Supplies

The materials you use are important but not critical, you can create the most incredible things with just your basic HB/2B pencil, and having or using the most expensive supplies doesn’t always mean you’ll get better results.

This is a small list of what works for ME, and why. Remember every style has different needs, so take everything I say with a grain of salt and have fun while discovering your personal preferences.

Don’t spend too much on materials when you’re just starting your “art journey”, as you progress and get better you’ll get to “deserve” those. I’m not saying you should be cheap either, but there are some student grade options that work just fine (dollar store materials are a no-no).

Mechanical Pencil & Pencil Leads For sketching, I use red STAEDT LER leads, they are not as easy to erase as graphite but they blend better once you color the drawing

Brown MICRON Liner & Brown

Faber-Castell Ballpen I almost never use black ink to line my drawings so I started buying brown liner tools and they give a softer look

White Gelly Roll Pen This is by far the best white pen I’ve ever tried, it makes fluid white lines and that’s usefull for hair and highlights

Markers I have a small collection of markers, I would use them, for example, if I needed a super bright/saturated color I cannot make with watercolors.

KOH-I-NOOR Eraser This eraser is really useful in case you need to erase small parts of a drawing.

Watercolors & Brushes I use a lot of different brands of watercolors. You don’t always need to use expensive paints but tubes are usually better than a cheap pan. Same thing with brushes, cheap ones are “fine” but if you spend a little more on them, they usually last longer and mantain their shape, which is really important. This particular one in the picture is old but I keep using it because it holds enough water and it’s super thin.