🌿 FIND my favorite art supplies for bullet journaling, functional planning, and watercolor
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🌿 SHOW NOTES
Ergonomics matter just as much with our hobbies as they do with our workplace setup. My everyday carry functional planner and bullet journal / art journal / commonplace book system using a Hobonichi Techo Cousin or Leuchtturm1917 was getting heavy. I’m trying a solution using a slimmer, budget friendly traveler’s notebook. I hope this helps relieve back pain exacerbated by carrying way too much in my tote bag!
🌿 RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES FOR FUNCTIONAL PLANNING, JOURNALING, AND PAINTING
Apple Pig Leather Art
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(message Ting with your intended notebooks, planners, and ideas; he’ll work magic with a custom design)
Elizo Leather Journal Covers
--- A5, Chestnut: [ Ссылка ]
Hobonichi Techo Cousin
--- English, at Amazon: [ Ссылка ]
--- Japanese, at Amazon: [ Ссылка ]
Leuchtturm1917
--- A5, hard cover: [ Ссылка ]
(choice of colors and format -- dot grid, square grid, blank, or 6mm rule -- within this listing)
Midori Traveler’s Company TN Inserts
--- 007 Card Holder: [ Ссылка ]
--- 017 Monthly Planner: [ Ссылка ]
--- 018 Weekly Planner (vertical): [ Ссылка ]
Paper House Life Organized Seasonal Sticker Book
--- at Amazon: [ Ссылка ]
--- at Paper House: [ Ссылка ]
--- Paper House Website Coupon Code for 20% Discount: keylime20
Paper Sunday Personalized Journals and Planners
--- coupon code for 10% off sitewide: keylime22
--- all styles: [ Ссылка ]
Pilot Precise Grip Extra Fine Pens
--- all black: [ Ссылка ]
--- 7 colors: [ Ссылка ]
(not waterproof, but comfortable for long form journaling)
PrismaColor Premier Colored Pencils
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Stalogy 365
--- black, A5: [ Ссылка ]
--- all sizes and colors: [ Ссылка ]
(my favorite overall notebook)
Tombow Mono Correction Tape
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Tombow Mono Waterproof Drawing Pens
--- set of 3 sizes at Amazon: [ Ссылка ]
--- set of 3 sizes at Blick: [ Ссылка ]
--- individual sizes and sets at Jackson's: [ Ссылка ]
(perfect for ink and wash watercolor painting or drawing and then filling in with colored pencils; I like these better than Sakura Pigma because the tips hold up better)
Uniball Signo RT1 Waterproof Gel Pens
--- 0.5mm, black: [ Ссылка ]
--- 0.5mm, black, refills: [ Ссылка ]
--- 0.5mm, colors: [ Ссылка ]
(0.28mm and 0.38mm also available)
(refills also fit in many popular rollerball pens)
Wanderings Traveler’s Notebook Cover
--- Standard size, with pockets: [ Ссылка ]
(includes three blank inserts to get you started)
Wanderings Traveler's Notebook Inserts
--- all formats at Etsy: [ Ссылка ]
--- all formats at Amazon: [ Ссылка ]
Zebra Zensations Waterproof Brush Pens
--- set of 4 sizes: [ Ссылка ]
--- super fine: [ Ссылка ]
🌿 FAVORITE WATERCOLORS
Updated August 2023: If I were starting over today, I would begin with a 24 or 48 half pan set of Art Whale and then replace each color I use most with Schmincke Horadam over time.
Art Whale Watercolors
--- 24 half pans: [ Ссылка ]
--- 48 half pans: [ Ссылка ]
(Student Grade // company is based in Miami, Florida; paints are made in China; pigment information is provided; pans are standard sized and can be moved around; tins are fantastic and will serve you well for a long time; these are highly pigmented, extremely easy to re-wet, and over 70% of the colors should be lightfast based on pigment numbers; the only caveat is that burnt sienna and umber are mislabled, so you'll want to switch the names when you make a swatch chart)
Schmincke Horadam Watercolors
--- half pans at Blick: [ Ссылка ]
--- tubes at Blick: [ Ссылка ]
--- tubes, full pans, and half pans at Jackson's: [ Ссылка ]
(Artist quality // top-of-the line watercolors made by a highly reputable, long-standing, family-owned company in Germany; my favorite brand overall; I recommend purchasing individual colors since the ready-made sets don't usually have an ideal selection)
🌿 PATREON
Oops! I discontinued this program in June 2024.
🌿 DISCLOSURES
KeyLimeInk is an affiliate of Amazon, Da Vinci, Blick, Etsy, Jackson's, Paper House, and Paper Sunday.
