This list details most of the tools I use to make art in specific mediums. Although I do use specific tools when working both traditionally and digitally, please remember I am primarily a mixed media artist. I rarely use one type of media in any of my work as I prefer the results I achieve when combining them.
When working with traditional materials, I keep their archival qualities in mind. If something is archival, it is especially permanent, durable, or acid-free with resistance to weathering and fading. Under the best of conditions, archival works can potentially last around 200 years before any noticeable shift in color integrity occurs.
The issue of permanence is complex, however, and depends on several variables that must be carefully accounted for when creating work meant to be archival. I explore these issues in depth on my blog.
Traditional Media
- Faber-Castell Polychromos Artists’ Color Pencils
- Caran d’Ache Luminance
- Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils
- Derwent Watercolor Pencils
- Artist Quality Winsor & Newton
- Artist Quality Winsor & Newton
- Golden
- Liquitex Basics
- Higgins Pigmented Drawing Ink
- Fabriano Artistico extra white Hot Press 140lb Watercolor Paper
- Arches Hot Press 140lb Watercolor Paper
- Canson Recycled 96lb Bristol
- Strathmore 117lb Mixed Media Paper
Traditional Tools
- Pentel GraphGear 1000 Mechanical Pencil
- Prismacolor Col-Erase Erasable Colored Pencil
- Uni NanoDia Color Mechanical Pencil Lead
- Sakura Pigma Micron Pens
- Copic Markers Multiliners
- Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush
- Filbert #4, #, #8 Brushes
- Princeton Neptune #4, #, #8 Brushes
- Krylon UV Archival Spray
- Grumbacher Workable Fixative Spray
- Epson V370 Fine Art Scanner
- Creative Mark 4¾” Paint Palette
- Mona Lisa Odorless Paint Thinner
- Dusting Brush
- Kum Handheld Magnesium Sharpener
- Kum Long Point Sharpener
- Glassine sheets
- Grafix Low Tack Frisket
- Winsor & Newton Art Masking Fluid
Digital Media
- Adobe Photoshop CC
- Adobe Illustrator
Printing Tools
- Canon PIXMA PRO-10
- Canon PGI-72 Achival Pigment Ink
- Scor-Buddy Mini Scoring Board
- Dahle 15″ Vantage Paper Trimmer
- Canon Fine Art Smooth 82lb Paper