September 23, 2022Ijiserure Art

My Current Favorite Art Supplies

Hello Everybody! How are you all doing today?

Welcome to my new art post! Today I want to talk about my art supplies. Well, the ones that I use the most currently. When it comes to my art there are always steps. It is only possible with the art supplies I have. Over time my art keeps improving and so my list of supplies gets bigger and bigger. Every time I create an artwork I try something new. If it works well then it gets added to my collections.  

Brushes 

  • Silver Black Velvet 

Pens 

  • Deleter Dip Pens 
  • White Gelly Roll Pens 
  • Uni-ball Signo White Pen 
  • Deleter Pens Neopiko 

Pencils 

  • Pentel Graphgear 1000 

Erasers 

  • Staedtler  

Watercolors 

  • Paul Rubens Glitter Watercolors 

Markers 

  • Zig Clean Color Real Brush 

Sketchbooks 

  • Stillman & Birn Zeta 
  • Canson XL Watercolor 
  • Strathmore Mixed Media 

Ink 

  • Black Cat Waterproof India Ink 
  • Dr. Ph Martin Bleedproof White 
  • Liquitex Acrylic Ink 

Extra 

  • Porcelain Palette 
  • Transfer Pipettes 
  • Eraser Sponge (Mr. Clean) 
  • Clear glass jars (Ikea Korken) 

Each step has its own set of art supplies 

  • First I start with a drawing. But I need to choose what kind of art medium will I do at the end. So my go-to is either a Mix media or Watercolor journal. Right now I am using both Strathmore Mixed Media and Stillman & Birn Zeta. And then I draw. My favorite pencil so far is the Pentel Graphgear 1000, with the 005 lead. Can’t forget about the bet eraser the Staedtler. I don’t use anything else besides this. 
  • After my drawing is complete, I proceed to use my Deleter dip pen and the Black Cat Waterproof Black Ink. That is how I create my line art. I have to make sure that I 100% like the drawing before proceeding. Once I ink I can’t fix the drawing. There are moments when I want to add something but I use my Deleter Neopiko black pens for that instead. Both inks are waterproof, so there is no worrying about getting smudged by wet mediums. 
  • Before coloring, I scan it first. I always love to have a blank copy of my drawings. If I ever feel like it, I can always print it and color it again. I have special papers and ink for that. It isn’t an art supply but the printer I have is the Epson Workforce Pro WF-7820. I am only using it for scanning right now. But one of the reasons I bought it was because it can print up to 13″ x 19″. I can make posters with these. But also it uses Epson DuraBright ink which is waterproof too. 
  • Okay, so this is the part where I start to get more creative. For coloring or painting I mean, I like to use the Zig Clean Color Pens. They are markers with water-soluble ink. So Instead of using them as regular markers, I like to apply the pigment to a porcelain palette. Then I add water to it and color my drawings by using my Silver Black Velvet watercolor brushes. 
  • The coloring process takes longer than any other step. I have to wait for each colored section to dry before I can continue coloring. So part of being an artist is to have patience. I can always buy a heat tool to dry my art. But the old-fashioned way is fine too. Because of that, I can last up to five hours finishing an artwork. I do own watercolors but for now, I prefer to use my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens from Kuretake. They are not really watercolors but they are water-soluble. So I use them as watercolors. Soon I will start practicing with real watercolors. 
  • After I am done coloring I add some extra details. It is something I’ve started doing more and more recently. Sometimes I like to use my Paul Rubens Glitter Watercolors. Other times I use my Liquitex Acrylic Gold Paint. For now, these are the two that I use, in the future, I will discover other ways to make my artwork look amazing. 
  • The last step is for me to add some highlights and redo the lines. We have to polish the final product. Usually, for the highlights, I use the White Gelly Roll Pens. But I found out that Uni-ball white pens work better. I still use both of them. Now I am learning how to use the Dr. Ph Martins Bleedproof White inks. It is a challenge at first to use it with a brush, but I am starting to love it. For the black lines, I use the Deleter Neopiko pens. I am running out of ink so I have to buy some more soon. 

And there you have a new list of my current art supplies. I have more art supplies than these. These are the ones that I use the most currently. That list is bound to change again soon. Next year I am using a different sketchbook and I will add some more inks or paints. I want to improve my coloring skills. So if I need to use and buy more art supplies to achieve it I will do so in a heartbeat. All I need is some money to spend, cause some art supplies aren’t cheap.  

So please wish me good luck and I hope you have a nice day!

Do not forget to give me a visit at The Senspirational ArtRoom. All I need is your support and you can do so by going to my Patreon page. Or go to see my older drawings at DeviantArt. There are also many other sites that I am currently active in. Never forget to add me on Facebook, Twitch, Instagram, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Well, I’ll leave now. Be nice to others and have a nice day!

See you all later and take care,

from Ijiserure.

Ijiserure Art

Fighting all obstacles towards her dream. Ijiserure is a blogger during the day and artist by night. Using art as a source of happiness in life. A non-stop creator and convicted dreamer. Seeing the world is the best thing humans can do to learn about themselves. Working hard to make others see the world the way she does. The fuel that keeps her going is the goal of wanting to become a Travel Blogger and a build up her own brand. Promoting the arts and traveling in whatever she does. She graduated from University with a degree in Graphic Design. Meanwhile working her way to achieve her second degree in Photography. The type of person that would jump at any hurdles along the way.