Mechanical Pencil
Mechanical Pencil
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Mechanical Pencil Silver-plated Ecridor- Chevron style engraving $49.00 |
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WATERMAN HEMISPHERE MECHANICAL PENCIL, BLUE w GOLD, CLAMSHELL BOX, GE LOGO $20.00 |
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Silver Cross Mechanical Pencil $0.99 |
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Black & Gold Parker 61 Mechanical Pencil $50.00 |
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NOS CROSS CLASSIC BLACK #2501 BALL PEN MECHANICAL PENCIL SET IN BOX $65.00 |
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6 ANIMAL ZEBRA TEEN PARTY FAVOR MECHANICAL PENCILS NEW $5.57 |
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VINTAGE! 2 Cross Silver Mechanical Pencils $29.99 |
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CROSS Metropolis Mechanical Pencil * BLACK & 23K GOLD $39.95 |
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Cross Mechanical Pencil, Lustrous Chrome, Mint, Graver Technologies Logo $9.99 |
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Sheaffer! Very nice slimline mechanical pencil $34.99 |
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10 PARKER JOTTER STAINLESS STEEL 0.5mm MECHANICAL PENCILS NEW $58.99 |
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NEW 1O PK MECHANICAL PENCIL LEAD 0.7mm REFILL 20 EACH $2.99 |
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MUJI Japan Hexagonal Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm $6.99 |
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Vintage Sheaffer Goldtone? Pencil Mechanical $4.25 |
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Handmade Padauk Paduak Paduke Wood Mechanical Pencil- Gun Metal-Crafted on Lathe $0.99 |
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Handmade Holly Wood 0.7mm Mechanical Pencil- Gun Metal- Hand Crafted on Lathe $9.99 |
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VIntage mechanical pencil w/bearing advertising pen $24.95 |
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Parker Insignia replacement caps for ballpoint pen or mechanical pencil variety $8.00 |
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Waterman Leman Black Mechanical Pencil .7mm $150.00 |
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Waterman Phileas Grey Mechanical Pencil $20.00 |
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14k gold filled cross pen and mechanical pencil set with small dupont insignia $12.50 |
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VINTAGE SHEAFFER STERLING SILVER 925 BALL POINT PEN & MECHANICAL PENCIL SET $26.46 |
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ORIGINAL MONT BLANC MEISTERSTUCK BLACK & GOLD TONE MECHANICAL PENCIL W/BOX .7mm $74.00 |
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Sterling Silver Parker Ball Point Pen Mechanical Pencil Original Box Working Set $68.00 |
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Vintage Bradley Mechanical Pencil Eversharp Pencil Boxed Lot 12 kt gold filled $9.99 |
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MECHANICAL PENCIL w/ad. for CENTRAL RUBBER – MA-8361 $1.99 |
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Vintage Set Mechanical Pencils Letter Opener $39.99 |
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MUJI Japan Aluminium Mechanical Pencil 0.5mm $8.99 |
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Lindale Dairy (Guilford) (Borden’s) Advertising Mechanical Pencil RARE!!!! $9.99 |
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Waterford Cavendish Mechanical Pencil $113.15 |
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MATTE BLACK WATERMAN EXPERT BALL PEN & MECHANICAL PENCIL SET $47.99 |
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CROSS 14 KT GOLD FILLED MECHANICAL PENCIL $9.95 |
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Steel Parker 21 Mechanical Pencil $25.00 |
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Sheaffer Pen and Mechanical Pencil Set in case unused. JANITROL HEAT LOGO $9.99 |
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Montblanc Meisterstuck Classique Burgundy Mechanical Pencil .5mm $350.00 |
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Cross Ladies Maroon & Gold Trim Ball Point Pen & Mechanical Pencil Set with Box $19.99 |
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Surf Green Parker 61 Mechanical Pencil $85.00 |
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Vintage Beautiful Sheaffer 300 Grey & Black Striped Mechanical Pencil W/sticker $4.99 |
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NEW WATERMAN HEMISPHERE COMET RED MECHANICAL PENCIL $7.99 |
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CHROME CROSS MECHANICAL PENCIL IN GIFT BOX WITH GE LOGO $29.95 |
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MONTBLANC MOZART MECHANICAL PENCIL 0.7 – GENUINE $64.00 |
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Lot of 35 Vintage Mechanical Pencils & Ball Point Pens Shaeffer Cross Eversharp $9.20 |
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Vintage Mechanical Pencil Phone Dialer $5.00 |
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Vintage Chrome Sheaffer “White Dot” Ball Point Pen & Mechanical Pencil Set $9.99 |
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WATERMAN HEMISPHERE METALLIC BLUE 0.5 MECHANICAL PENCIL $55.00 |
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Waterman Hemisphere Ball Point Pen and Mechanical Pencil – Stainless Steel $65.00 |
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Cross Pen & Mechanical Pencil Set $4.99 |
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New Parker Jotter Ballpoint & Mechanical Pencil Set $12.00 |
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6 CROSS PENS AND MECHANICAL PENCILS GOLD FILLED $11.50 |
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Pilot Mechanical Shaker Pencil Super Grip 0.5m(pink ) $2.35 |
Tips on Pencil Portrait Sketching – the Difficulty With Seeing
For untrained artists the trouble with seeing lies in the conflict that exists between the concrete visual reality of an entity
and the way the brain attempts to represent our perception of this reality on the sketching paper. This attempt always involves the propensity to draw our iconic preconception instead of the concrete reality.
