Art Your Imagination

Pencils:

Well I can't do much without the trusty pencil and you can't do much unless you learn to use the right ones. 

Mechanical Pencil

Mechanical Pencil: This is the pencil that I use the most. I have .5 and .7, each one used for different areas of a drawing. They come in handy with fine detail and tight areas. They are great to handle, but I recommend getting the ones with a rubber grip, as this will give you much more control. They last much longer because leads are protected by pencil casing.

Wood Cased Pencil:

I use the Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils and I wouldn’t change them for any other. They are tough and don’t break easily, these are a must have if you plan on working on highly detailed drawings. Pencils range from hard to soft, 9H, 8H, … , 2H, H, F, HB, B, 2B, … , 8B, 9B. I mostly use 2h and 5h, but I don’t expect you to use these also. Mix and match and see what works with your style and what you are trying to achieve. I use 2h for skin tones which allows me to lay down light areas and i use 5h to blend softer shades such as 4b and 5b. I will get into this much more in the future.

Progresso Pencil

Progresso pencils are solid sticks of graphite and very versatile tools. I have two, i have 2b and 6b and use the primarily when working with with hair and I will explain later on how to use these pencils to create realistic fur.