(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best artists drawing media

Generally I would recommend a pen with a finer point to allow you to write characters with many strokes. Now that said it would depend on how big you plan to write? On just normal lined paper use whatever feels good to you and a price you can accept. Most people just use the average ball point/gel ink/roller ball or the like for everyday writing.

Check out www.jetpens.com if you want some Japanese writing instruments and stationary. Many of the products you can buy on amazon as well but this will give you a place to look around. You can find pens with much finer points such as the Pilot Hi-Tec-C .25mm.



*** Sorry I made this a bit long, I am bored at work and just went to town with this. It also addresses if you decide you want to find something that can do calligraphy as well.

If you come to a point you want to try something that can offer line variation there are brush pens and fountain pens. These also range from cheap to pretty expensive. A low cost brush pen I would recommend is the Kuretake No 8 just to see if it is something you would like. It is a synthetic hair brush that you cannot refill but should cost only about 8-9$ or so. If you want to step up a bit to something you can refill the the No 13 is a good choice. I use the Kuretake No 50 as it uses a natural hair for the brush. I find you can get finer lines and can write pretty damn small with it if you choose. Also looks and feels higher quality over all. But you can buy the natural hair refill for this pen and it will fit in the No 13 as well. Just FYI for anyone that wants to try a natural hair and may already have a No 13.

Another option is to use a fountain pen, which Japan is very well known for too. Brands such as Pilot/Namiki, Sailor, Pelikan and Nakaya/Platnium. Nibs on Japanese pens are finer than western. So a Fine nib on a JP would be more like an extra fine on something western. If you want to try your hand on this route then a Pilot Metropolitan would be a decent start. Your quality of paper will matter with a fountain pen. The average stuff you get in the US will probably feather pretty bad. Japanese paper is generally much better quality and safe to use with a fountain pen. Also a good brand such as Clairefontaine/Rhodia. The sustainable earth notebooks from staples are not too bad as a cheap locally found option. Now this pen's nib will not flex, if you want to try a low cost option for that there is the noodler's ahab. This will flex on down strokes to give a wider line and it will take practice to use well like a brush pen.

Lastly another curious fountain pen used for writing Kanji is the type of calligraphy nib that is bent to allow line variation depending on the angle used. Such as salior's "fude de mannen." I have one but prefer a flex nib fountain and brush pen myself.

Quick example of a fountain and brush pen.

A little late to the game, but I have a couple of cents on this topic as well. I own Tombows, the Faber Castell's mentioned below, as well as Pentel Sign Touch Pens, and Kuretake Fudes. I think a lot of the commenters hit the nail on the head re: Tombows. They can be tough to use and hard to control transitions from thick to thin lines. In my experience, this has less to do with the flexibility of the nib and more about the type of head the pen uses. Tombows have a pretty large fiber brush head, and it's not as "springy" as some other pens. This means when you let back on the pressure, you have to really gauge how much pressure you need to reduce to get a thinner line. A lot of pens with a smaller head, especially felt tipped pens, will be a lot more forgiving in terms of pressure variation.

If you do want to get some smaller pens, the FC are decent. They have fantastic color transfer, but I feel like they're scratchier than some of the other options that I have, and also a tad bit more expensive. I really like the Pentel Fude Touch Sign Pens. The head is a tiny bit smaller than the FC pens, so you won't be able to get quite as thick of a downstroke. If you want something more comparable in size to the FCs, Kuretake Fudebiyoris are pretty similar and also writes a bit smoother.

That said, I think it also depends on what you're going for. If you want consistent lettering early on, a felt tip pen with a smaller nib is your best bet. However, because they're so much easier to control, I find that if I use those exclusively for a while, the quality of my lettering deteriorates. Tombows force you to really learn to control your pressure. If your goal is to perfect lettering with all types of pens (felt, brush, watercolor, etc) and with all sorts of nib sizes, I think using Tombows to practice with is the best option.