Symbolic preconceptions are part of a subconscious visual language that uses icons to represent known entities. This language of icons evolved as a mechanism to help us endure as a species. These icons help us, for example, to instantly recognize food sources or dangerous predators.
When we observe an unknown entity our subconscious mind instantantly tries to form a new symbol to represent and store the entity in memory. Often beginning artists will more correctly sketch unknown entities than familiar ones because they are not yet wedded to the new icons.
However, when they try to sketch the same entity a second time, it is likely that a more iconic picture will emerge because ready to use icons have already been stored in the brain.
Consider, for example, the word “head”. Straight away an picture comes to mind which is iconic for the head. Unfortunately, this symbol is only a schematic picture of a head and is invariably a gross simplification of a actual head. Nevertheless, there is a strong subconscious pull to draw the schematic instead of what we actually see.
It is this inconsistency that artists must learn to conquer. This is particularly a problem for pencil portrait artists. When sketching a portrait the artist must resolve numerous layers of icons to achieve a realistic effect.
We now will illustrate a Very Good exercise to learn to overcome the problem of schematic sketching.
We will be sketching from an upside-down photo. This way our schematic preconception of the head is interrupted. We will be forced to draw without our icons. The effect will be a purer sketching experience unfettered by a contaminated observation.
As you sketch the lines and block-in the tones you will feel quite ill at ease in your sketching. This is a good thing. Do not be concerned with the quality of your drawing. This is an exercise in seeing.
When working with line and value this way, beginning artists often get better results than from the right-side up way. Trust yourself and throughout the exercise only look at your paper image in the upside-down position even though it may feel quite uncomfortable.
You will learn to see and sketch value as forms and will be able to break down hard edges into short, straight lines instead of the general icons your brain will give to the nose, the ears, etc.
Thinking of and naming perceived entities will lead you down the garden path of almond shaped eyes, two circles for nostrils, a bunch of lines for hair, cauliflower ears and something that looks like the letter M sitting on a bowl for a mouth instead of what is actually there.
Artists will never be free of schematic preconceptions. The icons actually change and become more refined. It is only by constantly analyzing and abstracting form that we are able to sketch realistically.
About the Author
Download my brand new Free Pencil Portrait Drawing Course here: Remi’s Free Pencil Portrait Drawing Course. Remi Engels is a practicing pencil portrait artist and oil painter and expert drawing teacher. See his work at Pencil Portraits by Remi: http://www.remipencilportraits.com
What should I do if a teacher breaks my mechanical pencil?
I know that sounds silly, but it isn’t, there is a teacher at my school who goes around breaking students pencils/Mechanical Pencils if they tap them, even if unknowingly. So I got two mechanical pencils in my stocking for Christmas, and they were really really nice ones, like top of the line. I have trouble unconsciously tapping things or my fingers and so over the past week he has broken BOTH of those nice, mechanical pencils that i got for Christmas and I won’t stand for it. What should I do? Is this destruction of property, too?
Report it — in writing — to the teacher, asking him/her to replace it. Give him/her until the end of the day, and have a letter ready for the school principal. No response from the teacher, tell the principal what happened, the lack of response from the teacher, and ask for it to be replaced (Have your parents tell the principal that your next stop will be the district office and newspaper). Give the principal 24 hours to respond, then write to the school superintendent explaining the same thing, and what has — or has not — happened. Keep your letters, and then your next stop will be the school board & newspaper at the same time. If You Are in California, Education Code 48900(f) applies {destruction of property}. Be polite, and factual in your letters…you were tapping it – accidentally or on purpose – doesn’t matter…the teacher can HOLD your property that causes a distraction, but not damage it. It has to be returned to you or your parents or be replaced. Get witnesses to verify your story. DO NOT LIE ABOUT IT!!
