Hello! For my first post, I wanted to cover the items I take with me while I’m on the run. (Every artist has a personal preference in the amount of supplies they take with them daily; I take more than average. Seline, why must you be so troublesome?)
Let’s get started. ^_^ These are listed in order as they appear, left to right. Please kindly redirect yourself to the ask box with subsequent questions.
Case: A lunch bag from Daiso; bought it in January and found a great use for it ever since. It’s a lovely, cute, durable, and best of all, roomy pouch for my plethora of supplies.
Copic Greys, warm and cold (C1, C3, C5, C7, C9 & W1, W3, W5, W7, W9): I use these to highlight and create definition on my pen sketches and pieces. These are of great quality, are pricey, and bleed through 2-3 sheets of regular paper at once. They have a brush tip on one end and a chisel on the other, and smell wonderful. (Can strong markers smell wonderful? Apparently, yes. *snarky tone* Maybe I’ve just adapted to living in such a toxic environment.)
Stabilo Point 88 Pens, Set of 30: My dear friend Erin (follow her, she’s a goddess) used these at CSSSA, and I fell in love with them at first use. They’re fine pens with metal-encased tips (for you ruler users) that come in an assortment of bright colors, and are great for writing too. I use them for sketching on the go and details on bigger pieces.
Pentel Arts Color Pens, Set of 12: The animation department at CSSSA gifted us these, and they’re great - the colors are bold and vivid, and the ink lasts forever. I use them for practice, since they’re relatively inexpensive. Con: they bleed under watercolor.
Faber-Castell Pitt Fineliner (2): I actually bought these in a set of 6 with assorted sizes, but after my trip to Nicaragua and lots of vicarious pen-borrowing, I lost 2/3, LOL. So there remains small and medium, the two sizes I use most often. I use these in detailed inking. (Tip: don’t buy the brush pens from Faber; the points are dull and round.)
Sakura Pigma Micron Ink Pen, Set of 6: The ink pen I favor and use most often, these high-quality Microns dry quickly and are bleedproof (favorite feature) and fadeproof (archival). The cap tends to fall off the end if you don’t push it on firmly enough. They come in an assortment of sizes; I use them more on my official portfolio pieces than my casual sketches.
Yasumto Niji Water Brush Pen with 12 mm tip, medium (2): I began to use these at CSSSA and ordered two from Amazon. They’re nice in terms of water capacity. The barrel holds nicely. My only critique for this pen is the brush hair quality; it wears down fast and splits in opposite directions. Therefore, I bought Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush, Assorted Tips, Set of 3 (not pictured). I used Kellsey’s at CSSSA, and wow, the quality. I use these for watercoloring on the go; they’re an essential.
Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Marker, Extra Fine Point, White (2): For the same purposes as below; except for a thicker, bolder line.
3-Piece Gelly Roll Blister Card Medium Point Gel Ink Pen Set: White gel pens which I use to make my drawings pop in various places (shine, outline) and large areas of black. The point runs unevenly dry at times, but overall the performance is nice. I use the above as a thicker, bolder version.
Daiso Zebra Brush Pen (6, two of each size): Fine, Medium, and Thick: An essential. I use these daily and relish in the inexpensiveness ($1.50 per pen, as opposed to high-end $15-20). The moment I began using these, all of my regular ink pens became secondary. A brush pen with a nylon tip, the point holds up well and maintains its shape even after vicarious reading and writing, and the ink lasts a long period of time. What I love most about these is the variation of line regular ink pens don’t. (Fun fact: I buy 20 every time I go.)
Prismacolor Ebony Graphite Pencil, Jet Black Extra Smooth: I use these for on-the-go pencil sketches. They’re rich, dark, smooth, and wear down to a round point easily, given their malleable nature. Needs to be sharpened often if you want a fine point.
Palomino Blackwing 602: And here’s your high-end graphite pencil with a prestigious history of manufacture. It’s bold, it’s dark, it’s smooth, and it’s firm. Used for writing and pencil pieces.
Staedtler Triplus Fineliner Pen, 0.3 mm., Gray: A pen the same type as the Stabilos. I feel muted sometimes, so instead of black.
Pentel Arts Pocket Brush Pen: This is your high-end brush pen. Refillable by cartridge, waterproof, archival, effortlessly smooth, and good at maintaining its tip, it’s worth every penny. I use it for my portfolio pieces, as the ink cartridges are way too expensive to use on a daily basis. The only downside is that sometimes the cartridge gets stuck in the barrel and I have to tussle with a paperclip in order to extract it.
Papermate Flair Felt Tip Pen, 2 (Black and Light Green): Nice, affordable, and smooth. For practice.
Prismacolor Art Marker, Metallic Silver, Fine Nib: Used to make my drawings pop even more than the white Jellyrolls, given the sheen.
General’s All Art Pencil Sharpener: Creates a nice, factory point and can be used with varying mediums of pencil.
Prismacolor Kneaded Art Eraser: Soft, and picks up graphite easily, as opposed to General’s toughness.
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