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I'm a mere art hobbyist, so I try to get the most bang for my
buck. (See the Lonewall article on Getting Good Art Supplies Cheap.)
Even so, my wallet occasionally complains about some purchasing decisions.
Sketching
Pentel GraphGear 1000 mechanical pencils | 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9mm
Pentel Ain Stein lead | 0.3mm HB
Pentel Hi-Polymer lead | 0.5mm HB/2H, 0.7mm HB/2B, 0.9mm HB
Prismacolor Col-Erase NP Blue colored pencils
Pentel Hi-Polymer erasers | Block and Clic
Tombow Mono Zero eraser
Faber-Castell kneaded erasers
Poster tack
Graphite
Castell 9000 series pencils | 8B-2H
Prismacolor Ebony
Random blending stumps from Hobby Lobby
Inking
Copic Multiliner | 0.3mm, 0.7mm, 1.0mm, small brush
Pigma Micron | 005, 01, 02, 03, 05, 08, 1, brush
Color
Copic Sketch (full color list here)
Staedtler Triplus Fineliner pens (for colored lineart)
Prismacolor Premier pencils (for detail)
Papers
X-Press It Blending Card (8.5x11")
Canson XL Smooth Bristol (14x17")
Master's Touch Sketch (11x14, <huge>)
Other Random Stuff
Panasonic KP-310 electric long-point sharpener ($3 Goodwill find - all of
the Panasonic sharpeners are great choices)
Epson Perfection 4490 scanner ($10 yard sale find)
Pixel Art
GrafX2 - main suite, runs on just about anything
Pixelformer - upscaling, minor edits, .psd conversion
TrueBrilliance - Amiga-centric platform
Resprite (iOS) - Short of using a remote desktop, it's the best mobile pixel
editor I can find.
Digital art, comics, animations
iPad Pro 12.9" (4th Generation)
Procreate - general art, edits, etc.
ToonSquid - animations
Krita - quick .PSD edits/studies
Paint.NET - great for rapid fixes to scanned images
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