An Illustration in its simplest form, is a picture or drawing to help explain a piece of text, but in the world of art it gets much broader than that. With the increase in on screen film and tv, especially in cartoon format, illustration has seen a huge increae, and artists use illustration drawings to depict their favourite characters in new, and interesting ways. The same applies to characters in books, where illustrators will dpeict their own image of how they expect a character to appear, and then share them out over the wider internet and artist communities. Generally an illustrative drawing is constructed using block colours, with either marker pens, colouring pens, colouring pencils or fineliners. Below is a selection of pens that are great for illustration.
A set of twenty-four nature inspired colouring pencils, perfect for drawing scenery, landscapes, animals and much more.
A set of premium quality colouring pencils ideal for adding shading and tones to your art work.
A set of twenty four essential colouring pencils with outstanding drawing qualities, perfect for beginners and experienced artists.
A deluxe set of 'Primary' colouring pencils, perfect for drawing and colouring almost any subject.
A set of twelve 'Soft Tint' colouring pencils, perfect for creating understated pastel toned imagery.
A set of twelve bold and bright colouring pencils, superb for layering and blending to give your artwork depth.
A beautiful array of floral themed colouring pencils, perfect for drawing flowers and petals.
Gel ink rollerball stick pens that uses sparkly glitter ink.
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A stylish needlepoint rollerball pen with a handy pen-loop on the cap.
High-quality metallic permanent markers perfect for crafting and decoration.
A set of six metallic markers including a variety of 'Precious Metal' themed colours.
A set of six dual tipped metallic markers with a variety of 'Antique' themed colours.
A set of six dual tipped metallic markers, containing a variety of beautifully metallic shades.
Paint marker that create a lovely silk-matte finish ideal for writing and decorating on rough, dark surfaces.
Popular mechanical pencils from Rotring.
Mechanical pencils with colour coded lead widths.
A tin of five Lumograph Aquarell pencils that comes with a brush.
Floral themed watercolour markers, great for making floral designs and paintings.
Botanical themed water-based marker pens, ideal for creating imagery of flowers and floral designs.
Earth themed watercolour markers perfect for creating scenery and landscape style artworks.
Landscape themed watercolour markers, perfect for painting your favourite scenery and even gardens.
A set of twelve 'Primary' coloured watercolour markers, essential for creating water-based art pieces.
Brightly coloured water-based marker pens, perfect for beginners and advanced artists.
Essential watercolour markers, perfect for painting and mixed media projects.
Nature themed watercolour markers, ideal for creating paintings of scenery, landscapes and animals.
