Choosing the right tools can help you become more confident in creating the best artwork. Some tool options best suited for drawing are listed below:
- Graphite pencils: Pencils ranging from 9H to 9B are best suited for the drawing. It also provides the smoothest strokes. Try solid graphite pencils after you gain experience.
- Charcoal pencils: It tends to smudge easily and is more abrasive compared to graphite pencils.
- Ink: Ink drawing is also a popular medium and used for drawing thick and thin lines.
- Pastels: Pastels provide colorful artworks and there is no need for brushes, palettes, and water. Commonly used pastels are oil pastels, water-soluble pastels, and pastel pencils.
- Carbon and watercolor pencils: These are blacker and smoother pencils which are suitable for drawing on any surface like metal, plastic, and glass.
- Blending and sharpening tools: Helps to add texture to your graphite marks.
- Kneaded eraser: Also known as putty rubbers. They are dry and do not smudge.
Having the right tool is important to create art and understanding them is the first step before you make the leap of choosing them.
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