my fav art supplies! ^_^

these are all things I use! if you wanna see examples see my gallery page :D happy to answer questions too!

keep in mind i have been trying / collecting things for a long long time so pls don't think u need all this stuff! these are just my favs, if u like other stuff go for it!

drawing supplies

for pencils, I use all kind of things! I either use a regular wood HB, B, 2B or whatever I have lying around

pentel techniclick mechanical pencils (the best one IMO) Pentel make erasable coloured mechanical pencil leads and i rly like those!

or these. kids daiso rocket pencils. they slap so hard i love these.

for erasers, you need to try any of the daiso face ones. they are so cute and easilly the best ive tried, and ive tried a LOT

for inking, i'll use about anything LOL but for even lines, i use any multiliner (unipin do my fav but rly theyre all the same) or for varied lines I use the pentel touch sign pen!

I also use nib pens with india ink (speedballs is good) I normally use a G nib or a school nib!

any japanese brand fine IMO, any holder is good just pick ur fav looking one. sometimes I use a paintbrush to ink but I just use any cheap kind lol

for markers, I use copics! sketch and ciao are the same buy ciao if they have ur colour. copic LIE and say they are different, they are just smaller and u can still refil it!

copics are. so expensive in Australia. I bulk buy in japan when possible since a ciao is like 250 yen there and one is 8$ AUD (650 yen roughly) I can't stand paying local prices LMFAO but they are a great investment if u use them a lot and refil them! I've had mine like. 15 years and they are still so sexy

painting supplies

for watercolour, the best brand BY FAR is holbein. i love holbein. this is a windsor and newton free zone I don't like theirs and I used them for YEARS. they are prob OK if you use realistic colours but they don't suit my neons / pastels and are too expensive. I squeeze holbein tubes into any old paint palette and use them dried!

for acryla goauche, I use holbein as well! I've tried turner and nicker but they are not quite as good (turner cracks a bit but i use their pastels anyway TpT ) these are so good! I don't use normal acrylic cause these are much better. kinda hate normal acrylic not gunna lie to u.

again, these are DIRT CHEAP in japan. even using a service to buy them from sekaido (heaven) is prob cheaper than locally, but I havent tried yet! they go far but i like the huge tubes

latley instead of watercolour, i've been using ink the same way! again, holbein ink is my fav but i cant find it here so I got some daler rowney FW ink. its not the best I think I should have got ecoline or liquitex or something but here it is anyway! I like ink instad of WC since u can do more layers without the previous reactivating :D

I haven't posted anything in oils yet since im still practicing but holbein (lol) make a rly good one! their duo aqua oil is GOOD since u can wash it with water and I dont want turps around my cat.

though i usually hate them windsor and newton make water oils too and i got a pink and cyan one of theirs and it works about the same! and some water linseed oil idk what brand tbh!

ill use any paintbrush.. i like do not care LMAO i buy them from daiso a lot. I really like these micador roymac imitation sable ones that i can find at the hobby store for really cheap lmao! but like any synthetic watercolour brush should be gucci for like all paints.

surfaces / misc

for sketchbooks / paper: i use whatever i have really LOL latley i buy a ream of thick printer paper and get it ringbound into a sketchbook and draw on that. The best paper for copics is deleter kenht paper!! I dont want to use anyting else anymore!! I havent found a perfect watercolour paper, canson XL is ok i guess. I also paint on cheapo canvasses from like. kmart

for digital art, i use Clip stdio paint! everyone talks about how good it is and they are right. it goes on sale a lot so wait till it does! don't even bother with anything else IMO its too good! blender is best for 3D art. avoid adobe dont pay for that!

for tablets, i use the XP pen 12 pro and its great! cheaper than I thought it'd be, nice to draw on! i tried an ipad and i hate using that to draw so imo this is way better

this is not supplies but if u want bright neon eye destroying colours: its better to mix with lemon yellow, cyan and magenta instead of red blue and yellow! those work for realism but i prefer my eyes to hurt. get the most vivid ones u can find for more saturation!

U can still get red by mixing magenta and yellow for example. will make ur pics a BITCH to scan though so u will need to photograph them instead and then heavilly edit T_T or u can paint normally with red blue and yellow that will scan well (im in pain)

hope this helps! :D again, feel free to ask anything!

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