The point of your stationery kit isn’t to collect every fancy tool out there. It’s to build a habit with tools that feel natural, reliable, and comfortable. On exam day, your kit should feel like an extension of your body — zero friction, zero surprises.

✦ Pencils

Your pencils are your foundation. You don’t need an entire art store — just the grades that cover light structure, regular sketching, and shading.

• 4H → Light construction lines, lasts long without sharpening.
• HB and/or 2B → Everyday sketching (pressure control matters more than brand).
• 4B or 6B → Shading, contrast, and bold strokes.

That’s it, 3-4 pencils that work.

Recommended Buy:

1. Staedtler Mars Lumograph: https://amzn.to/47pM2Aw
2. Faber-Castell 9000 series. https://amzn.to/47pM2Aw
3. Faber-Castell Graded Drawing Pencil https://amzn.to/43Pj7DD

✦ Fineliners & Pens

Pens and Fineliners help with precision, annotations, and clean presentation. You don’t need dozens — just thin, reliable ones + a couple of coloured accents.

• Fineliner — Start with 0.25–0.5 mm → safe range for crisp lines.
• Ball pen (black or blue) → mandatory for OMR. Use 0.5–0.7 mm with smooth ink flow.
• Keep 2–3 opposing coloured fineliners (e.g., red/pink, purple/blue, brown/green) → great for annotations and highlighting details in sketches.
• For thicker strokes / shading product sketches → Papermate Flair (felt-tip) is excellent.