I participated in inktober twice and made a lot of inked artwork after that as well. To create my inked art, I use a mix of different tools. The most important are a colored pencil for the base sketch, fineliners to ink, and moleskine paper which doesn’t bleed through. You can find an overview of all of the tools I use for Inktober on my Amazon affiliate page. I also have a detailed tutorial about inking on my Patreon, which you can also purchase from my tutorial shop!
Traditional art
Pencil sketches
When creating pencil sketches, my only requirement is that the pencil I use is a mechanical pencil. Any mechanical pencil will suffice! I’ve used pencils that I picked up for free at hotels, as well as BIC pencils with 2B lead. I also like to use a blending stump to smudge the drawings and create shading effects. I have a detailed tutorial about my sketching process on my Patreon, which you can also purchase from my tutorial shop!
Sketchbook
Most of my traditional art is made in my sketchbook, which is an A4 sized moleskine sketchbook. This is my favorite type of sketchbook because the paper is nice and thick! There are a lot of alternatives out there with similar quality, so definitely do your research to find an ideal sketchbook for you!