Traveling: Sketch Gear
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
In this Draw Tip Tuesday video, I share my essential art materials for traveling.
From pens and watercolors to pencils and clips, I'll guide you through what I pack in my sketch kit for creative adventures. Whether you're exploring new places or attending workshops, find out how to keep your travel gear minimal yet versatile.
Plus, I'll reveal handy tips for packing efficiently and staying organized on the go. I've got you covered to keep creating while traveling!
One more tip I haven't mentioned in the video: when flying with fountain pens, make sure they are fully filled, so no air can be pushed out when the cabin pressure changes. Don't use them during the flight, and especially not when taking off and landing. You could also wrap them in paper towel an/or in a ziplock bag in case you're afraid they may leak. I never had any trouble with any of my fountain pens myself. To be safe, on a flight don't use brushpens like Pentel Color Brushpens, and also Posca paint markers. I've heard stories of inky hands and clothes on flights!
Materials shown in this video, in order of appearance:
Sailor fude fountain pen with 55degree calligraphy nib
Platinum Carbon Black ink
Daniel Smith watercolors
Watercolor box: this came as an empty metal watercolor palette (no brand) and empty pans, to fill from tubes of watercolor
Pentel Aquash waterbrush
Pilot Parallel pen, 1.5 mm
Pentel pocket Brushpen
Derwent inktense Black
Faber-Castell Pitt Oil Base pencil extra soft
Derwent Lightfast Midnight Grey
Lyra Super - 4-in-1 Colour Pencil
Caran d’Ache Neocolor 1 wax crayons (water resistant)
Caran d’Ache Neocolor 2 wax crayons (watersoluble)
Caran d’Ache Luminance colored pencils
Corner clips (Amazon)
Small scissors
Uhu glue stick
Alphabet stamps (Amazon)
Faber-Castell Pencil sharpeners
48-slots canvas pencil roll (amazon)
Foldersys pencil case, 4 compartments, size A5
MT Washi tape
Folding camping stools (Amazon)
Folding sit mat (Amazon)
Inks suitable for fountain pens: Platinum Carbon Black ink, SketchInk by Rohrer&Klingner, Deatramentis ink.
Let me remind you that picking art materials is very personal. Your favorite supplies are probably different than mine. Try to be smart about what you pack, according to the length and goal of your trip.
-Maybe you are going on a business trip and you won't even have that much time to draw. Then you might just want to pack a pen and some watercolors, or a bunch of colored pencils will be enough to fill your needs while you are out and about and while you are away.
-But if you are going on a trip where you will be spending lots of time drawing, then you can bring a little bit more and every day you can make a selection of the stuff that you have brought with you.
Be creative, have fun, be flexible. You got this.
And of course, if you want to take a trip to draw and draw and draw some more, then well, I do teach workshops on really wonderful locations. So check out my website to see my schedule and see tickets that are still available.
