If you’re tired of using the same popular brush pens and sketchbooks,
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Art Pencil
The Uni Penmanship Writing Pencil was made for handwriting,
but it’s a fantastic pencil for sketching too.
You can pick between buttery smooth 4B or 6B leads that leave rich, dark marks
and expressive lines.
The pencil comes in your choice of a traditional hexagonal or ergonomic triangular shape.
Brush Pen
Akashiya is known for making excellent brush pens,
and the Sai Thinline is no exception.
Like its name suggests,
the extra fine brush tip is particularly useful for adding precise details,
but its elastic bristles provide plenty of line variation.
The soft, off-black shades add a hint of color to your art.
Colored Pencil
Tombow Irojiten color pencils are beloved for their luxurious packaging
and array of colors,
but their firm cores may not match everyone’s taste.
Enter the Uni Arterase Color Pencil.
Its remarkably smooth core creates creamy, vibrant lines
that can be layered and blended with ease.
As an added bonus, all of the color pencils are erasable!
Drawing Ink
If you prefer using old school nibs to outline your sketches,
a liquid ink like the IC Comic Premium Black is a necessity.
The rich, black ink dries quickly to a matte finish
and is resistant to feathering.
The three inks are formulated for specific uses:
outlining, filling in large areas, and drawing over screentones.
They have different properties, so be sure to pick the right one for what you’re doing.
Drawing Pen
Marvy is best known for their mastery of markers like the Le Pen,
and it’s no wonder that this expertise extends to their Technical Drawing Pen.
Like any good drawing pen, it comes in a variety of tip sizes
from minuscule 0.03 mm to bold 0.8 mm.
This drawing pen even comes in an expressive brush version!
The ink is permanent when dry and is both Copic-proof and waterproof, making it good for watercolors too.
Eraser
Don’t be fooled by the Hwarang Design Art Soft Eraser’s humble looks.
This eraser removes lead marks with little effort and minimal smudging.
It works especially well with the soft leads typically used in drawing.
We especially like its blocky shape,
which is easy to hold while erasing large areas and small details.
Non-Photo Blue Pencil
The Staedtler Non Photo-Blue Pencil is an indispensable tool for artists
who scan their artwork.
The core is smooth and soft so you can produce expressive strokes even in your sketches.
The light blue color is easily edited out of scanned images
so you can ink or color in your artwork digitally.
Paint Marker
The Uni Posca gets a lot of love,
but the Pilot Juice Paint Marker deserves just as much attention.
The chunky, hexagonal barrels are easy to hold
and won’t roll away when placed on your desk.
It comes in twenty-four fun colors, including pastel hues and metallic finishes.
You can pick between extra-fine or fine tips to fill in your candy-colored art!
Sketchbook
Have you heard about the Zuan Series Sketch Pad?
It’s packed with fifty sheets of heavyweight paper,
great for anything from mixed media to watercolors.
The glue-bound pads let you tear out individual sheets cleanly,
so you can frame your art or give them to friends.
Watercolor
If you enjoy the Kuretake Gansai Tambi,
you should add a palette of Akashiya Gansai Watercolors to your kit!
These traditional Japanese watercolor pans replicate the rich and nuanced colors of nature
and are excellent for etegami and sumi-e illustrations.
You can also replace pans of your most used colors,
or sample the watercolors by buying individual pans,
rather than an entire set.
What’s an underrated art supply that you use?
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