SKETCHING TOOLS EVERY ARTIST MUST HAVE
SKETCHING TOOLS EVERY ARTIST MUST HAVE
Art involves many things like paintings, sculptures, sketching, etc. Sketching is the rough work of drawings. There is no age limit for sketching. You can do sketching work anywhere and at any time.
From childhood onwards, we used to make different kinds of sketching. At that time, we were not bothered about perfection. We have used many tools for sketching. And at that time, quality does not play an important role. But when you are growing and want to become a professional artist, especially in the field of sketching, quality matters a lot. Without good quality, your sketching would be of no use. So there are certain tools to make your sketching more qualitative and attractive they are:
SKETCHBOOK:
A sketchbook is one of the most important things an artist should have. A sketchbook is used for daily practice. There are so many types of sketchbooks available in the market. It is important to choose one, that is permanent and has plenty of pages for all of your ideas. A normal sketchbook is not enough for the artist to draw. The book must contain quality pages to make your sketching more attractive. Some of the best sketchbooks are
- “Hahnemühle 12″ x 8 1/2″ Tan sketchbook.”
- “Blackwing Palomino 8 1/2″ x 5″ Notebook.”
- “Shizen Faux Leather 8″ x 6″ Journal.”
- “Strathmore Series 400 9″ x 12″ Sketchbook.”
GRAPHITE PENCILS:
Graphite pencils are best sharpened using a sharp art edge rather than a pencil sharpener. They are ranked from hard(H) to soft(B). Always select that pencil at which you feel most suitable while drawing. They are the best tool for every sketching artist, especially for freshers. They help in controlling while sketching.
PASTEL PENCILS:
Pastel pencils are made from a piece of hard pastel bound in a wooden cask. They are good for detailed line work, as well as shading combined well. With the help of Pastel, one can represent the real form. They can be used to create painterly effects and smoothly layer to produce active colours.
Best Pastel Pencils
- Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils.
- General’s Pastel Pencils.
- Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils.
- Derwent Pastel Pencils.
- Koh-i-Noor Gioconda Pastel Pencils.
QUALITY DRAWING SURFACE:
A drawing can be made, on any surface, but the quality of that surface is very important while sketching. Examples are wood, metals, etc.
VARIETY OF ERASERS:
Most of the artists will bring quality tools like paper, colours, pencils, etc. But they will not give much preference to erasers, they will bring low-quality erasers because they think that the erasers are not much useful while making art. But in reality, erasers play an important role in sketching. If you use normal quality erasers, then the black scratching will appear on the paper, and the paper will look worse. And again, you need to work out the entire sketching. They can act as a great mark-making tool as well as each eraser creates a different mark and should be used as necessary according to the specific drawing medium.
Few recommended erasers are
- Rubber eraser
- Kneaded eraser
- Gum eraser.
CHARCOAL OR CONTE:
Every artist kit will contain charcoal or Conte. Charcoal provides a variety of content. And the charcoal pencils are just similar to graphite pencils. It contains the characteristic features of charcoal. It is used for drawing thick lines. The sketching made by charcoal is easily erased, then the sketching is made by graphite. Charcoal comes in both stick and pencil styles.
A GOOD PENCIL SHARPENER:
When we are sketching frequently with the same pencil, the pencil lid may become dull or sometimes it may be broken, which will not be appropriate for sketching. At that moment, a pencil sharpener is necessary. The pencil sharpener makes the pencil tip sharper than normal, which makes the artist feel more satisfied while drawing. Pencils need to be sharpened with a good pencil sharpener. Using a low-quality pencil sharpener will make the pencil dull, which makes an artist lose interest in sketching.
QUALITY COLORED PENCILS:
There are so many colour pencils available in the market. But every coloured pencil will not be a branded one, The quality of your sketching work will depend on the quality of colour pencils that you use. Sometimes you may do drawing work very well, but it won’t look attractive, the reason behind this is lack of colouring. Most of the sketching work will get spoiled due to the colouring. So, always choose good-quality coloured pencils so that your sketching may look more attractive.
Great Colored Pencils
- Prismacolor Premier.
- Faber-Castell.
- Prang.
- Derwent Inktense.
- Caran D’Ache Luminance.
- Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor.
- Staedtler Ergosoft.
BLENDING STUMPS:
Blending stumps is required for the artist setting to move material around on the surface. Blending stumps also allow the artist to design smooth applications of value in areas of detail that may be hard to get to otherwise. When the tip of your blending stump becomes too low, you can sharpen it using a sandpaper sharpener.
GOOD DRAWING BOARD:
If you are working on a book then it’s well and good, what if you are working on a single sheet of paper? At that time you need the support of the drawing board. without a proper drawing board, you cannot work on a single sheet of paper. Bringing a good-quality board also matters a lot. But make sure that the board is sufficient for your paper so that you can draw very comfortably.
BRUSHES:
The traditional tool for using ink is a brush. For applying coatings of ink or water color, good quality sable brushes are most suitable. They carry a large volume of quantity of fluid and if looked after keep their points well.
CONCLUSION
Whether you want to create a new piece with your best pencils or simply work on your painting techniques, the above-mentioned tools will set you in good stead. Thus the quality of your sketching depends on the tools that you used for it, and by following all these, you can create wonders in sketching.