What Are The Drawing Instruments And Their Uses?

DRAWING INSTRUMENTS – In this topic, we will now know and discuss the different drawing instruments, their definition and their uses.

Drawing Pencils
- One of the basic instruments for those who are in line with graphics or traditional drawing. These are wooden, hexagonal cylinder. Inside the cylinder, there is a bar made of graphite and clay called lead which is the stuff that you see when drawing something. The leads are classified based on their hardness (H) or softness (B).
Mechanical Pencil | Refillable Pencil
- Its function is similar to traditional pencils. However, the difference is the lead can be refillable and the refills and the pencil itself is more expensive.
Eraser
- An instrument that is used to clean or erase unnecessary marks or correct wrong drawings. There are many kinds of erasers.
Pencil Sharpeners
- Traditional pencils tend to have duller marks overtime. Precise drawings needs sharper lines, thus, the use of sharpeners.
Protractor
- A semi-cicular plastic apparatus with prints of measures up to 180 degrees. This is used to measure angles.
Compass
- This instrument is used to draw arcs and circles. It has two movable arms: one used to place the center of the circle, and the other, which has a lead, is used to make arcs or circles.
Set Squares
- These are two triangular templates made of plastic which are use to make precise angles and parallel or perpendicular lines.
French Curves
- These are used to draw curves to find the section of the curve that matches the shape of the figure.
Circle Templates
- A plastic material with a number of precise circles cut out. These are used to draw circles of determinate sizes and are useful especially if the circle is small.
Paper
- Of course, you cannot draw something without a surface to draw on, which is paper. It comes in different sizes.