I'm right there with you. I tried a few different things (pencil, ink, paints, chainsaw, markers) I stick with a sketchbook with paper that is smooth and between 150gsm to 180gsm weight paper. Such as Moleskine or Daler Rowney (don't get too good a sketchbook or you'll be afraid to ruin it) (oh and the Daler Rowney is a bit more toothy, rougher than the Moleskine)

I have some Mitsubishi fine liner pens. A Pentel brush pen. A few cheap pencils. (F is hard, b is soft etc) and a couple obvious bits like a ruler, hard and a soft rubber. You don't need them, but sometimes I'll splash some colour in with either light watercolour or alcohol markers. A lot of the time I'm just sketching with a biro pen or a cheap mechanical pencil.

Go nuts and absolutely test those mediums to destruction in your sketchbook.

Draw what you see, copy everything you like, don't try to draw exactly like certain artists too much, and look at a sweeping variety of art. And don't get caught up with making everything a masterpiece. Draw everything quick and light, get caught up on the details later. So often I get bogged down on toes or hands and half an hour later I've drawn a great stick figure with beautiful hands.

I'd love to see how you do, keep us updated!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002AF8XFM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_ApTIzb98NWR8D sketchbook

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002N5MBNO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_0qTIzbE96P7YC Pens

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000J6BAV8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_.rTIzbX47MR84 Pencils. Though you could just get a couple from your local stationery or art supply store.

For computer game art. I could recommend you get the cheap version of Clip Studio Pro for 25 dollars (really powerful comic illustration software) then snap a pic of what you have drawn and colour it in there, touch up the blacks of your line work etc. You can do it all with a mouse once you do your line work on paper.

Finally, wow I went overboard with this comment. Check out sketchbook vids on Youtube, for yourself, check out Scott Robertson, his vids are all about his students and his sketchbooks, all in the area of designing and rendering cool stuff. Here's a link with John Parks sketchbook LOT OF MECHS https://youtu.be/Rv-LVUCZWyU

I used Touchnew markers.
Numbers; 64,76,182,CG8,83,143,84,132,145,75, white deleter for the eyes, I overlapped # 76 on 182. # 64 is used to shade for the blue. # 145 is for the shade for the white on the dress. CG8 is for the dress and shoes. #84 is the ribbon. # 83 is for the shade for the dress. For the black I used whatever but make the lines thick haha rem is thick lulz. I used a color pencil for the blush. For the skin I used #132. TBH I would go fairer. Like #26 or #131. I used a micron pen for some of the black I have a black Copic marker so I used that to fill in some stuff I would not use the Copic cuz the brush is hard to control for me now. I would recommend drawing her before you even start to color her. Here is the sauce for the markers I used. And the rest of the art supplies I used. I would not suggest the paper I used.

168 Set Color TOUCHNEW Graphic Drawing Painting Alcohol Art Dual Tip Sketch Pen Twin Marker Design Coloring Highlighting Set with Carry Bag +A4 Drawing Book + Parblo Glove https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS46KVT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zW2DCbMSACQY0
And the deleter
Deleter Manga Ink - White 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UF3IUE?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The Copic marker I mentioned:
Copic Marker Copic Sketch... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QWZUE2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The skin colors I used most of them I believe: come with the 168 set haven't checked
24 Colors Skin Tone Pens TOUCHNEW... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B8LS519?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The pencils I used:
Zebra DelGuard 0.5mm Lead... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NN3Z4EI?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Prismacolor Col-Erase Erasable... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000093L6M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The micron markers I mentioned:
3M Rugged Comfort Quick Latch... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0798HYDYL?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

And lastly for the color pencils:
Castle Art Supplies 72 Colored... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZNF7GS?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I used #34 of ^ the color pencils I used my finger to rub it in and make it look like a blush.

Paper I used:
Bellofy 100-Sheet Sketchpad... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FB6G81C?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Yeah sorry for the overkill response and wall of text. Have fun drawing her.

P.S please respond if you read it I would greatly appreciate it. Have a great day :3

Well, heres some tools I like to use and/or think might be a good choice for someone:

For sketching and whatnot this
pencil set is good.

Also Erasers and Blenders are useful

Charcoal pencils are cool too, but maybe not the best starting point. heres a link anyway

Oh, and drawing paper

I realize all this is getting expensive so maybe its best to get her this drawing set. The quality isn't as high in these complete sets, but it does gives her a wide variety of tools to experiment with. (including coloring pencils) The paper sucks in this set, so I would still probably get that separately.

