First of all, you definitely need paper.There are tons of different paper to choose from. But to start off, you can sketch on basic papers or you can go for a sketch book that has better quality papers. You can have any size of paper you want, either A5, A4 or A3. I personally use A4 paper the most. In the picture on the left, it's the A4 sketchbook I use. The brand is Winsor & Newton and I have the one with 50 sheets. In my opinion, the papers inside aren't the best quality but they're better than the basic A4 printing papers. You can get those sketchbooks in any art store and they are usually priced at about £5, which is a pretty decent price for a fantastic sketch book.
Secondly, pencils are your best friends for sketching. If you are a beginner, you can choose to start off with a basic HB pencil that you write with. However, if you want to get the most detailed drawing and the most precise shading, using varieties of sketching pencils will be great! You can find sketching pencils in any art store and they ususally come in a set which vary from the lightest shade of 4H to the darkest shade of 8B or 12B.
The order of the shades are - 4H, 2H, H, F, HB, B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 8B, 12B. The price of sketching pencils vary a lot depending on the brand and the quality. The brand of the pencils I'm currently using is Daler Rowney and the price they are usually sold at is £3.40.
Thirdly, what you'll need is a rubber which makes your life a million times easier! Nevertheless, if you want to take a step ahead to make your art work stand out even more. You can use the soft kneaded rubber which can add beautiful highlights to your shading.
Next, you need a sharpener! Of course, what else do you need it for other than sharpening those pencils! Just grab any sharpener that will do you the job for you and your problem will be solved!
You may wonder, 'why do I need brushes for pencil sketching?' Well, the purpose of brushes is not only for painting but also smudging. Brushes are excellent tools for smudging, they will help you to blend your shading perfectly to create a beautiful, smooth finish without your art work looking cakey just like using a make-up brush! The brand of brush I use is Royal Taklon and I definitely recommand getting them as they have amazing quality brushes for either painting or smudging!
Lastly, the final tools I suggest getting are blending stumps. As you can tell from the name, the purpose of them is for blending your shadings. They all come in different sizes and you can use the larger ones to blend in larger areas, and the thinner ones to blend in more detailed areas. Not only they can be used for pencil sketches, they can be used for blending in colour crayons and oil pastels as well. You can get blending stumps in any art store, and they are usually sold at a very cheap, decent price. I got mine pack of 3 for only £1 and they work extremely well!
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