Profile for mismonaut - Let's talk about ART SUPPLIES (recommend me something?)

mismonaut aka Sara has been a member since September 24, 2008, has scored 61,099 submissions, giving an average score of 2.14, helping 524 designs get printed.

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Jul 22 '11 by mismonaut
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Let's talk about ART SUPPLIES (recommend me something?)

So I have a little extra money this month, and I've set it aside to buy some new art supplies. I'm looking to spend about a hundred dollars. I have no idea what I'm gonna spend it on.

So tell me, my arting friends: What do you love?

Paper brands you like? Your favorite pens/inks/brushes/nibs for inking what you draw? Do Prismacolor/Tria/Copic markers live up to the hype? What's your favorite medium? Are you a die-hard fan of any brands? Which watercolor tubes can you not live without? What does your workspace look like?

I mostly do drawing and watercolor�but it's possible that that's because I really only have drawing and watercolor supplies. (Also, I am the rankest of amateurs at watercolor�tips welcome!) I've dabbled a little in screenprinting and relief printing, so if you've got stuff to say about either of those, let's hear it!

Or, heck, let's talk about textiles, too. Do you sew? What's a good project for a beginning crochet-er? Is it actually possible to learn knitting from a book, or do you need a mentor?

Photographers�little things that make your life easier? Film you like? I've got an old duaflex�is the hassle of finding/developing 120 film worth it?

TELL ME ABOUT WHAT YOU DO, AND LET ME ASK YOU QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

Noh_Body on Jul 22 '11 at 8:10pm

This was fun. An exacto, poster board, and some material to inbetween the panels is all you need.

Braniel on Jul 22 '11 at 8:13pm

^that's awesome :)

Braniel on Jul 22 '11 at 8:15pm

I love my Copic multiliners, great for detailed inkdrawing, my finest point is 0.03mm.

aNonnymouse on Jul 22 '11 at 8:16pm

That's so cool! I Recently (and by recently, I mean yesterday) bought a calligraphy pen with a few different nubs. So. FUN. I didn't know inking was so fun. I'd been using crappy pens around the house, and I just got sick of the smearing and bleeding. So there's that. Really though, if I had the monies, I'd probably buy sculpting supplies.

Morkki on Jul 22 '11 at 8:16pm

White gel pen! I haven't been able to find a really good one (the Uni-ball Signo seems to be the holy grail) but they're neat for drawing fine white lines or highlights over darker colors.

mismonaut on Jul 22 '11 at 8:22pm

Noh_Body, I really like that! I've done some papercut stuff, but usually just one or two layers. Yours has a really great sense of depth�is it actually lit from behind, or did you just layer the colors that way?

mismonaut on Jul 22 '11 at 8:27pm

Braniel, do you do much with coloring/blending with those?

Noh_Body on Jul 22 '11 at 8:46pm

Its lit from behind. I actually have it mounted so its a free standing structure now. Here is the front lighting.