Sketchnoter’s Toolbox

Once you’ve read The Sketchnote Handbook and/or The Sketchnote Workbook, it’s time to get drawing!

Check out these products that I love and use every day in my sketchnoting.

Journals

Pens

  • Sakura Micron Pens – These are a great introductory set with a variety of pen thicknesses.
  • Tombow Dual Brush Pens – These are great for adding depth and shadows plus the are good for highlighting without blurring or coloring over the original text.
  • Copic Skin Tones – If you are doing any sort of accurate human portrayals, these are vital to getting the coloring right.
  • Copic Grey Tones – These are great for monochromatic studies.
  • Copic Rainbow Colors – A great introductory set of markers.