The same folks also make a beginners set of acrylic here. Which seems pretty cool. Again though, it would probably be a good idea to get more paper. I've used this acrylic paper and it seems to be pretty good.


Also, If you want, it might be better to go for watercolor over acrylic.
If so, here is some decent stuff:

Paint or Cheaper Paint

Brushes

Paper

Well, that's all that springs to mind. Let me know if you have any questions that I might be able to answer.

I made a lot of people smile this week and I made a NEW friend :D

Super Happy dance :D

This item is 5.06 USD and free shipping. and would be super helpful. Thanks for the cute happy contest!

I like the idea, but make sure you know (a) how much ink cartridge refills cost, (b) whether you'll be willing to pay for them going forward, and (c) how easy they are to obtain. If they're only available online, you may want to buy a few packs with your purchase of the pen so you don't have to worry about additional shipping costs when purchasing later. (Don't go crazy and buy a lifetime supply, though - sometimes they go bad/dry out after a year or two.) My experience with nice stationery and art supplies is that if they're too expensive and/or difficult to obtain, you won't use them for fear of wasting them. So make sure this won't be a problem.

If you can't find a pen you like that meets these requirements, I'd suggest buying a nice writing journal and a pack of several decent-but-not-luxury pens to use in it. (Assuming you want to stay on the writing theme.) I have one of these MUJI pens and it writes quite well.

Another less expensive pen alternative, if you're more of the old-school fountain pen persuasion, would be a stick pen with interchangeable nibs and ink bottle. It's honestly not very practical but it's pretty fun to write with.

I'm sad because I've started to realize I haven't done art for months and months and want to get back into it... And that is really difficult. Reading usually makes me happy but I think finishing a satisfactory (to me) drawing or painting would make me the happiest.

Anything on my art supplies/books wish list would cheer me up and probably aren't necessary since I have tons of other things I could use. It would give me something new to work on or try out and that may be a good way to work on art more offen. I'm especially interested in these though: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009I8LEU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_jtlAwbW0SCMVA

Thanks for the contest!

Honestly, starting out you really don't need a lot in the way of supplies! All you really need is a box of #2 pencils and a big ream of cheap copy paper. You don't need to spend a lot on a sketchbook, because (if you're doing it right) you're going to be doing just tons of drawings, and most of them won't be worth hanging onto.

A good beginner book with a lot of clearly laid out lessons will help as well. Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner is a good one. A lot of people like Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain; I don't care for it but many folks swear by it, and it's one that's almost certainly going to be in your local library if you want to check it out before you buy. Keys to Drawing is a classic. You don't need all of them; just pick out one you like and work your way through it.

After you've been doing the pencil and copy paper thing for awhile, if you decide you want to work bigger, you can spend just a bit more and get some charcoal pencils - a set like this that also includes a small kneaded eraser and other tools - will only set you back about $10-$12. For the same amount you can get a pad of newsprint to go with it.

That whole setup - paper, pencils, a book, charcoal set, and newsprint pad - would fall well within your budget and keep you busy drawing for months. And there's tons of good, free drawing tutorials online, too, if you blow through the book.

Prismacolor and copic are what I use. I get different shades from both brands so I can't recommend one over the other. I started with a few prisma color grays and then got a pack of 24 colors. From there is was like an addiction picking up single markers every time I went to the store. Give me about 20 min and I'll update this post with some good starter packs. :)

UPDATE:

For gray's I would start with Copic Neutral Gray - 6 set. If you have a Hobby Lobby near you they have a 40% off coupon and you can get that pack for $25. Check their site offten because they have that coupon a lot. Or you could get The prismacolor neutral gray

For just skin tones you could get Copic Skin set1 but I only use 3 of the markers from that set for skin. I use Copic E00 E11 YR61 R20 and Prismacolor Light Peach for skin. You could easily get away with just E00 and prismacolor light peach. Thats all I used for the skin in this picture.

If you're looking for a full color set this is what I have.

