Sharpening a Charcoal Pencil

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Illustrator David Tenorio walks you through his technique of sharpening a charcoal pencil for his anatomy drawing courses. Find out more at www.creativebug.com/instructo...

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  • @jeregamm
    @jeregamm4 жыл бұрын

    Wow. Who knew an 8-minute video on pencil sharpening could be so satisfying to watch. Thanks! You've completely convinced me this is the way to start sharpening my pencils.

  • @caileanparis9998
    @caileanparis99985 жыл бұрын

    All about the zen my dudes. Drastically improves and calms the hand

  • @yeliface1
    @yeliface14 жыл бұрын

    Videos like these...relaxes me. Im an artist too...just by sharpening my pencils relaxes me.

  • @psinha6502

    @psinha6502

    2 жыл бұрын

    True for all artists😅

  • @The1fromBK
    @The1fromBK5 жыл бұрын

    Always wanted to watch a full tutorial on this. Thank you!

  • @MegaHug1
    @MegaHug1 Жыл бұрын

    The tips on how to hold and push are such a huge help!

  • @cartoonish2
    @cartoonish24 жыл бұрын

    big thanks on this video. i was always breaking the pencils when trying to sharpen with a blade. I think the big thing i learned in this video is not to move the hand that holds the blade. And that makes sense.

  • @jillsy2815
    @jillsy2815 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! This was amazing! Slow enough to include important details but still fast enough to maintain interest! Can't wait to try it!!!

  • @pragawa
    @pragawa5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! This is the best pencil sharpening video I've seen so far. Greetings from India.

  • @cbugstudio

    @cbugstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    So glad you think so, and thanks a ton for commenting!

  • @niashontelle4670
    @niashontelle46705 жыл бұрын

    I was sharpening it with a sharpener witch was the charcoal was being broken so i was trying for HOURS😂😂😂

  • @cbugstudio

    @cbugstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    Oh no! Hoped we helped to set you straight!

  • @newbieplays9874

    @newbieplays9874

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same 😂😂😂

  • @jinkyp23

    @jinkyp23

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow same! I keep sharpening it with a sharpener but keeps breaking but i used a knife still cant because my hand hurts.

  • @carolkewley7410

    @carolkewley7410

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sharpeners are the nemesis of charcoal pencils.

  • @sarxx8267

    @sarxx8267

    4 жыл бұрын

    Omg ! I just did it too 😮 and the pencil broke so i tried twice but then i searched in youtube and saved myself if i didn't search iam sure the pencil would have had been broken

  • @soulkitchen1979
    @soulkitchen19794 жыл бұрын

    FYI and to help with your teaching explanation, when sharpening the pencil, the type of cut you are performing is a "push cut". It is used often in spoon carving.

  • @iRAWT
    @iRAWT4 жыл бұрын

    Very clear demonstration. Thank you!

  • @appugiri
    @appugiri2 жыл бұрын

    Just what I was looking for! And the way you talk is meditative as much as is the action.

  • @themeowmeow8898
    @themeowmeow88983 жыл бұрын

    When I cut my charcoal pencil the charcoal always break even if I'm too careful. It is super annoying

  • @matthewzenkiemendoza3415

    @matthewzenkiemendoza3415

    2 жыл бұрын

    facts so annoying

  • @IganishPerson

    @IganishPerson

    2 жыл бұрын

    i have it too

  • @IAS12aspirant
    @IAS12aspirant2 жыл бұрын

    Soo much relaxing and helpful thanks sir for this huge help

  • @stilllearning_
    @stilllearning_5 жыл бұрын

    awesome and thanks for uploading it.

  • @GayCorvidae69
    @GayCorvidae694 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, this helped a lot!

  • @jyothis.6570
    @jyothis.657011 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this secret and it's helping me to sharpen my pencils with ease.🙏

  • @angelaheyne2586
    @angelaheyne2586 Жыл бұрын

    Excellently explained- thank you!

