(Part 2) Best wooden colored pencils according to redditors

Honestly, learning the software isn't going to teach you how to animate, you'll just know where the buttons are. I still have a raggedy copy of Preston Blair's book in my book case, which has been around for 40 years.

Another really great book is Tony White's Animator's Workbook. It has practical lessons and some good simple demonstrations of key frames, and exaggerated actions and setting up cycles.

And since you want to learn, you should also get a peg bar, some paper, some pencils, and buy or make a light box.

Now, all of this is if you wish to do animation traditionally on paper, scan the drawings, and finish them in the computer. If you want to draw directly into the software, you'll need to ask someone more knowledgeable than me on which tablet to buy. I understand the Cintique tablets are good, but they are basically a Windows tablet designed for drawing on.

Edit: Cintiq -ue. Told you. Don't know nothing about them.

https://www.amazon.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Colored-Pencils-Sharpener/dp/B01FUYQWIO/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_229_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PZ9F77T99J2XV2Q4S2P1


Technically, I like faber castells a bit better, but Prismas are great and you can easily find individual colors when you run out of one (unlike fabers). They're what I use. Protip: pair them when a paintbrush of rubbing alcohol for a super smooth effect :)

My Child!

You Niece

I really like silver grease pencils for steel. The line sticks around just long enough to be seen when cutting. http://www.amazon.com/Sanford-Verithin-Colored-Pencil-Silver/dp/B0096XWP0U

If she likes art, it might be fun to get her Japanese brand color pencils or Sakura coupy pens . Where I grew up in Japan, we all had coupy pens for school. Also maybe buy her Japanese coloring books to go with it.

Staedtler Triangular

Try searching art-related hashtags like “sketchbook” or “lineart” or “illustration”. Inktober is also going on right now which is an art challenge where artists try to draw 1 illustration a day based off of word prompts, so the “inktober” tag is a great way to find artists too.

More a Man Corner than a Man Cave!

My computer with one working screen haha.

My selection would be this

If you haven't yet, try watercolour pencils. They go on like coloured pencils but you can wet them to create all sorts of blending effects.

They're relatively inexpensive too

Alright this answer will vary depending on quality/quantity so I've got some options here and how seriously this artist takes their work matters too I guess. And price is dependent on what stores you have available to you.

First and cheapest option: Artist's Loft
Michaels: http://www.michaels.com/10124971.html

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Loft-Fundamentals-Colored-Pencils/dp/B00OQJYTZI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1501257744&sr=8-2&keywords=artist+loft+colored+pencils


I've used plenty of artist loft products and generally they work pretty well for their price. They are not the fanciest in the business but they are good starter tools and can hold someone over until they decide if they want to pursue that medium or not.

Best price for quality: Reeves

Michaels 24pc: http://www.michaels.com/reeves-colored-pencilsset-of-24/D016855S.html

Joann's 24pc: http://www.joann.com/reeves-colored-pencils-24%2Fpkg/15184609.html

Amazon 36pc: https://www.amazon.com/Reeves-Colored-Pencils-Set-36/dp/B0044SH0GG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501257287&sr=8-1&keywords=reeves%2B36%2Bcolored%2Bpencils&th=1

Personally, I have never used a Reeve's product but I have a couple of artist friends who said this is a good brand for budgets. One of the people who said this was an art student in college and the reviews in general had positive things to say about them. If you're willing to deal with the shipping/wait time then Amazon has you covered.

Most Expensive (outside of the budget) but Highest Quality: Prismacolor

Michael's: http://www.michaels.com/prismacolor-scholar-colored-pencils/M10115539.html?dwvar_M10115539_color=Assorted

Joann's: http://www.joann.com/prismacolor-24-colored-pencil-set/3544582.html

Staples: https://www.staples.com/Prismacolor-Premier-Colored-Pencils-Soft-Core-24-Pack/product_859829

These are the colored pencils most people swear by and once they buy them they don't want to go back. However, they are outside of your budget range unless you get them from Michael's on their little sale they've got going or in-store at Staples. ($20 in store at my local Staples). The prices vary but generally Michael's is the most expensive with these. I'd say these would probably be better for an older more experienced art student but you should know about the brand. Great thing to keep in mind if they want to really step up their art game in the future.

I would buy a book to appease my parents and spend the rest of my fifteen dollars on fuzzy pens and smelly erasers and, of course, those obnoxious first gen mechanical pencils. Remember, the kind that had the capsules you had to insert and if you were missing one insert you were totally unable to write (Unless you pressed down super hard with your finger as you wrote, deeming your hand writing unreadable but totally worth it).


Edit: Pencil I was talking about

I have these Koh-I-Noor Tri Tone pencils and they're really fun! Each pencil has three colors in the core, so they write multi-colored lines. A set of 12 is $12 or so on Amazon (about $20+ on other sites).

Edit: I'm not an artist... but I love doodling or even just writing with these. So they are definitely fun for non-serious users.

If the dates of the reviews are different, it could also indicate a decline in quality.

If I have to limit myself to 24 colors, I prefer these woodless pencils.

These are my favorites.

> Faber Castell

Wow, no kidding these sets are expensive.

Well, watercolour pencils in the Candle one! These bad boys specifically. I also use GraphMaster or Letraset ProMarkers Markers in that one and the Character one, which are great for blending :)

What about Amazon? You need to spend like €20 to avail of free shipping though AFAIK, but you could always just get some other supplies whilst you're buying the pencils.

Relatively cheap but surprisingly good

Big brother of the above

Oh man. There are several items on my wish list that I keep there as "dream items". The someday if I get my hands on a bunch of money items. The one my heart is set on, though, is this set of colored pencils. Someday!

The actual pencils they are concerned about are the Hard Type Pencils and they are all but gone except for Red, which you can find here. They are not to be confused with the Mitsubishi Uni Color Pencils which can be found in 100-, 72-, & 36-color sets on Amazon.

The key visual difference you'll notice is the Hard-type pencils are hexagonal shaped like normal pencils and are labeled "Hard" and the Uni pencils are round like a normal colored pencil and labeled "Uni".

Edit: And I believe you're correct that it's the 7700 Series 12-color set.

Caran d'Ache are my favorite pencils!

check these out: https://www.amazon.com/Caran-dAche-Pencils-Limited-Scented/dp/B01N3M33FP pricey, but wonderful.


also, quality paper is key....this is a great sketching journal (link is to graphed pages, you may want to find blank pages from the same brand):
https://www.jetpens.com/Maruman-Mnemosyne-N104-Special-Memo-Notebook-B5-Dot-Grid/pd/27111