The Ultimate Sketchbook Supply List

Finding supplies that find the balance of budget, and quality can be daunting. Let alone knowing if they’re even what you want. Rest easy, with this Ultimate Sketchbook Supply List! This list will save you hours of trial, error and research -- and most of all hard earned dollars!

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Fill Beautiful Sketchbooks Effortlessly

Finding supplies that find the balance of budget, and quality can be daunting. Let alone knowing if they’re even what you want. Rest easy, with this Ultimate Sketchbook Supply List! This list will save you hours of trial, error and research -- and most of all hard earned dollars!

Please note that, as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This doesn’t cost you anything extra, (other than what you spend on your purchases) but it does help me.

Beginner + Budget Friendly

Used + Approved Supplies

Time + Money
Saver

Sketchbook + Sketching Basics

ETCHR Portrait
Sketchbook 100% Cotton

  • B5 Size

  • Lay flat binding 

  • 220 GSM

  • Smooth in texture

Ohuhu Mixed Media Sketchbook  Square

  • 120 x 120 cm

  • 156 perforated pages, easy tear out

  • 220 GSM

  • Smooth in texture

ETCHR Portrait
Sketchbook 100% Cotton

  • B5 Size

  • Lay flat binding 

  • 220 GSM

  • Smooth in texture

Faber-Castell 
Graphite Pencil Set 

  • Includes quality sharpener

  • Eraser included as well

  • 2.0 mm diameter leads

  • 4 different weight leads

BIC Mechanical Pencil Coloured Set

  • 6 vibrant colors

  • Eraseable leads

  • 0.7 mm medium point 

  • A durable eraser to fix mistakes fast

Faber-Castell
Kneadable Eraser

  • Mouldable to change shape

  • Eraser size 40x36x11.5mm

  • Long-lasting and durable

  • Use across many mediums

Derwent Battery

Operated Eraser

  • Battery-operated eraser for fast and precise erasing

  • Perfect for professional and amateur artists 

Graphite Tracing

Paper A4 50PCS 

  • Mess free way to transfer sketches to your sketchbook

  • Each sheet is reusable

Powdered Graphite

  • Cheap way of transferring sketches

  • Comes in easy dispenser bottle

  • One bottle goes a long way

Colour-Blocking

Daler-Rowney Travel Watercolour Set

  • Contains 24 half pan colours

  • Mini aquafine brush

  • Compact case featuring 4 detachable mixing palettes

Derivan Matisse

Structure Acrylic Sampler

  • Unique Australian colours

  • Structure Formula allows for thick application

  • Alternatively can be watered down like a watercolour

Watercolour Paint Brushes
Set of 10

  • Great starter set

  • Ideal for watercolour -- however can be used fro acrylic

  • Handy travel case

  • Variety of brush shapes

Meeden Acrylic Paint Brushes Set of 12

  • Great starter set

  • Ideal for acrylic -- however can be used for gouache or acrylic

  • Quality nylon bristles

Ohuhu Brush Chisel Alcohol Markers Set of 48

  • Brush and chisel double tip

  • Easy seamless blending

  • Alcohol inks dry instantly

  • Great as a base coat under pencils

Ohuhu Brush Chisel Alcohol Markers Set of 168

  • Brush and chisel double tip

  • Easy seamless blending

  • Alcohol inks dry instantly

  • Brush nib for soft strokes

Ohuhu Brush Chisel Alcohol Markers Set of 216

  • Brush and chisel double tip

  • Easy seamless blending

  • Alcohol inks dry instantly

  • Brush nib for soft strokes

Detail Makers

Prismacolor Coloured Pencils Set of 12 

  • Soft, thick cores are perfect for shading and shadows

  • Ultra-smooth, even color laydown

  • Lightfast, richly saturated pigments

Prismacolor Coloured Pencils Set of 48 + Sharpener

  • Soft, thick cores are perfect for shading and shadows

  • Ultra-smooth, even color laydown

  • Lightfast, richly saturated pigments

Black Widow Coloured Pencils Set of 36 

  • Silky smooth colouring

  • Vibrant colours

  • Rich pigments that blend and layer like velvet

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Caran D'ache Pablo Coloured Pencils Set of 30 

  • Professional grade oil-based pencils

  • Can be sharpened to a very fine tip

  • Great for small and delicate details

  • Blend well under Prismacolours

Faber-Castell Polychromos Coloured Pencils Set of 36

  •  Great colour range in a
    medium-sized set

  • Break resistant leads

  • Professional grade

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Faber-Castell Polychromos Colour Pencils Set of 120

  •  Includes all colors from the Polychromos Artist Pencil line.