If you don't want to make a big investment I'd say grab a prismacolor cool gray 30%, Prismacolor warm gray 30%, a Prismacolor Light Peach, and a copic E00 skin white. Those 4 markers are a great starter set imo.

You may also want to grab a colorless blender, they come in handy for smoothing.

A few things about Prismacolor vs copic. You can buy refills for copic but in my experience copic dries out faster than prismacolor. You can also buy replacement tips for copic markers.

You can refill BOTH markers with a little rubbing alcohol when they start to dry out, but over time this can ruin the tips.

Sorry if this is TMI.

TL;DR I really like markers.

I use/have used a pretty wide variety of tools for inking, because I put a lot of emphasis on my inking/line work in general. Recently I've opted to simply using a fine tip sharpie pen and a black sharpie marker. This is more economical and easy to find. A slightly more pricey but good alternative I've used is a prismacolor black brush pen. Makes things like line weight (variation in line thickness) a breeze. There's actually a nice 8 pack I found on Amazon that includes the brush pen (as well as other handy pens) that's only $11 plus tax. which you can find here

Artsy for life!

I've been avoiding Copic markers for years and years because they're so expensive and I've always thought, "whatever, they're just markers." I've always loved charcoal and paint but as I've developed my style, realized they were never quite what I was looking for. So I said fuck it and tried some markers, and I'm hooked lmao. It's like painting, but with less mess! They're vibrant! Blendable! Easy to fill in and detail! No cleanup! Simplicity! It's everything I ever wanted in a hand held art tool!

This little set here would help me with my current illustration.

Here's my entry. It was done in Photoshop and pretty much all digital, save for some textures I scanned. :)
As far as pen recommendations go, it sort of depends on price. If you can afford them, I definitely recommend Rapidograph pens.
Most of my class used them when I was in college, and they work absolutely amazingly. They're refillable so much cheaper than rebuying pens in the long run. If you don't want to spend so much at once, I would suggest staying with Micron. They're what I used before I got some Rapidographs and they worked fairly well... I just can't get past the crispness of the Rapidographs!!!

Thank you! I just purchased some watercolour pens and I'm still getting used to them, but they're a dream. They're made by a company called Akashiya SAI. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.com/Akashiya-Sai-Watercolor-Brush-Pen/dp/B000VZB51C

I also have a set of Winsor & Newton watercolour pens, but I honestly like the SAI ones better. (That and they're cheaper.)

Thank you! I basically copied this post

And yeah, I love a good brush pen. I used the Pilot Pocket Brush Pen.

I would DEFINITELY go with the colored pastels. You obviously love to draw and pastels make everything better!

swaggybananas

Forgot to talk about my idea for the stolen shredded cheese. Note that this one is also not poisoning.

I don't know what kind of cheese you like, but depending upon cheddar, mozarella, or a mix of white and yellow cheese (Mexican), we can do this.

• $1.88 for new bag of shredded cheese: https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/shredded-cheese
  
• $4.03 for white crayons: https://www.amazon.com/Crayola-FBA_52-0836-053-520836053-Standard-White/dp/B0044S904Q
  
• $5.99 for orange crayons: https://www.amazon.com/Crayola-Large-Crayons-Orange-Bright/dp/B0044SH5IY
  
• $15.13 for a plastic bag heat sealer: https://www.amazon.com/iTouchless-Handheld-Airtight-Storage-Aluminum/dp/B000N5YBKC
  
• $8.00 for cheese grater: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005D098VO/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_wajwCbCGNFBXA
  
  Buy your bag of shredded cheese and carefully cut open the top, empty cheese into some other container. Take those crayons, carefully unwrap the paper on each crayon. Take 4 or 5 of the crayons and secure them in a row, side by side as they would arrive in the box, and grate some 'cheese'. Add new 'cheese' to original cheese bag, then heat seal the top of the bag.
  
  Leave that in the fridge on Friday.
  
  Ingestion of crayons is fairly safe: https://www.crayola.com/faq/safetymsds/are-crayola-and-silly-putty-products-nontoxic-even-if-ingested/

Alright! Reminds me of the notecard system as well.

