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Materials & Tools

The surfaces and instruments behind the mark — paper stocks, drafting tools, easels, and the accessories that shape how a drawing comes together.

Paper

Bristol board

Vellum

Parchment

Parchment

Newsprint

Newsprint

Tracing paper

Drafting table

Easel

Easel

Blotting paper

Blotting paper

Loupe

Loupe

Technical pen

Compass (drawing tool)

Compass (drawing tool)

T-square

Protractor

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