placeholder post: art supplies

[eye_of_toad]

I keep meaning to make a post about art supplies. Not like formal reviews, but just notes of what I liked and will buy again and what I will definitely *not* buy again and what didn't really work for me but might for others.

Art supplies are probably my biggest impulse-purchase expense after junk food. (The fact that I have likely spent more on Doritos and Oreos than on markers and sketchbooks, is itself pretty sad, but probably true.)

I just ordered two more sketchbooks that I absolutely do not need. (Why am I so compelled to buy sketchbooks faster than I can fill them up?)

And I've recently thrown out a few things (two markers for being defective, which I mentioned in a prior post plus one marker that I just used up) which had me thinking. I've also misplaced a favorite pen that didn't even register as being a favorite until I couldn't find it.

But every time I think about writing a post about art supplies I think to myself that I should take pictures, which involves uploading pictures, and I'm lazy and it never happens. So this is me nagging myself to do it already.

Pictures to upload: Tombow markers (Tombow makes a ton of things that are completely unlike each other so I kind of need a visual to be able to make clear "this one not that one".

things to discuss...

alcohol markers: Copic vs Blick vs all the others, brush tip vs bullet tip (I'm finding myself preferring the hard tip instead of the brush tip which seems to be the opposite of most art YouTubers that I watch).

current favorites: Fudenosuke pen, Le Pen, 4H pencil, erasable colored pencils, mechanical pencil, Talens sketchbook, my trusty Pilot pens...

things I hate: I'm so rageful about Crescent Rendr sketchbooks. If I hated everything about them, I wouldn't hate them so much. But I'm beyond annoyed that I like the paper and hate the binding so much that I can't stand to draw in them. It's like they are taunting me.

Oh and I recently gave away a couple of Pentel Pocket Brush Pens to a friend because I just cannot get the hang of drawing with a soft brush. (I kept the black one the idea of continuing to practice in the future, but I gave away the sepia and dark gray.)

There was more than this. So much more than this. But I'm too unfocused to sort it out and I need to get ready for work.

Should I just update this as one big masterpost discussion of art supplies or should each topic get its own post?

Comments

[amberdreams]

I don't know about how to set up the post because you want it to suit you, but I share your art supplies cravings. But hey - I don't smoke or drink or spend on night clubs etc, so art supplies are a pretty harmless addiction!

art supplies

[eye_of_toad]

I literally just bought two more sketchbooks and a case to hold all of my markers.

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[amberdreams]

At least you do tend to fill your sketchbooks. Good for you!

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[eye_of_toad]

I am now partially motivated by feeling the need to justify all my purchases. :-)

[ilyena_sylph]

I think you should do whichever thing is easier for you, but also that separate posts would be cool.