Favourite Sketching Art Supplies
Beginners Art Supplies below in BOLD
Sketch
ART RETAILERS
LarryPost Art Supplies www.larrypost.com.au
Eckersley’s Art Supplieswww.eckerleys.com.au
PENS & PENCILS
Suggested Beginners supplies in bold:
Staedtler Pigment Liners 0.3
Lamy Joy Fountain Pen with waterproof ink De Atramentis Document Ink
Sailor Fude pen (calligraphy nib)
Kuretake Zig Black Brush Pen
Tombow Marker, light grey
Uniball Signor White Gel Pen
Artline 200 black or brown water soluble pen
Pigma Micron Pen in brown
Staedtler Triplus fineliner in grey
Chinagraph White Wax Pencil
Watercolour graphite pencil 6B or 8B
Pencil sharpener
A small set of quality watercolour pencils is also handy but not essential
Paint
Suggested Beginners supplies in bold:
WATERCOLOURS & BRUSHES
Suggested Beginners supplies in bold:
Rosemary and Co Travel Brushes Squirrel Mop R9 or R10 synthetic
Da Vinci Travel brushes
Pentel Aquash Waterbrush, medium
Windsor & Newton Cotman Sketchers Pocket Box, 12 Half pan, paint set
“Artists Quality” Watercolours are more expensive but generally stronger in colour. Windsor & Newton and Daniel Smith Watercolours are a popular choices.
Favourite refill colours include:
Indigo
Cerulean Blue
Cobalt Turquoise Light
Payne’s Grey
Sap Green
Potters Pink
Small portable water container such as a plastic screw top spice jar is handy.
Paper
Sketchbooks we love:
Windsor & Newton A4, watercolour Sketchbooks 200gsm or higher, 100% cotton
Favourite brands:
Canson 200gsm watercolour paper
Hahnemuhle Waterclour Sketchbooks
Seawhite of Brighton 350gsm
Moleskine Watercolour Sketchbooks
A scribble pad/paper for warmup sketching