Christine’s Recommended Drawing, Painting, Journaling, and Field Supplies
If you’re anything like me, you collect art supplies like a bird collects twigs for its nest! So I’ve compiled all my favorite supplies I use for sketching and painting in the studio as well as in the field.
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DRAWING SUPPLIES
RECOMMENDED PENCILS
Faber-Castell 9000 Graphite Pencil Set
Staedtler Mars Technical Mechanical Pencil
Prismacolor Turquoise Soft Drawing Pencils
RECOMMENDED PENS
Water-soluble pen – Pilot Razor Point II Marker
Faber-Castell Pitt Artists’ Waterproof Pen
UniPOSCA white acrylic paint markers
(though I prefer the Derwent colored pencil ‘Titanium White’ for my white instead of the General’s)
Derwent Water-soluble Sketching Pencils
RECOMMENDED COLORED PENCILS
Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils
Derwent Inktense water-soluble colored pencils
Derwent pastel pencils (their Titanium White is my favorite for a very opaque white for highlights!
Faber-Castel 24 Piece Polychromous Colored Pencils
Caran d’Ache Neopastels Artists Oil Pastels
RECOMMENDED SHARPENERS AND ERASERS
Faber-Castell compact field sharpener
Faber-Castell-Kneadable Art Eraser
Mono Sand Eraser (for colored pencil and ink)
RECOMMENDED PAPERS
Pentalic Nature Sketch sketchbook
Strathmore 500 Series Bristol Plate Paper (smooth for fine graphite pencil work)
Strathmore 500 Series Charcoal Paper (archival, highest quality for charcoal drawings)
The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling
RECOMMENDED PAINTING SUPPLIES
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor Compact 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
Princeton Aqua Elite, Series 4850, Synthetic Kolinsky Watercolor Paint Brush, Travel Set of 4
RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES (VARIOUS)
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!
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!
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Here’s a video review of my SOME of my most favorite art supplies