  • @beckyterry6733
    @beckyterry67334 жыл бұрын

    This was so incredibly helpful- come to find I was holding the blade in the wrong direction- so much easier with the sharp side! lol

  • @Spiralyne
    @Spiralyne3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this amazing video!

  • @saif-sn7bp
    @saif-sn7bp5 жыл бұрын

    I saw the thumbnail and was like bruhhhhh

  • @jillsy2815
    @jillsy2815 Жыл бұрын

    omg I DID IT!!!! It was so easy and it really helps to have that long piece of sharp charcoal❤❤❤❤❤Thank you!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @peac3mak3r87
    @peac3mak3r872 ай бұрын

    Wowa!! I was doing it absurdly WRONG!! Your vid saved me and all the former pain sharpening my charcoal!! Muah 💋

  • @noonaalswd
    @noonaalswd2 жыл бұрын

    thank u so much. because i just got a whole set of pencils and i had charcoal. and they did give me a box cutter. but now i can do the charcoal pencil because i didn’t know thank you.

  • @lovewithpaint7330
    @lovewithpaint73302 жыл бұрын

    My mom already knew this trick and she helped me sharpening my charcoal pencil

  • @matteopisanello7787
    @matteopisanello77873 жыл бұрын

    So relaxing

  • @anieste
    @anieste3 жыл бұрын

    I'm new to charcoal renderings so I purchased nitram starter set...the extender doesn't hold the charcoal enclosed...Nitram does packaging well. So I would forgo that sander and use common plasters' sanding product...it's sandpaper on a mesh so you can save the charcoal Powder for the art work.

  • @JeffChorney
    @JeffChorney4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video

  • @nidiapearson7409
    @nidiapearson74092 жыл бұрын

    Very useful thanks!

  • @pippi456
    @pippi4563 жыл бұрын

    Thank you soooo much for the video!

  • @tasha5246
    @tasha52462 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @dcardigan13
    @dcardigan133 жыл бұрын

    What grit of sandpaper is advisable to use?

  • @skylarfreemason8779
    @skylarfreemason87792 жыл бұрын

    wow thanks a lot very educative

  • @humanbeing5636
    @humanbeing56363 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video, I was wondering what the blade was used for, now I know it's for my charcoal lol.

  • @Jenny-yl2hw
    @Jenny-yl2hw5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, before watching I had no idea how to safely use a box cutter.

  • @johnnycorcoran7489
    @johnnycorcoran74893 жыл бұрын

    Hi did you normal brushes those sandpaper off? Cos the charcoal are so soft and end up the sandpaper are very smooth!

  • @markangeloflores9180
    @markangeloflores91803 жыл бұрын

    Sir what's inside the charcoal pencil in the casing. On the brand "Generals", there's a plastic inside the lead. I thought I sharpen it wrong. Does all charcoal pencil have this kind of feature? I've been using charcoal pencil for the first and I love the effect on the tone. It's just like using a black color pencil and black pencils with 6b or 8b grades 😁❣️👍🍩☕😄🎱

  • @soulssolojourney9805
    @soulssolojourney98055 жыл бұрын

    Very thank full..

  • @3loco.m980
    @3loco.m9803 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot

  • @angeliqueroux3017
    @angeliqueroux30173 жыл бұрын

    What paper do you use these on or are they only applicable to newsprint?

  • @Naturebeautifaul
    @Naturebeautifaul2 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU.

  • @gotyou9946
    @gotyou99463 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @leowolastname2250
    @leowolastname22503 жыл бұрын

    Do you need to sharpen the charcoal pencil even when you get a fully charcoal pencil(literally just charcoal in the shape of a pencil type of pencil)?

  • @danielacruz9360
    @danielacruz93602 жыл бұрын

    Is there a link to a sanding pad someone can share ?

  • @jenniefrench1338
    @jenniefrench13383 жыл бұрын

    I sharpen my colored pencils with a blade, pastel pencils, wc pencils and have trouble of all things with the Derwent 24 color charcoal pencils. They can't be bought seperately so I can't expose gobs of charcoal it just breaks so I am careful. With willow sticks and so forth or shades of darker/lighter values I feel that is more important to use the length. And I sharpen mine to relax too. Funny.

