What materials do beginners really need to learn to draw and what can you do without? In this video I talk about the graphite pencils, sketchbooks, and erasers that I recommend all of my drawing students purchase to begin with. In total, you should only spend 20-30.

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PRODUCT LINKS:
Amazon Store
Pencils:
For affordable student pencils: Faber Castell Basic Pencil Set: https://amzn.to/3Vg0OC4
I really prefer the Faber Castell 9000 series pencils but I can currently only find them in a large set! : https://amzn.to/44ganoT
Tombow Mono pencils are my favorite – here with bonus eraser: https://amzn.to/3Qdd85z

Eraser:
Kneadable eraser https://amzn.to/3OE9kGM

Sketchbooks:
Canson 9×12 Spiral Bound Sketchbook, Card Cover https://amzn.to/3OKE5JT
Canson 11×14 Spiral Bound Sketchbook, Card Cover https://amzn.to/3NvG03T

New Zealand – Gordon Harris
Faber Castell 9000 series pencils:
2H pencil https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/product/30125-faber-castell-9000-pencil-2h
Pencil 2B https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/product/30124-faber-castell-9000-pencil-2b
Pencil 6B https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/product/30132-faber-castell-9000-pencil-6b
Kneadable Eraser https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/product/18109-cretacolor-kneadable-eraser-grey
Spiral bound sketchbook, A4 https://www.gordonharris.co.nz/product/20992-gh-visual-diary-a4-60sht-110g-portrait

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