My Tools and Supplies
Hardware
Home: iMac 24”
Wacom Intuos Pro Tablet
Not using this as much lately, but I am glad I have it for travel or emergencies!
Ergo Grip for Wacom Stylus
Macbook Pro 16” (2021)
iPad Pro 13” (2024)
I can’t say enough on how much I love this thing!
Apple Pencil Pro
Adjustable iPad Stand (Parblo)
Cintiq Pro 24”
Cintiq Pro 16”
I have been traveling more than usual, and this has become an essential for completing work on the go.
Adjustable Laptop Stand
Uppr. Grip for Apple Pencil
Software
Adobe Photoshop
I have used Photoshop for almost all my professional work for the past 12 years.
Adobe Illustrator
I use Illustrator sometimes for my day job. It comes in handy from time to time.
Adobe InDesign
I don’t need this very often, but when I do, it’s super handy for book/page layouts!
Procreate App
It feels disloyal saying this…but I have been enjoying this app almost more than Photoshop! It’s not quite as powerful (yet), but any sketching and painting that I want to do for a project, I can do most the tasks I need to. I will sometimes finish it out in Photoshop if there’s a specific setting I need.
Painting Supplies
I am primarily a digital artist who dabbles in the traditional stuff for fun and practice. These are my go-to supplies when I participate in Inktober or sketching in my sketchbook. If you have any suggestions or questions about other tools you have seen me use, send me a note and I’ll add it here! I truly love and use these products!
Illo sketchbook 8x8”
Recently, I really love the paper in this sketchbook. It absorbs water and paint and it won’t show through on the other side unless you are heavily using Copics and Prismacolor markers
Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay Black/ India Ink
I will water the inks down on a ceramic palette to place the greys and then build up to darker washes.
Viviva Colorsheets
(Disclosure: This is an Affiliated link, meaning I get a commission if you make a purchase through my link, at no cost to you)
Highly saturated swatches of watercolors that are so convenient to take with you when you are sketching away from your desk!
Viviva Meditate Kit
(Affiliated link)
Referral Code: holliehibbert
A multi-sensory art therapy kit. Sometimes I just want to relax with art instead of always working with art. This kit is just a perfect way to just let my brush wander and enjoy working with traditional tools.
Watercolor/ Gouache Tin Palette
Compact and easy to clean. Perfect for plein air, or on the kitchen table. These pans are full of Gouache.
Dr. Ph. Martin’s Pen White
I use this all the time for on top of my gouaches.
Gouache Paints by
Windsor & Newton/ M. Graham & Co.
Ultramarine, Burnt Sienna, Titanium White, Primary Blue, Primary Red, Raw Umber, Sap Green, Cad Yellow Deep, Cad Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson, Spectrum Red, Lemon Yellow, Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green.
Pentel Vistage Water Brushes
Main work horses.
Dr. Ph. Martin’s Mask Liquid
I just started to learn more about this stuff and it’s perfect for saving the whites of the paper if you are doing big water glazes.
Holbein Acrylic Gouache
Still testing these out, but so far so good!
Arches- Watercolor Hot Press Paper
Fancy and Pricey, but perfect for bigger/planned projects
BlackWing Pencils (or any pencil)
These do the job. I’m sure there are better options.
Brush Pens from Jetpens.com
Jetpens.com
Okay, being a little lazy here tbh, but there’s so many to try, I can’t list them all! Go have fun experimenting! :-)