  • @miaa1762
    @miaa17624 жыл бұрын

    The first time i tried this, i used a new blade and ended up cutting my thumb deeply. I can't even type with it because it hurts still, lol. I bled for almost an hour. Be safe, yall.

  • @miaa1762

    @miaa1762

    3 жыл бұрын

    @5,ooo LightYears Away yes, I was at the time!

  • @yurilee9451

    @yurilee9451

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can just imagine that Oww...

  • @taritangeo4948

    @taritangeo4948

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didnt have problem with sharpening pencil but once i decided its a smart thing to scrape some old nail polish with a razor blade and long story short i gauged it into the nail bed it hurted like a b**ch even tho the cut was tiny

  • @matthewzenkiemendoza3415

    @matthewzenkiemendoza3415

    2 жыл бұрын

    careful that happened to me i was sharpening an charcol pencil i was a begginer so my thumb was pressing on the back of the blade and i cut my thumb so be caeful when sharpening theres more to worry than just getting the charcoal tip broken you can get injured

  • @theartoflanguage3429
    @theartoflanguage34294 жыл бұрын

    you sound just like JP from awaken with JP!! lol, I couldn't figure it out till the end of the video.... and thanks for helping me know how to sharpen my charcoal. ;)

  • @c.m.1311

    @c.m.1311

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think so too!!! Every time I look up at my screen I'm expecting to see red hair and a headband lolol!

  • @theartoflanguage3429

    @theartoflanguage3429

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@c.m.1311 haha maybe we should request JP to do a parody lol.

  • @GABOVERDOSE
    @GABOVERDOSE4 жыл бұрын

    May I ask? Is Soft, Medium, Hard type of Charcoal pencil has something to do with their tendency to break easily?

  • @Julie-rq1ss

    @Julie-rq1ss

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. I notice that soft pencils break ALOT more

  • @angkari7244

    @angkari7244

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s to do with how much gum is mixed with the charcoal inside the pencil

  • @yopiejoy3499
    @yopiejoy34993 жыл бұрын

    Can it be sharpen by using rotary pencil sharpener?

  • @boxoftruffles6217
    @boxoftruffles62175 жыл бұрын

    Why do you look like you're hiding ungodly amounts of annoyance with that smile?

  • @moussaemad
    @moussaemad4 жыл бұрын

    I found it nearly impossible to sharpen the Conte 3B. Very soft and crumbled easily..

  • @gautambarua3404
    @gautambarua34043 жыл бұрын

    Great helpful video. Thanks for sharing. But film canisters disappeared long ago.

  • @ZaijanDiosana
    @ZaijanDiosanaАй бұрын

    Thank you now I know how to sharpen my charcoal pencil 👍😁

  • @Moomoo0410
    @Moomoo04104 жыл бұрын

    I became worried when I was sharpening it with a SHARPENER 😔 Good thing a friend of mine that I use a knife or a cutter and I went to search and I was happy for the results 😍😍

  • @Dodobird28
    @Dodobird285 күн бұрын

    How do you get it from the charcoal not falling out

  • @jazzlehazzle
    @jazzlehazzle4 жыл бұрын

    What hardness was this pencil? Bc w/ the 3B today I broke it every single time I finally got the wood to expose the lead. :P

  • @jdrawsshit4837

    @jdrawsshit4837

    3 жыл бұрын

    A charcoal pencil

  • @jdrawsshit4837

    @jdrawsshit4837

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looks to be either hard or medium grade

  • @zizi7967
    @zizi79677 ай бұрын

    My Hero!!Thank you for sharing this video. Only 2 times my top broke, so the pencil is very short now cause I had to start all over again😂 But it was a cheap pencil, so that's np. I used everytime a normal pencil sharpener and the coal broke everytime. But now I know how to sharpen my charcoals🥳 Whoohoo👍

  • @labdian
    @labdian3 жыл бұрын

    "This is your time to relax". I'm freaking out with a knife in my hand. No amount of work in the kitchen can prepare me for moving the knife towards the fingers of my other hand.