  • Break resistant leads

  • Professional grade

BIC Cristal Bold Ball Pen Set of 24

  • Bold 1.6 mm point creates vivid lines that stand out on the page

  • Easy-glide system ink delivers smooth ink flow and bold, vivid lines

  • Buildable and can be layered for shading or line-work

Amazon Basics Retractable Ballpoint Pen 24-Pack

  • Great variety of colours

  • Ink flows beautifully

  • Comfortable to hold

Winsor & Newton Fineliner Grey Pen Set of 3

  • Three different nib points -- 0.1mm, 0.3mm, 0.5mm

  • Great for subtle line-work which is less intense than black ink

Winsor & Newton Fineliner Sepia Pen Set of 3

  • Three different nib points -- 0.1mm, 0.3mm, 0.5mm

  • Great for subtle line-work which is less intense than black ink

Sakura Gelly White Pen 

Set of 3

  • Bright white, opaque ink

  • Three different nib points -- 0.5mm, 0.8mm, 1.0mm

  • Great for highlights on top of your other layers

Collage Elements, Mediums + Tools

150 Sheets of Scrapbook Paper

  • 150 pieces Vintage Scrapbook Paper

  • Great for collage elements in your sketchbook pages

80 Sheets of Japanese Chiyogami Origami 

  • 15 x 15 cm

  • 40 patterned and 40 plain

  • Use as patterned backgrounds in your sketchbook pages

Winsor & Newton Fineliner Grey Pen Set of 3

  • Beautiful handmade papers

  • Japanese, Nepalese, Indian and Italian specialty papers 

  • Large and small sheets available

  • Australian supplier

Small Vintage Butterfly  Stickers Set of 80

  • Transparent edges

  • Integrate into your sketchbook page by applying Golden Pastel Ground Primer over the top, then add pencil details once dry.

Small Vintage Mushroom Stickers Set of 100

  • Transparent edges

  • Integrate into your sketchbook page by applying Golden Pastel Ground Primer over the top, then add pencil details once dry.

Miscellaneous Vintage Stickers Set of 100

  • Transparent edges

  • Integrate into your sketchbook page by applying Golden Pastel Ground Primer over the top, then add pencil details once dry.

2 Pack Exacto Knife
+ Extra Blades

  • Ideal for cutting out collage elements or washi tape

  • Refillable blades

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Mod Podge Glue

Matte Finish

  • Solid and reliable glue

  • Can be used as a final coat on pages

  • Matte finish for a subtle effect

Golden Pastel
Ground Primer

  • Surfacing medium that dries to a sandpaper-like surface

  • Use over collage elements to create a new surface for coloured pencils and details

Daniel-Smith Watercolour Ground

  • Surfacing medium primes any surface for watercolour

  • Use this on the back of your sketchbook pages where alcohol marker has bled through to the reverse of the page for a white surface ready for watercolour

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Tapes

Washi-Tape Blue + Green Set of 10 

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Washi-Tape Green Set of 12 

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Washi-Tape Pink + Orange Set of 12 

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Washi-Tape Purple Set of 12 

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Washi-Tape  Check + Plain Set of 30

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Washi-Tape  Vintage Gold Foil Set of 10 

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Washi-Tape  Vintage Gold Foil Set of 10 

  • Repeatable patterns that can be lined up to make large areas of a print

  • Gentle on your paper

  • Can be cut out once on your sketch page using a sharp scalpel craft knife

Sparkles + Embellishments

Imitation Gold Leaf Gilding Sheets

  • 8.5 x 8.0 cm

  • 100 sheets

  • Apply using gold gilding paste (otherwise known as seize)

PEBEO Gédéo Gilding Paste

  • Apply where you desire gold-leaf in your sketchbook spread. Leave to dry tacky.

  • Gently lay gold leaf over the top and press with a soft brush

Glitter Powder 24 Pack

  • Pack includes 24, 10g shaker jars of assorted, non-toxic glitter powder

  • Apply using ModPodge

Miscellaneous

Drawing Board

  • Fully assembled and well constructed sketching board, 5 adjustable angles from totally flat to 68 degree

  • 38.5D x 47W x 36.5H cm

Foldable Water Cup

  • Foldable water cup design allows for easy transport

  • Wavy water cup rim holds brushes mid-use to keep tables clean

  • Durable water cup material is robust and easy to clean

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