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Art Supplies I Actually Use ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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items My favorite art supplies for drawing, painting, illustration, and experimenting with color. These are the pens, paint markers, brushes, watercolor, gouache, and other creative tools I reach for when making art. Whether you’re building your first art ...
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🎨 Painting
✍️ Linework & Drawing
🖍️ Paint Markers & Acrylic Pens
🌈 Alcohol Markers
Canvas
🎨 Painting
My go-to paints and brushes for adding color, building layers, and creating everything from small details to full paintings.
Watercolor Set
Professional Watercolor Paint Set for Creators | Grabie Art Supplies
Guache Paint
Gouache Paints and Gouache Paint Sets | BLICK Art Materials
Princeton Velvetouch brushes. Soft synthetic bristles that hold a good amount of paint and keep a clean point. I use them with gouache for details and smooth fills.
Princeton Velvetouch Synthetic Brushes and Sets | BLICK Art Materials
Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache and Sets | BLICK Art Materials
Schmincke Horadam Artist Gouache and Sets | BLICK Art Materials
✍️ Linework & Drawing
The pens I reach for when I want clean lines, fine details, doodles, lettering, or that hand-drawn look.
perfect for journaling and fine line work
Pigma Micron Pends
Calligraphy markers brush tip pen markers
Lettering Supplies – Create Stunning Calligraphy & Art
My go-to for lettering, doodling, and adding little details to my art. The flexible brush tip makes it easy to switch between thin and thick lines, but it still feels really controlled. Perfect for journaling, sketching, cards, and adding that hand-d...
Fudenosuke | TOMBOW PENCIL
Crisp, smudge-proof lines. My everyday go-to.
Sakura Ink Micron Brush Pens, Assorted Colors, 73/Pack (SAK50060)
🖍️ Paint Markers & Acrylic Pens
Easy-to-use paint pens and markers for bold color, layering, outlining, and adding details to canvas, wood, rocks, clothing, and other projects.
acrylic paint markers fun to use and easy to layer colors
Liquitex Marker
acrylic paint pens, so intuitive and fun to use
POSCA Pens
A colorful set of dual-tone acrylic markers for adding bold color, expressive brushstrokes, and little details to your art. The 60 markers offer 120 color options, with flexible brush tips for everything from lettering and illustration to sketchbook ...
Dual Tone Acrylic Marker Set of 60 | Brush Tip Paint Pens
Acrylic paint markers are a fun addition to any art kit, especially if you love experimenting with color, illustration, and mixed-media projects. Grabie offers a variety of marker styles and color collections for adding bold details, layering colors,...
Grabie Acrylic Paint Markers
Acrylic paint pens are so smooth and fun to use! Perfect for layering
MEEDEN Artist Dual Tip Acrylic Paint Markers – 48 /72 / 96 / 120 Colors
Liquid acrylic paint markers. Fast-drying, long-lasting color that works on rocks, canvas, and wood. Great for adding bold color to projects without pulling out a full paint set.
Direct Liquid Acrylic Paint Marker Long-Lasting, Fast-Drying for Rock, Canvas & Wood
🌈 Alcohol Markers
My favorite alcohol markers for colorful illustrations, blending, shading, and creating smooth, vibrant artwork.
Alcohol markers are great for smooth color blending, layering, and creating vibrant illustrations. Ohuhu offers a range of marker sets for everything from character art and fashion sketches to lettering, shading, and colorful sketchbook pages. These ...
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers
Alcohol-based markers are a great option for artists who love smooth blending, rich colors, and building up layers in their illustrations. KINGART offers a range of alcohol marker options for sketching, shading, lettering, and adding depth to drawing...
KINGART Alcohol-Based Markers
Canvas
A versatile option for artists who want to customize their own painting surfaces. This medium-weight, unprimed cotton canvas roll is great for larger paintings, custom-sized canvases, and creative projects where you want more control over the finishe...
Fredrix Style 568 Medium Weight Unprimed Cotton Canvas Rolls | BLICK Art Materials
Canvas panels are a practical option for painting, experimenting with new techniques, and creating finished pieces without investing in bulky stretched canvases. Blick Studio cotton canvas panels come in a variety of sizes and pack options, making th...
Blick Studio Cotton Canvas Panels and Packs | BLICK Art Materials
A large-format stretched linen canvas for artists ready to take on bigger paintings and statement pieces. The 30" × 60" size gives you plenty of room for expressive brushwork, detailed compositions, and artwork designed to make an impact on a wall. L...
Blick Studio Linen Stretched Canvas - 30" x 60", Gallery 1-1/2" Profile
A bulk pack of canvases is a practical choice for artists who paint frequently, work on multiple pieces at once, or need supplies for group art projects. These 16" × 20" canvases give you a consistent surface for painting studies, experimenting with ...
Blick Super Value Canvas Bulk Pack – 16" × 20", Pack of 40
A convenient two-pack of stretched cotton canvases for painting, practicing techniques, and bringing new ideas to life. The 16" × 20" size offers plenty of room for portraits, landscapes, abstract art, and mixed-media-inspired compositions. A practic...
Blick Academic Cotton Stretched Canvas Pack – 16" × 20", Pack of 2