Favorite art supplies

From kids to an advanced artist, my top 12 art & craft supplies have something for everyone: sticker books, a Galaxy tablet, a sketchbook, watercolors & more.

Okay, I'll pile on with my countdown list of favorite art tools and materials of 2012. My discovery of some of these pre-date the beginning of the year, but this was the year each of them got under my skin and into a position of must-have. They are more or less in ranked order. 10. Caran d'Ache watercolor pencils: I had been playing around with these for a few years, but only intermittently. This year I started to use them much more often. I use them for under-drawing for pastel, watercolor…

I went to Michael’s a few days ago to pick up some Christmas picks to spruce up a so-so garland on the stairs. (I was going for simple and tasteful, but pro tip: what’s left of the 70% off Christmas decorations, a week or so before the holiday, is probably not going to be simple and tasteful.) While I was there, I picked up a pad of watercolor paper and a $5 palette of paint. I used to paint and draw throughout high school, and I liked doing architectural renderings in college. And of course…

I often get asked about my favorite sketchbooks, colored pencils and other supplies, and I know I love to hear about what other artists are using! So I thought I’d put a master list together of all my favorite art materials in case that’s helpful for anyone. While these are my current favorite suppl

With Christmas just around the corner, I wanted to share with you the must have mixed media supplies for the art journal. Depending on what and how you like to create, your essential mixed media art supplies may be different. Here are my recommendations for mixed media supplies for the art journal. Hop-A-Long Studio is

While muses can be found anywhere and in anything, artist Jorge Santiago Jr. has found that sometimes the greatest muse is simply the materials and artist supplies he uses to make his work.

Just know though that a lack of dedicated studio space doesn’t need to have any impact on the quality or quantity of work you can make. Unless you let it. With a bit of creative thinking {which you’re already good at} and persistence, there’ll be a workaround you can use until your next upgrade. | art supply organization small spaces | art studio storage small spaces | art supply organization diy | art supply organization ideas | art studio storage ideas | art studio at home

Some of my favourite art supplies 💗 so delighted to see @thetuesdaycollective theme this week... Crayons! Such a favourite but also had to … | Instagram

The colours are super intense, and they still write perfectly well after all these years.

I'd wanted to write this post for a while now, and figured the upcoming Holiday season would be the perfect fit! I don't know about you, but I am always on the lookout for Christmas sales and new art material, as well as little creative gifts for fellow artists. As an artist, you can never have too