I’ve been drawing for most of my life, and the tools I use have changed over the years. I find that I use fewer and fewer of them as time goes by. These are the tools I currently use.
- A. Staedtler Lumograph and B. Caran d’Ache Grafwood are the best drawing pencil brands that I’ve found. I keep a whole range of each brand in my drawing box.
- C. Tombow MONO Zero Refillable Eraser – A stiff small eraser that is excellent for erasing small details.
- D. A blow bulb to blow away eraser crumbs.
- E. A Kemper Wipe Out Tool
with rubber tips for erasing, ‘shaping,’ and blending small areas.
- F. An electric eraser to draw tiny details. I use the Sakura Sumo Grip EE3000.
- G. Kneaded eraser – I’ve come to prefer General’s Brand
because they are slightly tacky and lift graphite really well.
- H. Kum Long Point Pencil Sharpener
– this is the best pencil sharpener I know of. One hole sharpens the wood, and the other sharpens the lead. It makes a very long sharp lead point.