Essential Sketching Supplies
These essential sketching supplies will help you transform whatever inspires you into a personal work of art whether you plan to sketch and paint in your home studio, during stolen moments at the office or prefer to create al fresco. Keep full-sized versions of these essential sketching supplies at home and tuck smaller-sized ones in your bag so you can sketch anywhere, anytime.
Sketchpads and Sketchbooks
Look for sketchpads and sketchbooks with paper weights designed for the media you work in. If you’re looking for watercolor pads, for example, you’ll want a minimum paper weight of 90lbs. Purchase a variety of sketchpads and sketchbooks that meet your needs, including travel-sized versions with hardbound covers that withstand your travels.
Be sure to touch the paper before you buy. Unless you’re looking for specific textures, you’ll want the paper to feel smooth, not toothy. Otherwise, your ink drawings may look as though you did them on paper towels. Most art supply stores have paper samples available for you to test in your preferred medium.
Keeping a travel-sized sketchbook with you is one of the best ways to nurture your creativity, capture ideas or sources of inspiration in the moment and eliminate reasons why you didn’t sketch today. Look for paper weights that are suited to the media you most commonly work in and sketchbooks that have pockets to hold ephemera, magazine or newspaper clips or other found objects you might use in your art.
Sketching Articles, Videos & HowTos
Keep full-sized versions of these essential sketching supplies at home and tuck smaller-sized ones in your bag so you can sketch anywhere, anytime.
Art pencils have cores made from powdered graphite (not lead) fired with clay. The type of graphite used in artist pencils is relatively soft and malleable and was mistakenly thought to be a form of lead when first discovered.
It’s not difficult to learn how to sketch people, landscapes or your favorite items around the house. With the right basic supplies and techniques, you will be sketching like a pro in no time.
When learning to draw for your design projects, it's important for you to create and organize your composition in your mind before taking your pencil to paper. It helps to ask yourself specific questions in order to strive for visual balance.
Drawing is a relaxing and fun hobby for anyone willing to take the time to learn it, step by step. Just let yourself go and sketch, concentrating on what you're drawing. It is important to think positively, and not be too hard on yourself.
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