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Paolo LazatinPaolo Lazatin

Paolo Lazatin is a freelance graphic artist living in the Philippines.

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

I use pencils—I always have in my case (1) a clay eraser and a .5 mechanical pencil from Faber Castell, (2) 3H, HB, 5B and 9B Pencils from Staedtler, (3) a […]

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Kurt Ankeny

Kurt Ankeny is an artist and art instructor living and working in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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

My favorite tools are pencils, ballpoint pens and the Pentel brush pens with permanent ink in them, which I purchased while I was living in Japan, god, eight […]

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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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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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Mick Statham

Mick Statham is an artist based in Staffordshire, UK.

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

When I sketch it is usually with ink. A drafting pen or markers are my favourite choices. I find that you can’t hide your mistakes when you draw directly in ink. I love […]

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