Here's a handy list of affordable, good-quality art supplies we recommend for students who love to draw, illustrate, and explore animation.
These items are easy to find and perfect for practicing at home without breaking the budget!
Markers & Liners
A huge set of dual-tip graphic markers with loads of colours—great for colouring!
A small set of markers designed with manga lovers in mind. Great for practicing comic characters.
A small set of markers designed with manga lovers in mind. Great for practicing comic characters.
These fine-tip black pens are great for inking, outlining, or adding tiny details to your drawings.
A quality set of fine liners in various tip sizes, ideal for neat linework and sketching.
White gel pens that work perfectly on dark paper or for adding bright highlights to your art.
Colour Pencils
A large and smooth set of artist-grade pencils with vibrant colours—great for layering and blending.
A handy tool that softens pencil lines and helps colours blend beautifully without water.
A handy set with a range of pencil grades, perfect for sketching, shading, and detailed drawings.
Drawing Pads
A small, spiral-bound sketchbook—perfect for quick sketches and ideas on the go.
A hardcover book with thick paper, designed for watercolour painting and wet media.
Smooth pages made for brush pens and markers—great for practicing your drawings.
Watercolours
A cute and complete paint set with solid watercolour blocks in a range of classic colours.
Markers with flexible brush tips and watercolour ink, just add a little water to blend!
Pastel Colours
Double the colours in a handy metal tin! This 48-piece pastel set is packed with rich, blendable shades—perfect for young artists who love variety.
A vibrant set of oil pastels in 24 bold shades. Smooth to blend, fun to use—great for sketching, shading, and experimenting with texture.
Drawing Apps
A professional-grade digital painting program with a wide array of brushes and tools.
A lightweight and user-friendly illustration tool, great for beginners.
Animation Apps
An open-source 2D animation software that's simple and intuitive.
An easy-to-use app for creating stop-motion animations.
More professional and powerful tool used by studios like Studio Ghibli.
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