Materials
Many people ask me what materials I use for my drawings, below is a list of materials I use and recommend. I draw "Mixed Media" means I mixed different materials for my drawings.​
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colored pencils
Faber-Castell Polychromos
Set of 36 for beginners
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My favorites! I draw every picture with these pencils, they are perfect for fine highlights as the leads are hard enough and soft enough for larger areas. The colors are lightfast, long-lasting and bright. For me, clearly my number 1 and a clear recommendation to anyone who wants to learn detailed colored pencil drawings.
Faber-Castell Polychromos
Set of 120
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Prismacolor Premier
150 pack
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I don't use the Prismacolor Premier colored pencils for fine details, because they are not suitable for that, because the very soft end of the pencils means that you only have to sharpen them, as they wear out far too quickly. However, they are excellently suited for coarser surfaces. In terms of painting behavior, they are very similar to wax crayons. A notable difference to all pens is that their luminosity is unbeatable. I like to use the prisms as a base, as a kind of first layer of color or for blending, sometimes also for coloring large-area illustrations.
Caran d'Ache Luminance
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The Luminance are clearly the Ferrari of colored pencils. On the one hand they are super soft and soft when drawing and on the other hand because they are very expensive. I mainly use it to blend my layers, which creates a super soft and even finish, which I don't think any other colored pencil can do.
Take a look at my fur drawings, they all always have a soft finish, which comes from blending with the Luminance.
It's best to start with the small set and buy the pens individually that I need. I usually only need the light tones, especially white, which is also used in EVERY one of my drawings.
Rembrandt Polycolor
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Die Rembrandt Polycolor nutze ich gerne kombiniert mit den anderen Stiften, besonders in Kombination mit den Polychromos haben sie sich bewährt und ergänzen die Farbpalette super! Vorteil dieser Stifte ist auf jeden Fall, dass sie wunderbar weich sind und das verblenden sehr gut funktioniert.
Marker
Ohuhu Markers
Set of 72
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My favorite of the markers. In terms of quality, they hardly differ from the Copic markers for me. Value for money is unsc herebeatable! The brush tip is particularly great, which gives you a soft application.
I like to use them as a base for mixed media, then I work over them with colored pencils.
Ohuhu Markers
Set of 216
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I use this equipment. Recommended if you decide to work with Ohuhus, every color you need is here.
Copic Marker
Pastellset
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Copic Marker sind qualitativ wohl die besten Marker auf dem Markt, jedoch sehr preisintensiv, ich besitze auch nur eine handvoll, da man die Ohuhu Marker leider nicht nachkaufen kann, Copics hingegen schon. Farben wie Schwarz oder einige Pastellfarben benötge ich oft, daher habe ich auch eine Auswahl von Copic Markern zu Hause.
Paper
Strathmore Bristol
Smooth surface
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my favourite. With this I create the most beautiful photorealistic drawings. In particular, fur markings can be perfectly created with this. However, the surface is very smooth, you need some practice if you want to work with this paper. Layers and working in the mixed media area works perfectly with this paper, only pastel cannot be processed with it, but the following paper is well suited for it...
Strathmore Bristol
Smooth surface
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my favourite. With this I create the most beautiful photorealistic drawings. In particular, fur markings can be perfectly created with this. However, the surface is very smooth, you need some practice if you want to work with this paper. Layers and working in the mixed media area works perfectly with this paper, only pastel cannot be processed with it, but the following paper is well suited for it...
Clairefontaine Paint On
Das Papier für Anfänger/Übungen
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Mit diesem Papier habe ich damals angefangen und nutze es heute noch gerne für Übungen und Skizzen. Preis- Leistung ist unschlagbar.
Durch die gröbere Struktur ist es perfekt geeignet für Anfänger. Hiermit könnt ihr prima übe. Ihr könnt gut schichten und mit mehreren Medien darauf arbeiten.
Es hat auch eine gute Stärke von 250g/m², was man bei dem Preis selten findet.
Pastelmat
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Auch, wenn ich reine Pastellzeichnungen nur noch selten erstelle, möchte ich dieses Papier erwähnen, denn es ist für Pastellarbeiten definitiv das Beste, meiner Meinung nach. Es nimmt das Pastell, egal ob Pan Pastel, Kreiden oder Pastellstifte, prima auf und ihr könnt hiermit unendlich schichten, ohne, dass das Papier gesättigt ist. Auch halten die Pastellfarben sehr gut, auch ohne Fixaktiv. Daher für alle Pastellkünstler eine klare Empfehlung. Das Pastelmat gibt es als Papier oder als Bord sowie in mehreren Farbtönen, ich nutze hauptsächlich das weiße, sowie Beige und Grau.
Pastel
PanPastel
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my favourite. I use the PanPastel for the first layer of my fur drawings.The pastels are very fine and soft. The color is applied with a sponge and the structure of the fur is already slightly specified. The use of Panpastel results in a soft fur at the end.
What you need
