I love to discover other people use the same tools I do.
I’ve been painting monochromatically with watercolors. It’s a good exercise in controlling shading without using other colors for defining shapes. I made this tin out of some polymer clay and a small Altoids tin. The color is Pthalo Blue. I use the right for storing the paint and the left for watering it down.
- notebook
- waterbrush
- watercolor tray
- pen
- pencil
- eraser
- iPad
More portable and modular than a laptop, this has become my portable desk layout lately. It fits perfectly on our ottoman as well as on my lap in the car. I carry this (as well as a few more pens, pencils, and a few odd items – a magnifying glass, a monocular lens, and a cleaning cloth) around each day. If I want more portability I can take the notebook and iPad and stuff the rest of the items depicted here into my pockets.
Some great all–purpose reference charts for brushes, via the terrific article, “Bear Tools, Part III” by Kevin Cornell. See also Part I and Part II and the unaffiliated but fantastic The Tools Artists Use blog.
