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Tools for Figurative Art Making
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Nancy Merkle
I attend a weekly figure drawing group with live models. These are the tools I like to play with as I practice my skills.
I love these little watercolor paint sets. Easy to travel with and bright, bold colors. Affiliate link
Derwent Watercolor Half Pan Paint Set
These pens are great for sketching. I use a variety of sizes to get extra fine to bold lines. Affiliate link
Sakura Pigma Micron Pens and Sets
These are great pencils. I recommend a variety of hardness to play with textures and lines. Affiliate link
KohINoor Progresso Woodless Graphite Pencils and Set
These pencils are especially fun to use because of the subtlety of colors they provide. Affiliate link
Derwent Graphitint Pencils and Sets
Blending stumps are great for creating soft edges and blending marks. Affiliate link
Art Alternatives Blending Stumps
These erasers are great for cleaning up with a bit more precision. Affiliate links
Generals Factis Mechanical Eraser
This is a variety pack of different sizes for all kinds of pencil clean ups. Affiliate link
Tombow Mono Eraser Variety Pack
These are great pastels in a variety of skin tones very useful for figure drawing. Affiliate link
Art Spectrum Extra Soft Square Pastels - Skintones, Set of 20
These carbon blocks are really fun for creating a variety of textures in your drawings. Affiliate link
Viarco ArtGraf Carbon
This is a great pad for rough sketches and practice. Affiliate link
Strathmore 200 Series Sketch Pads
I love to sketch on toned papers, especially with charcoal. Affiliate link
Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Toned Sketch Wirebound Pads
The texture of this paper is especially nice for charcoal drawings.
Strathmore 500 Series Charcoal Pads
These papers are great when you want to add watercolor to your sketches. Affiliate link
Strathmore 400 Series Mixed Media Pads
A reasonably priced paper for all your practice sketches. Affiliate link
Blick Studio Newsprint Pads
One of my favorite books to help improve my figure drawing skills. Affiliate link
The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study
A good buy for willow charcoal. Affiliate link
Blick Studio Willow Charcoal
If you are working on tinted papers, these white charcoal sticks are a must. Affiliate link
Generals White Charcoal
