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Description
In case anyone is interested here are some of the materials I use for my drawings:

1. Paper
- Strathmore Smooth Bristol 9"x12", 11"x14", and 14"x17" (not pictured)

2. Erasers
- Faber Castell pencil eraser
- Tombow MONO zero eraser (both rectagular and round tip) I use these for creating fine white hairs and flyaway hairs. To create the very white highlighted hair I will go over the erased area with a white gel pen
- Papermate TUFF STUFF eraser stick - I also use this for hair and small highlights
- Derwent electric eraser - great for cleaning up areas and creating smooth edges. This eraser works really well to get rid of most graphite that a regular eraser can't but be light-handed with this because it can wear down the paper and change it's texture which really shows up when you redraw over the erased area
- Kneadable eraser - picks up extra graphite if you draw an area too dark, creates highlights on skin. To get highlights in hair I will form the eraser into a fine edge and erase in the direction of the hair
- Any plain eraser, I use a Staedtler one it works really well and doesn't damage the paper

3. Blenders/ tools
- Sandpaper block - I use this to wear down my eraser sticks to maintain a sharp edge to easily create hairs
- Any type of fluffy brush - wipe away eraser debris (I don't like touching my drawing paper), it also works well for lightly blending large areas
- Chamois - great for blending large areas and creating smooth skin (tissues work just as well)
- Blending stumps and tortillions - for blending small areas and drawing fine details

4. Pens
- Sakura gelly roll white gel pen
- Uni-ball Signo broad point white gel pen - both used for highlights

5. Pencils
- Staedtler mechanical pencils/ Staedtler lead refills (B and 2B) - for details
- Staedtler Mars Lumograph graphite pencils B-8B
- Derwent graphite pencils 2H-8B
- Generals 9xxB graphite pencil - darkest I have found without using charcoal and doesn't leave the shine graphite tends to

6. Staedtler metal sharpener

7. 15" metal ruler - I like having a ruler longer than my paper to be able to draw a line without breaking when I create my grid before starting a drawing

Description
In case anyone is interested here are some of the materials I use for my drawings:

1. Paper
- Strathmore Smooth Bristol 9"x12", 11"x14", and 14"x17" (not pictured)

2. Erasers
- Faber Castell pencil eraser
- Tombow MONO zero eraser (both rectagular and round tip) I use these for creating fine white hairs and flyaway hairs. To create the very white highlighted hair I will go over the erased area with a white gel pen
- Papermate TUFF STUFF eraser stick - I also use this for hair and small highlights
- Derwent electric eraser - great for cleaning up areas and creating smooth edges. This eraser works really well to get rid of most graphite that a regular eraser can't but be light-handed with this because it can wear down the paper and change it's texture which really shows up when you redraw over the erased area
- Kneadable eraser - picks up extra graphite if you draw an area too dark, creates highlights on skin. To get highlights in hair I will form the eraser into a fine edge and erase in the direction of the hair
- Any plain eraser, I use a Staedtler one it works really well and doesn't damage the paper

3. Blenders/ tools
- Sandpaper block - I use this to wear down my eraser sticks to maintain a sharp edge to easily create hairs
- Any type of fluffy brush - wipe away eraser debris (I don't like touching my drawing paper), it also works well for lightly blending large areas
- Chamois - great for blending large areas and creating smooth skin (tissues work just as well)
- Blending stumps and tortillions - for blending small areas and drawing fine details

4. Pens
- Sakura gelly roll white gel pen
- Uni-ball Signo broad point white gel pen - both used for highlights

5. Pencils
- Staedtler mechanical pencils/ Staedtler lead refills (B and 2B) - for details
- Staedtler Mars Lumograph graphite pencils B-8B
- Derwent graphite pencils 2H-8B
- Generals 9xxB graphite pencil - darkest I have found without using charcoal and doesn't leave the shine graphite tends to

6. Staedtler metal sharpener

7. 15" metal ruler - I like having a ruler longer than my paper to be able to draw a line without breaking when I create my grid before starting a drawing