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.
Gel ink rollerball stick pens that uses sparkly glitter ink.
![Pilot G-Tec-C Maica Rollerball Pen [BL-GCM4]](https://www.theonlinepencompany.com/cache/450/pilot/g-tec-c-maica/466458.jpg)
A stylish needlepoint rollerball pen with a handy pen-loop on the cap.
Popular mechanical pencils from Rotring.
Mechanical pencils with colour coded lead widths.
Technical drawing pens made specifically for drafting and tracing paper.
A stylish mechanical pencil with a hard-wearing and long-lasting design.
A beautifully designed mechanical pencil available in an array of stylish colours.
High quality mechanical pencils with a rigid metal sleeve that makes it perfect for technical drawing.
A mechanical pencil with flexible settings to suit its tasks.
Powerful permanent markers which are great on dark surfaces.
Powerful permanent markers which can write on many surfaces.
Powerful permanent markers which leaves opaque markings.
A permanent marker with a large chisel tip.
Gel ink rollerball stick pens that use metallic colours.
Metallic markers that are ideal for coloured paper and card.
Fashionable gel pens filled with super-smooth writing ink, perfect for bullet journals.
![Pilot Pintor Paint Marker [SW-PT]](https://www.theonlinepencompany.com/cache/450/pilot/pintor/541421.jpg)
Express your creative flare with the versatile Pilot Pintor paint marker.
Fibre tip pens in Staedtlers Triplus triangular design.
Fineliner pens made in Staedtler's Triplus triangular design.
Fineliner pens with a broader line width made in Staedtler's Triplus triangular design.
High-quality fineliner pens perfect for illustration and bullet journals.
Popular broad fineliner pens that are great for colouring and writing.
![Pilot DR Drawing Pen [SW-DR]](https://www.theonlinepencompany.com/cache/450/pilot/dr-drawing-pen/086304SA.jpg)
Versatile drawing pens suitable for architectural work, drawing and design.
Expert quality sketching pencils with a patented grip feature, suitable for both beginners and experienced artists.
A fineliner pen great for making designs and graphic art.
