Pencils
If you’re all about that perfect design, we’ve got the art pencils to make it happen. At Barber DTS Tattoo Supplies, we offer a solid selection of tattoo pencils and high-quality art supplies to help you sketch, shade, and perfect every detail. Our best tattoo pencils are available in vibrant sets of 12 or 60 colours, perfect for bringing your visions to life. We also stock charcoal and graphic pencil sets, ideal for those crisp black and grey designs. And don’t forget the accessories. From kneadable and plastic erasers to pencil sharpeners, we’ve got everything you need to keep your tools sharp and your designs on point. Add in our versatile pens with fine tips for precise colour matching, and you’ll be ready to create your best work yet.
Tattoo pencils for sketches, concepts, and killer details
Every strong tattoo starts somewhere, and half the time it’s with a pencil, a sketch pad, and a rough idea that refuses to leave your brain. Tattoo pencils help artists map out concepts, refine shapes, build colour studies, and get those awkward details behaving before anything reaches the stencil stage.
Whether you’re working up flash, planning a custom piece, or shading out a black and grey design, the right pencils give you room to experiment, adjust, and sharpen the idea before the machine gets involved.
Best tattoo pencils for building better designs
The best tattoo pencils are the ones that match the way you like to draw. Colour pencil sets are great for planning palettes and showing clients how a design might come together, while graphite and charcoal options bring out contrast, shadow, and texture for black and grey work. Fine tips help with clean detail, while softer pencils give you smoother blends.
Kneadable erasers for cleaner, more controlled sketching
A kneadable eraser is one of those art supplies that quietly becomes essential. Instead of rubbing your paper to death, you can lift graphite or charcoal gently, soften shading, pull out highlights, or tidy rough areas without wrecking the whole drawing.
It’s brilliant for portraits, realism studies, soft gradients, and any design where subtle changes matter.