▁ ▁Te chni que ▁and ▁materials ▁For ▁p enc iling , ▁Lars en ▁uses ▁a ▁Sta ed t ler ▁Mars ▁L um ograph ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ 2 H ▁p enc il ▁and ▁a ▁Sta ed t ler ▁Mars ▁Pl astic ▁Er aser . ▁For ▁in king , ▁he ▁uses ▁a ▁H unt ▁ 1 0 2 ▁n ib ▁with ▁H ig gen ' s ▁Design ▁in k , ▁a ▁Un i - ball ▁pen , ▁and ▁Pent el ▁Rol ling ▁W riter ▁pen . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Lars en ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁J ann ie , ▁live ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁with ▁their ▁two ▁sons , ▁Christopher ▁and ▁Joseph . ▁Polit ically ▁left , ▁Lars en ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁out sp oken ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration . ▁His ▁opinion ated , ▁ac erb ic , ▁and ▁confront ational ▁nature ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁cont ention ▁between ▁Lars en ▁and ▁com ic ▁fans ▁online . ▁▁ ▁Awards ▁Lars en ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁In k well ▁Awards ▁All - in - One ▁Award , ▁for ▁" F avor ite ▁artist ▁known ▁for ▁in king ▁his / ▁her ▁own ▁p enc il ▁work ▁in ▁award ▁year ▁interior , ▁cover - dated , ▁American ▁com ic ▁book ▁material ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁nominated ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁All - in - One ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁Sav age ▁Dragon . ▁ ▁Bibli