real that if you lifted up the paper they would fall in the floor.