Charcoal and Pastel Pencils Materials List
Everything you need to draw with charcoal and pastel pencils.
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Pencils + Charcoal
Any brand of pastel pencils is fine. I use Stabilo CarbOthello.
- General's Charcoal Drawing Set — 2B, 4B, 6B and white
- Winsor & Newton Vine Charcoal, Soft — any kind is fine
- Stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils, basic set
- Stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils, recommended set
Paper
One or two sheets per class.
- Canson Mi-Teintes Grayscale Pastel Pad, 9 x 12 in — good gray toned paper
- Canson Mi-Teintes Pastel Pad, Assorted Colors, 12 x 16 in
Drawing Board
A board 16 x 20 in or 18 x 24 in holds your reference and paper.
- Drawing board
- Board clips — 6 to 8 in varying sizes; binder clips are fine
- Artist tape — or painter's blue tape
- Mahl stick / back scratcher — perfect for keeping your hand off the paper
Erasers + Sharpeners
- General's Kneaded Eraser — must have
- Stabilo Eraser
- Tombow Mono Zero Eraser Set — optional
- Stabilo CarbOthello Sharpener — for travel
- AFMAT Long Point Pencil Sharpener — best studio sharpener
Additional Materials
- Sketchbook and pencil — for notes and sketching
Optional
- Kolormondo color wheel
- Workable fixative spray — protective spray for drawings
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