Supplies

recommended art supplies

Christine’s Recommended Drawing, Painting, Journaling, and Field Supplies

Find all the supplies I use for sketching and painting in the studio as well as in the field

Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you purchase through them, at no additional cost to you.
I only share products I whole-heartedly recommend and use myself. Prices and availability can change.

DRAWING SUPPLIES

 Staedtler Mars Technical Mechanical Pencil

mechanical pencil

Prismacolor Turquoise Soft Drawing Pencils

sketching pencil

Blackwing 3 pencil set

Tombow Mono Zero eraser

 

Water-soluble pen – Pilot Razor Point II Marker

water soluble pen

Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen

Faber-Castell Pitt Artists’ Waterproof Pen

water proof pen

 

UniPOSCA white acrylic paint markers

Generals charcoal pencil set

 Derwent Water-soluble Sketching Pencils

water soluble pencil

 

Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils

 

colored pencils

Derwent Inktense water-soluble colored pencils

watersoluble colored pencil

Faber-Castel 24 Piece Polychromous Colored Pencils

polychromos

Caran d’Ache Neopastels Artists Oil Pastels

Prismacolor pencil sharpener

Faber-Castell compact field sharpener

Staedtler Blending Stump set

blending stump

 

 Faber-Castell-Kneadable Art Eraser

kneadable eraser

Mono Sand Eraser (for colored pencil and ink)

Faber-Castel Eraser Pencils

Toned paper book 

Mixed media sketchbook

PAINTING SUPPLIES

Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor Compact Set

watercolor set

Windsor & Newton Cotman Half Pan with 12 Color Water Brush (as a budget second choice)

Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor tubes set

Daniel Smith Gouache Primary Mixing Set

 

Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bleed Proof White Fine Art Paint

Pentel Japan Aquash Waterbrush Water Brush Pen, Medium and Large

water brush

Princeton Aqua Elite, Series 4850, Synthetic Kolinsky Watercolor Paint Brush, Travel Set of 4

Arches watercolor paper pad

Low tack artist’s tape

The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling

Washi Tape Set 13 Rolls – Mushroom Butterfly Floral

Storage bags – I love the Blue Q brand pictured below, they are recycled, waterproof and come in a bunch of different sizes. These even have a shopping bag size with handles that I use as my carry-on bag while traveling!

sketching supplies bag

FIELD SUPPLIES

If you are going out in the field to sketch (as opposed to using them at home) you’ll also want to bring:

  • small water container and a rag or paper towel
  • day pack
  • snacks
  • water bottle
  • sunscreen
  • sunglasses
  • hat
  • sturdy shoes
  • camera
  • binoculars
  • hand lens
  • whatever else you bring on a day out hiking in nature!

 

sketching in the field

Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links on this page are affiliate links, which means I may earn a commission if you purchase through them, at no additional cost to you.