Charcoal is a cheap medium that will add a lot to your drawings and they are easy to find. Keep in mind, they are matte and not reflective like graphite. Charcoal drawings will also be a lot faster and messier than using regular graphite. General's is easy to find and a reliable brand, but be careful when buying the hard or extra hard pencils as they tend to be scratchy.
This is a list with all my favorite drawing supplies for beginners. If you want to get started with drawing but don't know what to buy, this list should help you decide what the most important items are.
Remember, you don't need to buy all of these supplies right away. Rather see which supplies might solve any issues you run into in your journey of learning to draw (for example, one issue may be that you are constantly smudging messy media like graphite or charcoal on your hand, and the answer to that may be to buy a big pad of wax paper to protect your paper/hand with).
Start out with the essentials and then branch out from there!
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