my favorite pens

Ok friends! Lets talk pens! I get so many questions about the pens that I use and today I've got a short list of my most favorite pens. While I will use just about anything in my work, these are a handful of the pens that I literally use every single day!

1. Uni- Ball White Signo Pen is my ALL TIME FAVORITE white pen (at least for now). The Uni-Ball Signo is a gel pen that is smooth, bright and has very clean lines. They are archival, water and fade resistant. They are VERY opaque which means they work really well on dark surfaces.

2. I really love the Posca White Paint Pens They are super opaque and will work on pretty much any surface. I love using them when I am working over the top of acrylic paint on canvas.

3. Sakura Gelli Roll White Gel Pen is another favorite white pen, especially when I am adding tiny details. It's creamy, has great flow and it's waterproof! I love using this pen when I am drawing on black paper or when I am adding white details or highlights to the tops of watercolors.

4. I pretty much love any kind of Sharpie but I do like using a White Sharpie Paint Pen for working a alternative surfaces. Oil based paint pens are great for drawing on painted canvas, painted fabric, wood and layered art journal pages.

5. A Sharpie ultra fine point pen is my most favorite drawing pen. All that line work, all those drawings and details that I do is usually created with a fine point sharpie. I always have a variety of Sharpies (or permanent markers) on hand- they are probably the most important tool that I use because because a Sharpie is so versatile.

6. I always like to have a variety of different sized Sharpies on hand. A fine point Sharpie is my next favorite black pen to use and enables me to create different lines when I am drawing.

7. The Sakura Micron Pens are another staple in my life. Microns are not cheap but I really appreciate their quality. I use them for adding fine lines and details to different surfaces. The best part is that they are permanent which means you can paint right over the top of them and they won't bleed or smear.

What about you guys? Anyone out there have a drawing pen that you love?

supplies that i am excited to try

paint puck brush cleaner   tombow fudenosuke brush pens  deco art pouring medium  ranger dylusions paint pens  strathmore mixed media roll  copic doodle sets  finesse colored pencil blender   daler-rowney system 3 acrylic ink   strathmore oil painting paper   ecoline brush pens   utrecht pumice stone gel 

my must have supplies

I love using different supplies at different price points and I will pretty much try anything but I have a handful of really versatile supplies these days that I must have on hand at all times! 

White Uni-Ball Signo pen   Golden High Flow Acrylics   Royal Langnickel Zen Round Brushes   Strathmore Watercolor Pads   Prima Watercolor Confections   Blick Matte Acrylics.  any kind of Sharpie pen   Posca Paint Pens

creative scissors

Since I spend so much time making art and crafting, I own a lot of scissors! In fact, I actually collect unique, colorful and creative scissors. Here is a little round up of some of my favorites and some that I have my eye on,

polk dot scissors   portable scissors   phi scissors   colorful stork scissors  poppin aqua scissors   zebra scissors     oil slick scissors    vintage bonsai scissors   gold detail craft scissors   wescott statement scissors

supplies that I am excited to try!

Molotow One4All Acrylic Marker  Finetec Artist Mica Watercolors   Spectrum Noir Sparkle Glitter Brush Pens   Plaid Mod Podge Sparkle Finish   Utrecht 100% Cotton Duck Canvas Pad   Blick Illustrator Markers and Sets  Vallejo Pouring Medium   Masterpiece Tahoe Cotton Canvas Shapes   Uni-Ball Gel Pens   Art-C Waterbrush, Lime Green, Orange Yellow Set  American Easel Unprimed Wood Painting Panels, Oval  Higgins Ink Brush Tip Marker, Black Magic Ink

supplies that i am excited to try!

delta artist ultra fine mist water sprayer   marabu graphix pens   yasutomo hake brush   faber-castell trio sharpener   copic marker sketchbook   alibabette paris journals   staedtler dua tip markers   higgins ink pump markers   caran d'ache water brush   semi moist tempera cakes

my favorite white pens!

My long time followers will know that white pens are a really important supply in my creative tool box. And since I get asked all the time (pretty much every day), what kind of white pens I like, I thought I would share my favorite white pens today!

1. Uni- Ball White Signo Pen: So this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE white pen (at least for now). The Uni-Ball Signo is a gel pen that is smooth, bright and has very clean lines. They are archival, water and fade resistant. They are VERY opaque which means they work really well on dark surfaces.

2. Sakura Gelli Roll White Gel Pen: Coming in second place for me is the Sakura White Gelli Roll pen! It's creamy, has great flow and it's waterproof! I love using this pen when I am drawing on black paper.

3. Posca White Paint Pen: I really love the Posca white paint pens! They are super opaque and will work on pretty much any surface. I love using them when I am working over the top of acrylic paint on canvas.

4. Faber-Castell White Pitt Pen:  These pens are another favorite because they are filled with opaque white India ink. They have a bullet shaped nip which means you can can create a variety of marks and strokes. I love them when I am drawing on dark paper.

5. Derwent Graphic White Line Painter: A fun water based paint pen. A cool feature of this pen is that the paint is water-soluble when wet which means you can move pigment around on the page but once it's dry, it comes permanent.

6. Zig Writer White Chalk Pastel Pen: While the Zig pen is not my most favorite, the bullet tip is perfect for adding adding dots and marks to my art journal pages. 

7. White Sharpie Paint Pen: I pretty much love any kind of Sharpie and the white, oil based paint pens are great for drawing on all kinds of surfaces. I like to use them on painted canvas, painted fabric, wood and layered art journal pages.

8. Sakura White Pen-Touch Paint Marker: I have always LOVED these pens! They are waterproof, fade resistant and they have really good flow. I love using them to add tiny dots and details to my acrylic paintings

Use those white pens to draw on dark backgrounds! I love using black paper. 

And I also really love drawing over the top of dark and colorful watercolor and acrylic backgrounds.

I use white pens to add small marks and details.

White pens are also great for writing and journaling over the top of photos. 

Or you can also use those white pens to draw and doodle over the top of a photo or magazine page.

I use those white pens for adding highlights and adding contrast to my black line drawings

supplies that i am excited to try

ohuhu water brushes   talens watercolor pan sets    daniel smith luminescent watercolors  grandmas secret spot remover    borden & riley kraft paper pads    fineliner applicator   winsor & newton bamboo brushes    wonder six   guerrilla painter pocket box   nesting mixing bowls

supplies that i am excited to try

pilot precise pen sets   pratt flexbook smartbooks   pentalic aqua journal   masterpiece oval canvas   daniel smith watercolor ground   walnut drawing stick   tom norton walnut drawing ink  marshalls photo oil pencil sets   walnut hollow hot stamps   princeton catalyst blades and mini-blades   pentel rsvp colors pen set   double-sided tabletop rack

art supplies i'm excited to try!

round canvas  strathmore marker pad  zig brush markers   ecocline liquid watercolors   water soluble art crayons  transparent duct tape  faber-castle soft pastels   watercolor liquid metal plans    copic brush tip pen  copic sketching set