{"id":2559,"date":"2023-09-02T14:44:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T19:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2023-09-02T15:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T20:10:26","slug":"favorite-summer-art-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2559","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Summer Art Supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2558\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1693664388&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20230902_191948574_ios\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230902_191948574_ios-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arches hot pressed watercolor paper in a block: I have two favorite paper brands, Legion for dry media and Arches for wet media. I also love Legion Aqua but haven\u2019t felt like stretching it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>De Atramentis Document Ink: It\u2019s lightfast, permanent, and the colors are mixable. Other than white and yellow, I don\u2019t have troubles in fountain pens and use it for all ink drawings. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Majohn Q2 fountain pen with a bent\/fude nib: It\u2019s a funny looking pen, but I like the wide barrel, the eye dropper fill, the huge capacity, and the awesome bent nib. I can draw the thinnest of lines with it upside down, and when right-side down, the fude fills in space like a thick magic marker. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kuretake Sumi Brush fountain pen: The only complaint I have is the converter doesn\u2019t hold much ink. Otherwise, this is a perfect fountain brush pen. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tombow Dust Catch eraser: A newer purchase, this is one of the best erasers I\u2019ve used. It doesn\u2019t lift off the ink, is gentle on paper, and doesn\u2019t leave hardly any \u201cdust.\u201d Love it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tutto3 mechanical pencil (three sizes of leads): This is probably a hit-and-miss purchase for many. It\u2019s a bit touchy, but it\u2019s become my mechanical pencil of choice for regular or thin lines. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musgrave NJK double blade sharpener: A fantastic pencil sharpener with two blades. If only it had two sizes instead of one it would be perfect. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sakura Gelly Roll pens: I don\u2019t love these, but, honestly, I need something for highlights after I\u2019ve accidentally lost them and these pens do the trick. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Caran d\u2019Ache Luminance colored pencils: No surprise that I love the most expensive colored pencils that you can buy. But, they\u2019re awesome and they last forever. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Derwent Drawing Pencils: Soft leads, subdued colors, lovely.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kuretake water brushes: I go through water brushes quickly, so I\u2019m always trying something new. These stand out for their surprisingly nice feel and no leaks. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\u201d brush: It\u2019s the only one I have but I\u2019ve used it on all my backgrounds lately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer isn\u2019t summer if I don\u2019t get into a routine of using the same art supplies over and over. This summer has been paper-based with ink and colored pencils. There are times I think I could give away all my other supplies\u2014the sets of gouache and acrylics, the numerous watercolor pallets and markers\u2014but as soon as I think that I\u2019ll take them out and start using them. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer isn\u2019t summer if I don\u2019t get into a routine of using the same art supplies over and over. This summer has been paper-based with ink and colored pencils. 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