I am in danger of becoming an art supply shop at this point - if I won the lottery I wouldn't say anything, but there would be signs.
I am not sponsored, but if you are an art supplier or manufacturer, lets talk...
I am not sponsored, but if you are an art supplier or manufacturer, lets talk...
Paper: I use a mixture of Arches blocks and pads, generally Cold Pressed (NOT) or Rough textured paper. I've used a few different brands like Winsor & Newton Professional and Saunders Waterford. If I am testing swatches or doing warm up pieces I will use some more affordable Winsor & Newton 25% cotton, or Hobbycraft Shore & Marsh paper.
Sketchbooks: Current count is x13 of them...Mainly Etchr Everyday or Etchr Perfect Sketchbooks, however I did treat myself to x2 Luchetti Sketchbooks in CP and HP. I have tried Moleskin but found the paper to be lacking, in my drawer I have some Seawhite of Brighton and a Rosa Gallery 50% cotton Fabriano book.
Brushes: I use a wide range but my daily brushes are either my synthetic Etchr set, or my ProArte Kolinsky Sable or Sablene blended brushes. I have some very nice Rosemary & Co. brushes but I am scared to use them, much like my new Escoda Ultimo 16 Mop brush. If I'm doing a "proper" piece I will use the nicer ones. If I am travel sketching I use a lovely Escoda collection of travel brushes
Paint: I have x3 palettes I use colour from, Winsor & Newton Professional, Daniel Smith & a newly acquired set of Sennelier Aquarelle paints.
Pens: I use a few different TWSBI fountain pens, I used to like Lamy but they started to block up. I have a couple of Fude pens (bent nib) and use Platinum Carbon ink, or Rohrer & Klingner (Lilly & Lotte). I also use either Sakura Micron or a UNI-Pin marker for linework.
Pencils: Faber-Castell 2B (Jumbo), or a rOtring 800 Mechnical Pencil with 2B Lead