My ride-or-die kit for live watercolor guest portraits—exact brushes, palettes, papers, and on-site tools I use at events. Every pick is intentional and travel-friendly, so your fashion illustration keepsake dries fast, photographs beautifully, and s...
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Art Supplies
Equipment
Art Supplies
Here are all the supplies and materials that I use in actually creating the portraits.
I love all the various sizes and they are very quick drying
MONO Drawing Pens
Literally love all the colors and that they are water-based markers. Once you lay down the pigment, you can use a waterbrush to blend out!
Dual Brush Pen Art Markers | 108 Colors
While I use mainly my Tombow Markers, this my main source of painting for mixing colors, and doing wet-on-wet designs on outfits. I'll generally use these for lighter pastels, floral designs, or tie-dye patterns.
Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Set, 45 Half Pan
I prefer these than regular brushes because it speed up my painting process, without having to constantly going to a water cup.
Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush Assorted Tips. 4-Pk Carded
Nothing so special, but the cost for quantity is great.
Prudiut 120 Sheets 5x7 Watercolor Paper
Great quality and cost
ClearBags Flat Open Top Bags 5x7 100 Pack
I love how opaque they are! Perfect for sparkly details on dresses and outfits!
Uni-Ball Signo UM-153 1.0mm Gel Pens, 9pcs
I love that it's environmentally friendly!
Tombow Pencil Natural Biomass JCC-591AZ
Equipment
Here are the items
Get this. Trust me. It saved the strain on your neck + the clip is a life asver when there's a bunch of wind on event day!
Estune Acrylic Ergonomic Writing Slant Board
Say goodbye to eraser shavings EVERYWHERE. Pick them up with ease, and also easy to empty out. It has a great battery and doesn't require a lot of recharging.
ODISTAR Mini Desktop Vacuum Cleaner USB
I use these for my water cup + to hold my pencils and markers! They are acrylic, so I don't really worry about traveling with them
DreamShore Clear Acrylic Pen Holder 4 Pack
A must have if you do live events in warmer temperatures!
CIVPOWER Portable Neck Fan, Rechargeable, 3 Speed
It's such a quick and easy scan! It's also travel friendly!