Right now I'm using a fountainhead pen with Moleskine pocket notebooks and Leuchtturm A5's (dotted). I never really gave ink/paper longevity a thought. I really like this setup so I'll have to check if it fits your criteria. I really love the 0.2mm Uni-penn (these ones) but I'll be ordering the sakura pens you recommended.

I'm definitely tagging you as the go to archive person in here :D

I use this uni ball set mostly but for these I pretty much used the 0.1mm pen, they're super cheap compared to the other stuff that's out there.

Akashiya Sai Watercolor Brush Pens
I like them over Tombows because I find Tombows harder to control and easy to fray (even with rhodia paper). I really enjoy using brush pens like these with softer bristles :P

Cousin: These markers are fairly awesome: http://amzn.com/B007L4BKOI

Sister: A nice quality stethoscope in her fav color: http://amzn.com/B00PCQXBY4

I have this set and it is amazing.

I also use Pentel brushes to ink my drawings (brushes like these) though I don't know if they come in different shades of black and grey?

If you'd like to see the result of a combination of both pens/brushes, take a look at one of my drawings.

Castle Art Supplies 72 Coloured Pencil Set for Adult Colouring Books or Kids School Supplies - Premium Artist Soft Series Lead with Vibrant Colours https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06ZZNF7GS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_8d8TBbNTC48X2

These. They are pretty good considering their price. Although I haven't used them too much yet.

Caran d'ache (Wax pastels) are literally the best for face painting, dry quick, stay on really well and wash off easy

https://www.amazon.com/Caran-dAche-Classic-Neocolor-Water-Soluble/product-reviews/B0009I8LEU

Not the same brand, but the set I own and enjoy. I like the included sepia pens https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Illustration-Markers-Assorted/dp/B00317ERM6

I use these, and I have yet to ever have them fall out on me... I lost maybe 2-3 of them due to my own carelessness. Paperclips and bobbypins seem like a good idea but honestly sometimes when I work on tiny pieces like arms and legs for toys... I dont want those under my hands getting in the way. It's only $5.

Edit: Crochet stich marks also have to be split into a C shape... the other circle ones are meant for knitting and you wont be able to use them for crochet.

Crayola; Large Crayons, Orange; Art Tools; 12 ct. Bulk Crayons; Bright, Bold Color https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044SH5IY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Dfi2DbQK3YJ6P

Hope this helps

MyLifeUNIT pen set is my favor，just $5.95!! These pens are amazing. I use them from writing to outlining drawings to adding color. This brings my notes to life and is easier for me to see my notes from a distance.

https://www.amazon.com/MyLifeUNIT-Fineliner-Colored-Drawing-Assorted/dp/B01H5FYNX2

Daniel Smith Essentials set $23 , Arches Hot Press Watercolor Pad $11, Pentel Waterbruahes 3 pack - $13 , and a bottle of [India Ink $3] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001E6CUPC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1478233526&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX280_SY350_QL65&keywords=india+ink&dpPl=1&dpID=51a6zmSbLPL&ref=plSrch). If I had a little extra, I'd spring for the da Vinci round 6 sable travel brush - favorite all around brush for smaller paintings :)

What about you? What would you have purchased? Or are you looking to buy?

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Closest item to $13.13: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00BHLRRJI/?coliid=I3O7X68BXFU249&colid=2JYSZ7P4V7EP3&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

I use these ones I got from from Amazon I dont think they're the best on the market by any means, but they do the trick :)

I use http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001DMO8ZW/ - a Kuratake Sumi Brush Pen

I very rarely write, and don't really spend any time learning to write, but when the urge does strike me, I'm very happy with the kuratake

It's called a brush pen! I'm a big fan of Tombow's double sided brush pens - one side is small like the one I used in this thanks post and the other side is larger, which I also use for brush lettering! This exact one is here!

I've tried a lot of the pens out there. When I was starting out, stiffer pens like the pentel fude pens, Kuretake Fudegokochi, Zebra Fude, or some of the finer tombow were much easier to control. Later I branched out to larger tips like Ecoline, the Tombow dual-tips and the Kuretake Fudebiyori (and a bunch of other random pen types!) but those smaller, stiffer pens remain my recommendation for beginners.

