A detailed list of the necessary and optional materials for the online hyper-realistic pencil drawing course.
Required materials
PENCILS SET
Pencils set: 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B.
Recommended brands: Caran D'Ache Grafwood / Faber Castell 9000 / Staedtler Lumograph
*For LEVEL 4 add: Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black (4B, 8B)
SOFT BLACK PENCIL / CHARCOAL
N. 1 charcoal pencil / black pencil (soft, not charcoal)
Reccomended: Lyra Carbon 2B / Cretacolor nero extrasoft / Caran d'Ache Luminance (black) / Staedtler Lumograph Black 8B
PAPER
Smooth finish paper sheets / sketchbook
LEVELS 1, 2, 3 - A4 format
LEVEL 4 - A3 Format
Reccomended: Arches satin 300g / Strathmore Bristol Smooth / Fabriano Bristol / Winsor & Newton Smooth surface / Canson Bristol
BLENDING STUMPS and ERASERS
N. 1 kneaded eraser
N. 1 pencil eraser
N. 1 precision eraser (Tombow Mono Zero, rounded)
N. 2/3 blending stumps (different sizes)
BRUSHES
Brushes set (rounded and flat)
Reccomended: make up brushes set (check on Amazon)
CRANK PENCIL SHARPENER
Pencil sharpener
Reccomended:
Lebez Truciolo (suitable with Faber Castell 9000 e Staedtler)
Helix (suitable with Caran D'Ache Grafwood)
OTHERS
For the trace
Squares set
Acetate sheets (A4/A3)
N.1 black permanent marker, small size (Stabilo Oh Pen S / Faber Castell Multimark)
Additional tools
Tissues
Cotton swabs
Crank pencil sharpener
Cutter
White gel pen
Pencil extender
Optional / Recommended Materials
ELECTRIC ERASE
MontMartre Electric Rubber or similar, with refills included.
FIXATIVE SPRAY
Winsor & Newton Spray for pencils and charcoal, or similar.
MICRO LEADS
Micro lead 0,5 HB.
LIGHT TABLE DRAWING
A3 or bigger. Useful for tracing with the transparency technique
TILTING TABLE
A2 / A3 size tilting wooden worktop
LED RING LIGHT
Useful to light up the work area if the environment around you is not bright enough
PHOTO PAPER FOR PRINTER
Photo paper for printers, useful to print handouts and pictures to draw.
Recommended: Canon Pixma A4 size