@ganna_salah_: Why do we hold a pencil this way when we draw? Many beginners start drawing without realizing that the first correct step is measuring proportions. A pencil isn't just for drawing... it's also a measuring tool! When you extend your hand and close one eye, you can use the pencil to: measure height and width; compare the sizes of elements; determine slope and angles; and adjust the position of each element before starting to draw the details. This is why professional drawings turn out balanced and with correct proportions from the very first time. #art #artist #drawing #fyp #pov
I've been taught sighting so many times as an art major and I can just never use it. It makes no sense to me 😭
2026-07-25 17:26:03
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Cloudy 🎓 :
Lowkey used to do this in elementary school just to look cool😭
2026-07-25 09:00:10
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Ashe || 🍓☁️ :
I love this technique and it’s really helpful for me but whenever I do it in public it feels performative 💀
2026-07-26 01:43:19
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kozzyarts :
I’m an artist and I’m still kinda bad at this
2026-07-26 19:38:50
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Vampire Cat :
Funny how ppl are saying it doesn’t work for them. It works for me but I don’t like doing it bc it looks like I’m cosplaying an artist 💀😂😂
2026-07-27 05:38:39
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EthanDevil667 :
I’ve tried that…. Never worked in my classes at all
2026-07-25 18:48:17
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Coal :
i just eyeball it
2026-07-26 23:25:25
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dianaメ𝟶 🖤 :
Went to school for this and learnt it better off a tik tok slide show 😭
2026-07-25 21:52:22
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amandarauart :
okay this image doesn’t really explain this technique well but it’s incredibly helpful! You place your finger on the pencil to “mark” where one feature ends to the tip to measure out proportions via your sight. Their thumb marks where the top of the brow is, and the tip of the pencil is where the forehead ends. If hairline to brow is the same proportion as brow to nose, you check to see if your drawing also has this proportion. you can use the pencil itself to do this by putting your finger where the brow is then moving it down to see where the nose should land. Always extend your arm fully and close one eye when measuring model to ensure consistency! You can do this for literally any part of the body, as long as you find a matching length somewhere else! For example it looks like the right eye of the model (left on screen) is about the same width as the widest part of the nose. Obviously you’d have to check, but if you can find a match then you can apply it to the drawing!
2026-07-25 18:38:56
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« 𝕀ℂ𝔼 » :
really useless
2026-07-25 11:21:00
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M :
okay but how can they draw the same measurements if they move the pen to draw?(idk if I sound stupid or didn't word it right)
2026-07-25 00:53:56
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nessa<33 :
It's actually much more useful to use a piece of string rather than a pencil! The pencil is fine but def is more a movie thing for most art classrooms and spaces. Take the width of your subject before measuring how much it goes into the height of your subject when using a string for anyone who'd like to know 😋
2026-07-26 00:34:28
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AREA 51 Ňîƙõľåị :
I only use that method for the sketching,, sometimes i completely abandon it
2026-07-25 19:00:36
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suuh.summer2 :
Ooohh that why they do that
2026-07-25 23:51:00
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LacieaXMusic :
when i was in high school i didnt get how to do it untill college where it was just a place marker than measurements
2026-07-26 05:16:42
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🍓🦄SES🍓🦄 :
I do this sometimes 😭
2026-07-25 17:12:24
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ow! SPLIDAO :
i loveeee sighting so much especially for when i’m doing charcoal drawings
2026-07-25 20:35:53
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Nesa :
ما فهمت
2026-07-25 10:46:14
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Tu Nguyen :
asymmetrical, detailed drawing
2026-07-25 19:26:01
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donavinbaker401 :
😳😳😳
2026-07-25 17:09:01
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