Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
This video will show you a top secret drawing hack: how to create an "invisible" grid using thread instead of pencil lines. This allows you to grid work on delicate surfaces like toned or painted papers without having to erase grid lines and potentially ruin your drawing surface! This method also allows you to sketch very lightly without indenting the paper, unlike carbon transfers tend to do.
You will need:
- paper
- drawing board
- painter's tape
- thread
This video will show you a top secret drawing hack: how to create an "invisible" grid using thread instead of pencil lines. This allows you to grid work on delicate surfaces like toned or painted papers without having to erase grid lines and potentially ruin your drawing surface! This method also allows you to sketch very lightly without indenting the paper, unlike carbon transfers tend to do.
You will need:
- paper
- drawing board
- painter's tape
- thread
![Beginner Charcoal Drawing [In Depth Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8ZHfE2RM1dc/mqdefault.jpg "Beginner Charcoal Drawing [In Depth Tutorial]
This video will cover how to use black and white charcoal on toned paper.
Im using the following materials:
- Canson Mi-Tientes paper
- HB, 4B, 6B and white charcoal pencils
- Blending stump
- kneaded eraser
- sandpaper for pointing the charcoal/cleaning blending stumps")
