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How to preserve your pencil drawings

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Nothing is more painful than seeing the drawing that you’ve been working so hard on going to waste due to a lack of proper preservation. Learning how to preserve your artwork is just as important as drawing itself. 

Let’s see some ways to preserve your pencil drawings.

Parchment paper: Use parchment paper in between two drawing sheets. This waxy paper will help to preserve your drawing for a long time.

Lay your drawings flat: Store your drawing horizontally, thus preventing rolling corners and wrinkling of the paper.

Fixatives: Use a matte or glossy finish spray fixative to coat your drawing to prevent it from possible future damage. Be careful to use the fixative in a properly ventilated area.

Avoid frequent handling: If you want to archive your artworks, avoid handling them now and then. Preserve them in a practically inert space with lesser interactions with humidity and sunlight.

Use clear bags or laminations that allows your work to be seen without being removed from the protective covering. All techniques have pros and cons. However, it’s always better to resort to one such technique to make your artwork live longer.

Common Drawing Mistakes: The use of Hard Grade Pencil

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When it comes to drawing, mistakes are important as it helps you to grow. But at the same time, you should know how to avoid repeating such mistakes.

One of the most common errors that everyone makes is the usage of Hard Grade of pencils. Pencils are important and it can have a huge impact on your drawing. So, if you end up using the wrong pencil, it might result in a disaster.

An easy way to avoid this is to have a variety of pencils at your disposal. Pencils such as a B, 2B, and 4B will give you the darker values you need. This will give you maximum control over the aspects of the drawing and also give you an idea on what each pencil can offer.