My Favorite Pens and Pencils

 

    • Sets available at Amazon | Blick
    • Individual colors available at Blick
    • White is especially useful for adding tiny details and highlights to my watercolor paintings

  • Tombow Mono Drawing Pens

    • Sets available at Amazon | Blick | Jackson's Art
    • Individual sizes available at Jackson's Art
    • Instantly waterproof
    • As a heavy-handed writer and illustrator, I find the tips hold up better than on similar technical drawing pens like Sakura Pigma Micron
    • Reliably black lines
    • Made in Japan


  • Uniball Signo RT1 0.5mn Gel Pens
    • Sets of black available at Amazon
    • Sets of colors available at Amazon
    • Black refills available at Amazon
    • Refills available at Amazon
    • Water-resistant when given time to dry
    • Super comfortable grip runs from the tip of the pen about halfway up the barrel so your fingers can rest at any point
    • Also available in 0.28mm, 0.38mm, and 0.7mm
    • Made in Japan

  • Zebra Zensations Brush Pens

    • Sets available at Amazon | Blick
    • Individual sizes available at AmazonBlick
    • Water resistant after allowing time to dry
    • Easy to control for beginners learning to make thin upstrokes and thick downstrokes
    • Can also be used for sketching, gestural writing, and jotting notes in your regular handwriting
    • Made in Japan



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