Artists Share Their Favorite Tools Of The Trade

Just like a carpenter might have a favorite hammer or a mechanic might have a favorite wrench or any other worker in a skilled trade, every artist might have a favorite tool that they can't do without or that they keep coming back to even after experimenting with other tools.  For me its the Prismacolor Col-Erase Colored Pencils, they're great for initial sketching or under-drawings. I always carry some with my sketchbook.

I wondered what others work with, so I asked some of my favorite artists on Tumblr and Twitter what their favorite tool of the trade was. This is what they shared:

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/124890116134/hello-nic-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/124871724519/hello-dean-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/124890140459/hello-erika-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125023889749/hello-patricia-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125207648209/hello-dave-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125381811449/hello-betsy-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125395804264/hello-david-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125849096719/hello-javier-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125646852019/hello-amanda-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/126136146264/hello-bräo-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/126749990374/hello-john-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

@IAMOtweet just a good old pencil. I don’t get to use them as much as I used to but i love just drawing with pencil.

— skottie young (@skottieyoung) July 28, 2015

@IAMOtweet assuming "sleep" isn't an acceptable answer: pic.twitter.com/1R9nNaOh5E

— ben caldwell (@bencaldwellart) July 28, 2015

@IAMOtweet the brain :)

— Samantha Youssef (@Samanthasketch) August 2, 2015

@IAMOtweet #photoshop is what I use for just about everything and I love my #cintiq.

— Randy Bishop (@randybishopart) August 14, 2015

@IAMOtweet I use a Wacom Cintiq but that's just a tool. It's basically like drawing by hand.

— Dave Alvarez (@DAlvarezStudio) August 15, 2015

@IAMOtweet Howdy! green col erase pencil for traditional sketching and PS CS4 for digital art.

— Sean Galloway (@Cheeks_Galloway) August 15, 2015

@IAMOtweet HOLA! :D Toda herramienta tiene su encanto y te permite experimentar de muchas maneras ;)

— Mariana Moreno (@maribombimoreno) August 15, 2015

@IAMOtweet No tengo una favorita pero con el puro lápiz no me va tan mal.

— Diablo ⚡ (@DiabloPacheco_) August 17, 2015

How about you? What is your favorite tool of the trade?