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Supplies Reviewed

Everything I’ve bought and tried so far, sorted by type. New reviews go on the home page first and get added here as I finish testing.

Graphite pencils

  • A cheap HB, 2B and 4B set from the school supply aisle
  • A single pack of student drawing pencils, 12 grades
  • A mechanical pencil with 0.5 mm HB lead

Erasers and sharpeners

  • Kneaded eraser
  • Plain white plastic eraser
  • Small metal hand sharpener

Paper and sketchbooks

  • Spiral sketchbook, medium weight
  • Student watercolor paper pad
  • Printer paper, for warm-ups

Color

  • A 24-color student colored pencil set
  • A 12-pan student watercolor set with its own brush
  • One black fineliner