7 Best Art & Illustration Materials for Illustrators

Here is an essential list of 7 best art materials and tools that I use often as an illustrator:

• Staedtler Mars Lumograph Art Drawing Pencils for base layer sketching

  
  

• Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Smooth Pad for bleed-proof paper

  
  

• Copic Sketch Markers (they're my favorite for illustrations)

  
  

• Copic Markers Multiliner Fine Pigment Based Ink OR Sakura Pigma Micron Ink Pen Set for detailing

  
  

• Apple iPad Air (10.9-inch) and Apple Pencil with the Procreate app for digital illustrations

  
  

• Check out the Procreate Resources page for free brushes

  
  

• Some of my favorite brushes that I have purchased are - Fashion Illustration Marker Brushes by Holly Nichols & the Watercolor Painting kit for Procreate by Calvin Drews

  
  

Disclaimer: I only recommend products that I actively use. None of the links in this post are affiliated. They're meant to be a resource for you!