These are materials Lizet generally uses in her portrait and figure drawing videos (although obviously you are free to use whatever you are comfortable with):
Tinted paper:
Brown Kraft paper
Grey paper
White paper:
Newsprint paper
Bristol paper
Blending tools:
Stumps for blending
Synthetic brush
Grey Putty rubber
Charcoal and chalk
Any brand of willow charcoal can be used for broad areas of tone – a variety of widths is useful.
Compressed charcoal pencils
White chalk (optional for toned paper)
If you’d like more information about materials, you can watch Lizet’s video: