Drawing pencil thickness can affect the quality of an anime drawing.
Anime is an art form characterized by visually striking images, exaggerated character features and depth of detail. Anime initially referred to any animation originating from Japan, but has come to refer to any illustration or animation maintaining these characteristics. Drawing pencils for anime artists can range from the number two pencil a student uses to draw on the back of their notebook to an expensive set of pencils in varying degrees of hardness to a computer tablet stylus.
Cretacolor Monolith Box - Woodless Graphite Pencils
This collection of drawing pencils is ideal for anime artists who seek to acquire different shading effects and weights throughout their drawings. This set contains six woodless graphite pencils, a graphite water soluble Aquamonolith, a Monolith holder with cap, a kneaded eraser and a metal sharpener.
Tombow MONO Professional Drawing Pencils
The Tombow MONO Professional Drawing Pencils come in a package of 12. The large number of lead densities allows anime artists to create refined, detailed illustrations. The pencils feature a refined, high-density graphite with high point strength and are break-resistant. The lines created by these pencils are smear-proof for crisp, clean drawings, and the pencils themselves feature slow wear for smooth, dense writing. The pack contains one of each pencil density: 6B, 5B, 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H, 3H and 4H.
Sargent Art 22-7236 Colored Pencils
Drawing and shading in color can be of utmost importance to an anime artist who wishes to preserve the traditional vibrant colors of anime. The Sargent Art 22-7236 pencils come in a package containing 36 assorted colors with tips designed to aid an artist in blending and shading. The pencils feature thick, 3.3 mm leads.
Tablet Computer
A tablet computer can be ideal for an anime artist, as it allows artists to use a computer as though it were a notepad, with a pencil-like stylus that can be virtually changed to mimic different pencil densities, shading capabilities and colors. The smooth lines of an electronic sketch can mirror the crispness of coloring with markers, and provide easy transition between sketched and colored drafts.
