TOOLS AND

EQUIPMENT IN
ILLUSTRATION
Illustration
Are you drawing or illustrating?
Drawing and illustration are two of the most common
forms used to convey a message. However,
regardless of the similarities of purpose between the
two terms, but, as far as artists and professionals are
concerned, these two are different.
Drawing and
Illustrating

Drawing
A drawing is the art of representing an
object or outlining a figure, plan, or sketch
by means of lines.
Illustrating
an illustration can be presented in the form of
a drawing, painting, or any printed work of
art that explains a text or concept. It serves
to support and better translate ideas, texts,
and/or further explain them.
 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
IN ILLUSTRATION
What are the different examples of tools and equipment that are
used in illustration?
Tools and Equipment
in Illustration
Tools, equipment, materials, resources - anything that is used to
assist you in completing a task. There are numerous tools and
equipment out there. They are so necessary, in fact, that oftentimes
a task cannot be done properly without them. You wouldn’t use a
needle to try and put a screw in place, would you?
What is it?

Tools in Illustration
A tool is any instrument or object that you hold in your hands and
use to do a particular kind of work. There are a numerous variety of tools
used in Illustration.
 PENCILS
A pencil is a tool for writing and drawing or for creating an illustration. Pencil
creates marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of solid core material that
adheres to a sheet of paper or another surface. One thing pencils do break a lot.
 ERASERS
An eraser is a piece of rubber or other material used to
remove markings made by ink or pencil.
 ACRYLIC OR OIL PAINT
Painting mediums like watercolors. Oil paint is said to be "oil-based" whereas
acrylic paint is "water-based” and dries faster.
 BRUSH
is a brush used to apply paint or sometimes ink. They come in different sizes,
shapes, and materials. Thicker ones are used for filling in while
thinner ones are used for details.
 RULER
A ruler can be described as a tool used for measuring length and drawing
straight lines. The ruler is marked in centimeters (cm) along the top and inches
along the bottom. Particular rulers have distance markings along their edges.
What is it?

Equipment in Illustration
Equipment is a set of physical resources that you need for a
particular purpose.
DRAWING TABLE
is a stable desk used by artists for drawing
DRAWING TABLET
can use to hand-draw images, graphics or
handwriting as if you are drawing on a piece of paper.
 PRINTER
produces hard copies of illustration
 SCANNER
creates digital version of printed photos or documents
 SOFTWARE
computer programs that can be used to create digital illustrations
THANK YOU!