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Watercolor Materials
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fiberandbrimstone
My favorite watercolor materials I use below! Some I used in the past to get started, but most items I still use regularly in my travel sketchbooks.
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Drawing Tools
Watercolor Paper
Watercolor Paints
Watercolor Brushes
Watercolor Containers & Accessories
Drawing Tools
Sketching, Inking, and Highlighting
This is my favorite pencil for sketching!
Zebra M-301 Mechanical Pencil
Helpful for erasing leftover pencil marks after inking.
Kneaded Eraser
This pen is waterproof! My favorite is the blue fine point.
Zensations Zebra Brush Pen
Waterpoof pens for extra fine details.
Pigma Micron Pens
Opaque, but not always consistent.
Uniball Signo White Gel Pen
Not as opaque, but a very fine line.
Pilot Juice Up 04 Gel Ink Pen
Requires a brush, but very opaque.
Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleedproof White
Watercolor Paper
My go-to landscape travel journal.
Reflexions Watercolor Sketchbook Journal
Pre-cut loose sheets, 100% cotton watercolor paper.
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper
Good middle price and quality.
Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Paper
Affordable paper for practice.
Canson XL Watercolor Pads
Watercolor Paints
Seriously the cutest & most versatile budget set!
W&N Cotman - Field Pocket Set
Variety of other sets also available! Though I recommend not overwhelming yourself with colors. A palette of ~12 colors is great to get going.
Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paint Sets
I don't use these much anymore, but these act like a dry watercolor pan, and work great with a Pentel Water Brush.
Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle Artists' Pastels and Sets
For $$$ budgets.
Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor Tubes
Another $$$ quality brand.
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Tubes and Sets
Watercolor Brushes
Good for travel and small details.
Pentel Aquash Water Brushes and Sets
Good affordable brushes.
Princeton Select Brushes
Really $$$
Mimik Kolinsky Synthetic Sable Travel Brush Set
$$$
Princeton Neptune Synthetic Squirrel Travel Brush Set
Watercolor Containers & Accessories
Pans, tins, magnets, oh my!
Look for quarter or half pans as preferred.
Empty Watercolor Half Pans
Used inside half pans to magnetize to a tin!
Neodymium Magnets
Thrifting or recycling also encouraged!
Empty Watercolor Tins
Great for storing clean water on-the-go.
Silicone Travel Bottle
Small jars for rinsing brushes when traveling - tiny jars are less likely to break and are easy to clean!
Tiny Jam Jars