  • @feiwuxu701
    @feiwuxu7013 жыл бұрын

    GUYS ROSS BOB IS BACK HOLY MOLY.

  • @sanjaychopra6799
    @sanjaychopra67995 жыл бұрын

    Name the company of pencil

  • @016Jackal
    @016Jackal5 ай бұрын

    谢谢你

  • @jiminpark7345
    @jiminpark73452 жыл бұрын

    The real fun begin when the lead break

  • @annepercival7814
    @annepercival7814 Жыл бұрын

    Good idea about wiping the dust off after sharpening

  • @pradippanage
    @pradippanage2 жыл бұрын

    Thank u so much ... i have 1st time visit on your channel .. u r vedio very helpful for begginer artist .. subscribe ur channel.. love from india🇮🇳🇮🇳

  • @fatimahahmad4686
    @fatimahahmad46863 жыл бұрын

    I was sharpening the pencil and it would break then I tried doong it with the knife when I would finally get some led it would just break again

  • @Whatalovelyday90
    @Whatalovelyday902 жыл бұрын

    What's your knive called?

  • @aldimozart3220
    @aldimozart32204 жыл бұрын

    what are the benefits made like that?

  • @lambohd8160

    @lambohd8160

    3 жыл бұрын

    he showed you

  • @zeeinbubble
    @zeeinbubble5 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry but what's that black thing? Which is sharpening its lead

  • @footyclips2352

    @footyclips2352

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bro just use a medium grit sand paper

  • @ight732
    @ight7325 жыл бұрын

    Just thanks

  • @IganishPerson
    @IganishPerson2 жыл бұрын

    i tried and it gave nothing when i did it this end was fully broken idk why

  • @nicolemadjo6610
    @nicolemadjo66104 жыл бұрын

    If I make that long and it breaks. Wouldn't it finish my pencil faster than with a sharpener?

  • @haesungshi

    @haesungshi

    4 жыл бұрын

    uhm just make sure not to use alot of pressure..? Cuz charcoal gives it colour easily so there's no need for added pressure

  • @annmargarettedeleon21
    @annmargarettedeleon213 жыл бұрын

    What do you call that ping pong thingy like

  • @johnhillis6662
    @johnhillis66623 жыл бұрын

    My charcoal in the pencil keeps breaking when I sharpen it

  • @damnedindarkness6406
    @damnedindarkness64062 жыл бұрын

    When I first saw that long tip charcoal I tought it is going to break only by watching it

  • @HachimaruuTV
    @HachimaruuTV3 жыл бұрын

    IS THIS GUY THE FLASH!? HIS HAND WAS MOVING SO FAST! :O

  • @awts7823

    @awts7823

    2 жыл бұрын

    Some clips were sped up

  • @epicmedia179
    @epicmedia1793 жыл бұрын

    thanx god you exist

  • @Artisticaedyyy
    @Artisticaedyyy2 жыл бұрын

    I was sharpening it with a sharpener till now It was again and again breaking 😂😂😂

  • @kyrajanssen2052
    @kyrajanssen20522 жыл бұрын

    mine still kept breaking for 2 hours i’ve been trying 😩

  • @chetchet4896
    @chetchet48964 жыл бұрын

    Wait... is that a Carbon pencil or charcoal? Its so solid... i see

  • @strongindependentblackwoma1887
    @strongindependentblackwoma18873 жыл бұрын

    I just searched for vids of ppl drawing with charcoal pencils and no one has them so point like yours lol. doing this with soft charcoal pencil can be dangerous, hard ones are better for that kind of point.

