ILLUSTRATION

Hardened chalk that comes in pencil, stick or crayon form that gives earth tone colors to drawings

• Charcoal

• Conte'

• Pencil crayons

• Oil pastels

A special kind of paint mixed with solvents (thinner) to give rich and vibrant colors to drawings

• Acrylic paint

• India Ink

• Oils

• Poster paint

The most commonly used tool to apply various coloring materials to drawing surfaces

• Brush

• Fountain pen

• Felt-tip pen

• Lettering pen

Rubs and removes foreign materials from tearing sensitive drawing surfaces, crumbling itself to preserve the surface

• Gum eraser

• kneaded eraser

• Rubber eraser

• Vinyl eraser

A device that scans the finished artwork on drawing surfaces and converts it into a digital image

• Computer

• Graphic tablet

• Scanner

• Printer

Serves as the mixing and holding surface for blended paints when coloring the artwork

• Drawing pencil

• Palette

• Sketchbook

• Stumps

A paper of medium-grade texture ideal for drawings rendered with pencil, charcoal and colored-pencils

• Charcoal paper

• Bristol paper

• Drawing paper

• Sketchbook

Ink-refillable pens generally used for skethching, drawing or calligraphy/lettering

• Ball point pens

• Felt-tip pens

• Fountain pens

• Lettering pens

A widespread wet coloring material usually aplied with a brush, dries quickly and gives opaque or transparent effects

• Acrylic paint

• India ink

• Tempera/Poster paint

• Water colors

One of the indispensable materials in illustration primarily used for sketching lines and marks on the drawing surface

• Crayons

• colored chalks

• Drawing pencils

• Pencil crayons