I see you have a bunch of Pigma Micron pens there. I used to use them heavily. Have you ever considered buying a nice set of Rapidographs? They are a bitch to clean if you don't take care of them properly, but they are SO worth the cost savings and the accuracy. Plus you can get them cheap on eBay.

Pilot G2 pens.
I just bought these pens back in March and they're really good quality fine felt tip pens.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H5FYNX2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Kuretake Bimoji Brush Pen, Extra Fine, Fine, Midium, Broad, Midium/Bristles, Value Set of 5 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y138TX3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xJYzDbSWXHGSG
You can also get them at hobby lobby.

Kuretake Bimoji Brush Pen, Extra Fine, Fine, Midium, Broad, Midium/Bristles, Value Set of 5 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y138TX3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_a.MNDbFWFE77Y

Copic Marker Copic Sketch Markers, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QWZUE2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_W.MNDbJWEH05A

Copic Markers 9-Piece Multiliner Inking Pen Set B-2, Black (MLB2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MRSUZ8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_lbNNDbWSWT67K

yeah, this is a set I used for a piece I did a while ago. I also used a blending stump to smooth mine out, although my canvas was white originally. Took me stupidly long to do, because I was copying a picture by hand, which took like an hour, along with 2 or 3 to actually colour it.

Clarify please. Are you talking about the Pentel Aquash brushes? Or the Pentel Color brushes? Or neither?

Oh, thank you! Any other advice? I have seen this http://www.amazon.com/Rapidograph-7-Pen-Tech-Pen-Set/dp/B000WRZC5O/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426361542&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=architecture+rapidographs and this http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAEDTLER-MARS-MATIC-700-SET-9-TECHNICAL-PENS-013-018-025-035-05-07-10-14-20-/161618671290

Thanks very much. Main pens would be Pilot precise v7 or v5, kuratake brushpen, and the tombow duel brushpen

what about oil pastels? like these? you can widdle them down to size.

It's a Pentel brush pen, but it's their color brush pen (this one) instead of the pocket brush pen. The color brush has water-soluable ink, so after I'm done with the drawing I go back in with water to dissolve some of the lines and create the grays.

You mean like these?

Looks like a Pilot Fude Brush Pen Kofude. Recognized it from my old set.

I got a full set of Akashiya Sai watercolor pens for Christmas, actually. They're nice, deep colors, and have no odor.

I've only gotten ever gotten black Microns, though. I've got all 30 of the fineliners, so I don't have a lot of interest in anything but maybe the blue or blue-black for work (and I have G2's and Precise V7's for that).

Here's the Amazon link!

For fine tuned brush pen work - with just water. I use this

Kuretake No. 8 Fountain Brush Pen (DP150-8B) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001C0CT2O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.w4EzbWVEQB2N

I buy mine from Kinokuniya bookstore. You can get them from amazon, jetpens, ebay..pretty much everywhere. Not sure if the artist uses the same but it's at least similar, I think.

https://www.amazon.com/Sakura-50025-Pigma-Professional-2-Pack/dp/B00THY7BGQ

I think this is similar to the one that rokbound uses: https://www.amazon.com/Pentel-Color-Brush-Black-GFLBP101/dp/B002PIFTRE

I'm actually really wild about this. Art is my thing and these call to me

These Akashiya Sai Brush Pens!

Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph Pen and Ink Set, 7 Assorted Pen Nibs and .75 oz. Bottle of Ultradraw Black Ink, 1 Set Each (3165SP7P) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WRZC5O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JUlJBbSN17T1S

I use this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kuretake-Sumi-Brush-Blister-No8/dp/B001C0CT2O/ref=mp_s_a_1_24?keywords=brush+pen&qid=1557925043&s=gateway&sprefix=brush+pen&sr=8-24

Get willow charcoal! There is this cool technique I learned in college. Use willow charcoal to lay down a base on your page. Color the whole damn thing. Then you can make your lines with willow charcoal. Because willow charcoal doesn't stick to the page very well, you can literally brush it off with your finger if you don't like this line or that line. Then, use a normal charcoal stick to go over the lines you want to keep. It makes it so easy.



I have this type of willow charcoal



I've had this set for years. It's solid.