In this video I wanted to talk to you about pencils. Pencil is one of my absolute favourite materials for sketching with. Easy to use, convenient, affordable and so versatile. If I were to choose just one thing to sketch with or to recommend to a beginner to sketching where to start - it would be the pencil. So let’s geek out on graphite!
Free stuff
Materials I love
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- Blackwing Palomino Pencils
- Faber Castell Water Soluble Graphite
- Large Moleskin Sketchbook
- Pocket Moleskin Sketchbook
- UniPin Fine liner pens
- Lamy Safari Fountain Pen
- Winsor and Newton Sketchers Watercolour Set
- Caran D’Ache Neocolor II watercolor wax pastel set
- Winsor and Newton Designers Gouache
- Grey Brush Pen (Pitt Artist Pen)
- Polychromos Pencils
About me
I’m Susan – artist, author and sketchbook hoarder. I teach aspiring sketchbook artists just like you, how to live more creatively, re-discover your inner artist, build confidence in drawing, fill sketchbooks and make art you can be proud of. Find out more about me.
To re-discover your love of sketching please visit my Start Sketching page.
