Archive for May, 2009

Frank Stockton

Frank Stockton is an illustrator living in New York City.

What are some of your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet, all of the above)?

Faber-Castell HB and 2B pencils, kneaded erasers, gum erasers, Prismacolor Verithin non-photo blue pencils, Speedball india ink, Hunt 101 and 102 quill nibs, Isabey Kolinsky sable brushes (sizes 0-6), Stonehenge […]

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Mike Dominic

Mike Dominic is a comic artist, colorist, and illustrator.

What are your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet, all of the above)?

Pencil and paper. I like to keep things simple, with as little as possible in the way between me and the art. I construct my drawings in a non-photo blue pencil, […]

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Blanca Helga

Blanca Helga is an illustrator and animated film director living in Madrid, Spain.

What are some of your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet, all of the above)?

I normally use pencils, markers, papers, cardboard, small objects I come across, wool, wood, thread, needles and even the drawing tablet when using my computer.

I consider paper […]

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Anke Weckmann

Anke Weckmann is a freelance illustrator living in London.

What are some of your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet, all of the above)?

I usually draw my work with black pens, and I always try new brands or types that I see.

For rough sketches I have a love of pencils, I like colourful and […]

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Jessica Burke

Jessica Burke is a full-time artist as well as an Assistant Professor of Drawing at Western Oregon University.

What are your favorite drawing tools (pens, pencils, markers, drawing tablet, all of the above)?

At the moment, I am in love with graphite pencils, specifically a 4B woodless and even mechanical. I will also always have a soft […]

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