Bird in Graphite Drawing Demonstration

In this video, I show you a time-lapse demonstration of my latest drawing using graphite, and talk through some of the details of how I created it. The supplies I used to create this piece are as follows: Surface: Fabriano Artistico HP Traditional White 140lb paper Media: Faber Castell 9000 graphite pencils Other supplies: Various erasers, including the Tombow Mono and Tombow Mono Zero erasers Derwent Superpoint helical sharpener Sandpaper block (for sharpening) Faber Castell Drafting brush Blending tortillions My reference photo was by Aschi, via Paint my Photo - if you'd like to paint this same bird, then you can head to https://pmp-art.com/ to get it!