Sketch Kit: 2020 Edition
It's happened. I finally splurged on the Etchr field case.
I've also revamped both palettes! Here is what I take around with my nowadays (when I can finally leave the apartment again!)
Etchr Field Case, Woodward and Father Original Sketchboard, Woodward and Father Unlimited Palette or Standard Palette. I also frequently use the Mini sketchboard, and occasionally bring out the large one, depending on where I'm going and what I'm planning on sketching. I sometimes add in other larger brushes if I'm scaling up; from the same brands as mentioned below.
Brushes:
Princeton Velvetouch [Long Round 10, 4, 2; Round 8, 6, 1; Chisel Blender 8]
Princeton Heritage Round 0
Raphael Flat 10
Rosemary Eradicator (Small)
Pens:
Paper:
I mostly use Fluid Hot Press 140lb hot press because it comes in convenient sizes and takes less time to cut down than other options. I also use Hahnemühle 140lb Hot Press and my favorite is Saunders Waterford hot press (linking to the blocks that I use most often, but I do also get the full sheets). I cut down into tiny paper and keep it in this accordion folder so it's easy to take with me and find the size I'm looking for. I keep all paper 5x7" and larger in a plastic folder. The pouch contains a few of my favorite 2oz Nalgene water cups.
Here are the current contents of my two most-used palettes! Note that the Lavender and Perelyne Maroon are recent additions and I don't know how I feel about them yet.
Daniel Smith=DS
Winsor Newton=WN
M. Graham=MG
Unlimited Palette (above)
1. DS Pyrrol Red
2. WN Rose Dore
3. DS Quinacridone Coral
4. QoR Quinacridone Violet
5. DS Pyrrol Crimson
6. DS Perelyne Maroon
7. Rembrandt Vermillion
8. QoR Transparent Pyrrol Orange
9. DS Quinacridone Sienna
10. DS Quinacridone Deep Gold
11. DS Monte Amiata Natural Sienna
12. DS Piemontite Genuine
13. DS New Gamboge
14. DS Rich Green Gold
15.
16. DS Transparent Brown Oxide
17. DS Hematite Violet Genuine
18. DS Buff Titanium
19. DS Undersea Green
20. DS Green Apatite Genuine
21. DS Cascade Green
22. DS Perelyne Green
23. WN White Gouache
24. Maimer Blu Cobalt Blue Light
25. QoR Cobalt Teal
26. DS Amazonite Genuine
27. DS Manganese Blue Hue
28. QoR Cerulean Blue Chromium
29. DS Cobalt Blue Violet
30. DS Lavender
31. QoR Dioxazine Purple
32. DS Moonglow
33. DS Indigo
34. MG Payne's Gray
1. DS Pyrrol Red
2. QoR Transparent Pyrrol Orange
3. DS Quinacridone Coral
4. QoR Quinacridone Violet
5. Perylene Violet
6. DS Quinacridone Sienna
7. DS Quinacridone Deep Gold
8. DS Buff Titanium
9. DS New Gamboge
10. DS Deep Green Gold
11. QoR Cobalt Teal
12. DS Cascade Green
13. DS Green Amazonite Genuine
14. DS Perylene Green
15. DS Manganese Blue Hue
16. QoR Cerulean Blue Chromium
17. DS Cobalt Blue Violet
18. QoR Dioxazine Purple
19. DS Moonglow
20. DS Indigo
21. MG Payne's Gray
The Standard one needed a bigger redo from last time, since I started using extra colors for all the neon I'm sketching so I had to swap some of those in. It's now a great range for both day and nighttime sketching.
Other parts of my kit? I sometimes use tablet holders on my sketchboards to make them easier to hold. I use this one for my mini sketchboard, and this one (pictured) and these for my original sketchboard.
Other must-haves? A wide-brim sketching hat to keep the sun out of my eyes, a stool (I also use this one a lot!), a foldable cushion for sitting on the ground or hard surfaces for long periods of time, a music stand clip on lamp for nocturnes (and dark museums!), sunscreen, and a portable battery for my phone.
