What I Use For Doodling

Here are the items I use to doodle or sketch my free-form art. 

{I use STAEDTLER pencils for sketching. My collection was a gift from a friend few years back, and I really enjoyed using them. Next time, I will share with you the strokes you can get from each pencil.}

Markers are definitely a must to create definitions and depth to my sketches or doodles.

{I love using this regular marker because it saves time and materials for shading.}

{Sharpie markers are quite expensive. But buying them in trios or in packs can save you some bucks}

{This is an inexpensive Dong-A marker, which I use to shade some areas in my sketch that requires fine tip markers. Lucky I saw this, my gel-pens will not be wasted for that job anymore!}

I use gel pens, specifically, because they leave a very clear mark even with the lightest hand stroke.

{This one is a Fine-Tech 0.3, which I love using so much!}

{This gel-pen is very inexpensive. I bought it at a supplies store in the market. Only 60 pesos for a box, and like the Fine-Tech, this leaves a vivid mark on paper, but this one is a 0.5 cm-tipped pen.}

I also use this shading stump, which I bought from The National Bookstore, and the handy Qtips/cotton buds to create shade and smudge off harsh lines on my sketches.  

{Shading stumps have varying sizes. But this was the only size when I went to the NBS}

I am not a big water color user because I find it difficult to use. But, when I saw this at the SM department store, I have decided to give water color another chance. Well, I must say this is very easy to use and clean. Storing is easy too, because I can easily keep it with my pens and markers. If I want, I can also bring it for an outside sketch and painting sessions without looking too weird, right?

{I bought this one for less than 150.00 pesos at the SM department store. I never thought I can see this anywhere nearby since I have just seen this used by my favorite artists in Youtube.}

I will not claim that I am the best doodler or sketcher out there, because I am not. But I just love art this much that whenever I see things that can help me do better with art, I just have to get them, and indeed they are really helpful. 

However, we do not need to buy expensive stuff to create good art. All we need to have is our creative will and the time to fulfill the calling for creating.