My Favorite Art Supplies for Realism | best graphite and charcoal pencils + how to use them

After a few years of working with graphite and charcoal I find these are the best tools for hyper realistic drawing. I truly believe that understanding your art supplies and learning to work with them is crucial to being able to draw anything you want. So in this video I not only share my tools for hyper realistic drawing, I also share with you all the ways in which I use them and what i use them for.

SHADING TOOLS:
⚡️general's charcoal pencils - https://amzn.to/47lExrG
⚡️conte a paris 3B - https://amzn.to/49G4dkt
⚡️compressed graphite - https://amzn.to/3SJ4Sf1
⚡️compressed charcoal - https://amzn.to/3SOj5Hw
⚡️sandpaper stick - https://amzn.to/47p8gjB
⚡️drywall sanding screen - https://amzn.to/3MQTxph
⚡️castell 9000 graphite pencils - https://amzn.to/46nedfI
⚡️greyscale compressed charcoal - https://amzn.to/46lhT1t

BLENDING TOOLS:
⚡️kitchen sponge - https://amzn.to/3QMGNkF
⚡️beauty blenders - https://amzn.to/47k9CfA
⚡️sofft knives - https://amzn.to/3QJ1yhq
⚡️makeup brushes - https://amzn.to/3R57Adj
⚡️blending stumps - https://amzn.to/3SLb3PC

HIGHLIGHTING TOOLS:
⚡️beauty blenders - https://amzn.to/47k9CfA
⚡️koh-i-noor pencil eraser - https://amzn.to/3QJbfw5
⚡️kneaded eraser - https://amzn.to/47HtgSz
⚡️dust-free eraser - https://amzn.to/49K1NBu

DETAILING TOOLS:
⚡️general's charcoal pencils - https://amzn.to/47l9KeP
⚡️castell 9000 graphite pencils - https://amzn.to/46nedfI
⚡️makeup brushes - https://amzn.to/3R57Adj
⚡️koh-i-noor pencil eraser - https://amzn.to/3QJbfw5
⚡️mono zero eraser - https://amzn.to/46q1sAS
⚡️electric eraser - https://amzn.to/3MRgmJH
⚡️white acrylic pens- https://amzn.to/47GT54Y
⚡️kneaded eraser - https://amzn.to/47HtgSz
⚡️mechanical pencil - https://amzn.to/3uuxOgv
⚡️embossing tool - https://amzn.to/3R6yiCE

EXTRA TOOLS:
⚡️balloon inflator - https://amzn.to/40Jg0ue
⚡️dusting brush - https://amzn.to/40NA92w
⚡️cutter knife - https://amzn.to/49G4kfT
⚡️sandpaper stick - https://amzn.to/47p8gjB
⚡️fixative- https://amzn.to/47zvEKM
⚡️charcoal sharpener - https://amzn.to/47lErQQ

MY FAVORITE PAPERS:
⚡️strathmore smooth bristol paper pad - https://amzn.to/49GFAnO
⚡️strathmore smooth bristol paper roll (for big drawings) - https://amzn.to/3SOiMwm
⚡️arches hotpressed paper pad - https://amzn.to/3sCs5VB
⚡️arches hotpressed paper roll - https://amzn.to/40MocK7
⚡️tracing paper - https://amzn.to/40NmF6w



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🦋 About me 🦋
I'm Arianne and I started making pencil drawings in June 2020 during the pandemic. I have been following my intuition to recreate life onto a blank piece of paper and want to share my journey of becoming an artist with you.

Follow along as I share my weekly process of creating hyperrealistic drawings, as well as tips and techniques!


00:00 Introduction
00:25 4 basic steps
00:37 drawing tools overview
01:27 shading tools
04:28 blending tools
05:48 highlighting tools
07:04 detailing tools
10:05 extra tools
11:23 my favorite papers