  • @PKArts
    @PKArts4 жыл бұрын

    Super

  • @gauravbakshi3650
    @gauravbakshi36504 жыл бұрын

    It. Is very Best pen for droing shadeing

  • @reecedrawz
    @reecedrawz Жыл бұрын

    Damn that got really deep plus I'm baked

  • @w2blackpanther377
    @w2blackpanther3774 жыл бұрын

    Does this mean I can't sharpen a charcoal pencil with a sharpener

  • @Heavycakes

    @Heavycakes

    4 жыл бұрын

    its not a fun way to do it ill tell ya that

  • @haesungshi

    @haesungshi

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Heavycakes yeah just bought a pencil charcoal and I sharp it with a sharpener. And it keeps on breaking. I had to stop when it already reach half through the pencil

  • @anup2282
    @anup22824 жыл бұрын

    Nice watch 😁

  • @smilesketches

    @smilesketches

    4 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJuNkqVrZ92nqto.html

  • @zapolem
    @zapolem5 жыл бұрын

    no matter how hard I press Mine breaks the moment knife touches the charcoal, its kind of annoying since it was 2€ for each pencil :/

  • @zapolem

    @zapolem

    5 жыл бұрын

    ok now I know, soft ones break very easily, but the harder the more chances they will survive :P

  • @cbugstudio

    @cbugstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    Be sure your blades are super-sharp as this shouldn't be happening!

  • @makarvarun9870
    @makarvarun98702 жыл бұрын

    Pencil name please ❤️❤️

  • @DanielZamarripa

    @DanielZamarripa

    Ай бұрын

    Conte du paris

  • @lightbringer2714
    @lightbringer27144 жыл бұрын

    That looks like a spear. 😂 can't do that on my pens, they broke easily

  • @boylusovlogs6672
    @boylusovlogs66722 жыл бұрын

    I did it

  • @sumxkilla5561
    @sumxkilla55615 жыл бұрын

    What if the charcoal pencil is rounded by paper?

  • @guvencsimsek198

    @guvencsimsek198

    5 жыл бұрын

    Then peel as much as you want and then use sandpaper

  • @SylvesterLazarus
    @SylvesterLazarus9 ай бұрын

    I... totally didn't break my new charcoal pencil twice before watching this video. I didn't try to use the sharpener for my graphite pencils either.

  • @rosemafia3907
    @rosemafia39073 жыл бұрын

    I no understand you leangue but thanks for the tutorial by the way im from indonesia

  • @ashdragon8553
    @ashdragon85534 жыл бұрын

    But it's still broke into pieces. I used soft charcoal

  • @wckedcp3582
    @wckedcp35825 жыл бұрын

    What if it has no wood??????🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @cbugstudio

    @cbugstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    You'd only use this process for sharpening a charcoal pencil! You wouldn't need to do this if you're using stick charcoal.

  • @wckedcp3582

    @wckedcp3582

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cbugstudio i am using a charcoal pencil it just dose not have wood !

  • @wckedcp3582

    @wckedcp3582

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cbugstudio i cant sharpen it like a normal pencil because then it breaks so what do i do???!?!

  • @cbugstudio

    @cbugstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@wckedcp3582 Give this method a try - it should work just fine!

  • @jenniferheintz1526
    @jenniferheintz15262 ай бұрын

    You sound exactly like Nathan Fielder

  • @infernalorchestra6085
    @infernalorchestra60855 жыл бұрын

    Creativebug this great and all but wouldn't it be easier to just carve a lump of charcoal

  • @cbugstudio

    @cbugstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    This way ends up being a lot cleaner because you have the wood to hold on to, but feel free to do whatever feels most comfortable to you!

  • @dlg.studios5649
    @dlg.studios56493 жыл бұрын

    Jesus! Is that a weapon?

  • @xdarcyt6650
    @xdarcyt66504 жыл бұрын

    I didnt know a video could change my life so much

  • @imboredsolike4700
    @imboredsolike47004 жыл бұрын

    My charcoal pencil starts off like....flat like....a new pencil ad idk what to do

  • @ronanpasquier9375
    @ronanpasquier93754 жыл бұрын

    What we see on your video is not a charcoal pencil. It's a "pierre noire", which is very different.

  • @lambohd8160

    @lambohd8160

    3 жыл бұрын

    that’s besides the point, he’s showing technique

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