What You Will Need · Drawing For Beginners

What You Will Need

Hello all!

There are several things that you will need for this class. Supplies do not need to be expensive to be effective, but they do need to be decent.

I don’t care if you work with charcoal or graphite…. The choice is yours. I work in both, sometimes on the same piece. The irony is that I use just one hardness of pencil throughout the entire drawing, but you can use multiple hardnesses if you so choose.

Your paper needs to be your number one concern. It should be medium to heavy weight and be smooth. A good multimedia paper will do the trick. 18”x 24” should be the maximum size and be no smaller than 11” x 14”. For now.

You’ll also need:

Kneaded eraser

Charcoal or graphite pencils

Blending stumps

Proportional divider (this keeps all of your proportions correct in your art)

Ruler

Ebony graphite pencils; woodless is best (these are optional but they are my faves)

Sharpener

Eraser pen

A good drawing kit will have a great assortment of both charcoal AND graphite pencils, along with a few other goodies.

Airways be on the lookout for sales at your local craft/hobby store. Hobby Lobby is my go-to followed by Amazon and Michael’s.

Happy shopping and I’ll see you soon!