Pen and Ink

Remember those new pens I was telling you about?

Well I had to try a few more. 

And I am now in love with Kuretake Brush Pens.

Tonight is my first night back at my desk after a week of travel. I've got another trip planned before the month is out, so follow me on instagram to keep up with me between blog posts! 

Oh, and my last pen and ink adventures? I cleaned them up in Adobe Illustrator, and the white rabbit in the dandelions is now available as an art print, tote bag, or even on a cute throw pillow at my Society6 Shop, along with some other fun designs!

Brush Pens and Paper

Taking a break from paper mache to play with a little pen and ink.

I feel a bit like I'm channeling Wanda Gág. 

Millions of Cats is one of my very favorite picture books.

That's the Prismacolor Premier Brush Tip Marker and Sakura Pigma Graphic Ink 1 pen, which (when not in use) are stowed happily in the new case I mentioned in my last post.

Hope they inspire you to do some drawing!

New Pens and Travel Case.

There is nothing so supremely satisfying as a new pen.

...Except perhaps an awesome travel case filled with a beautifully organized assortment of them. 

Last week, I treated myself to a variety of inexpensive fountain pens from Jetpens.com. The hardest part was waiting for them to arrive. I'm still breaking them in, but I'll be sure to let you know my favorites once I've had a chance to get a feel for how they perform.

In the mean time, you can scroll to the bottom of the page to see a list of some of my favorite tried-and-true travel sketching tools.

But I'm pretty sure my favorite purchase by far is the case itself. I love that there's even a place for my brush pens. Now I'm ready to hit the road with my sketchbooks!

Which is great, considering that next month will be full of travel. I hope to have some fun photos to share!

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Some of my favorite sketching and watercolor materials:

- Sakura Koi Water Brush pens

- Pentel Water Brush pens

- Sakura Micron and Graphic pens

- Prismacolor Premier Brush Tip Marker

- Windsor and Newton Cotman Water Colour Compact Set

- Moleskine Watercolor Notebooks