My favorite art supplies 2024

 

Hi there ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

This blog post is about my favorite drawing supplies I purchased in 2024. As always, I bought everything myself; I didn't get anything that appears here for free.

Let's start with my current favorite colored pencils.

These are the LYRA Rembrandt-Polycolor artist colored pencils. They are a bit harder than the FABER-CASTELL Polychromos, which makes them the perfect pencil for lining. I've been using them since last year for watercolor drawings to create the outlines—they don't smudge or blur at all.

I also use them to touch up my watercolor paintings and add more depth. I really like them o(〃＾▽＾〃)o

I’ve also started using other erasable colored pencils for sketching. Before, I always used STAEDTLER Noris erasable and PRISMACOLOR Premier Col-Erase.
But these ones are much more affordable and erase better than the ones from STAEDTLER:
MAPED COLOUR’PEPS OOPS.

At just 26 cents per pencil, they’re absolutely unbeatable — and there are so many great colors to choose from!

I discovered them through the UPCRATE box o(^∀^*)o

And when I’m not drawing lines with colored pencils, I currently love doing it with the PLATINUM Preppy.

They’re affordable Japanese fountain pens that feel great in the hand and, thanks to the Carbon ink, are even waterproof — perfect for lining or just drawing in a sketchbook.

In addition to the ink cartridges, I also bought a converter so I can refill my fountain pens with ink later—it’s much cheaper than using cartridges.
But make sure when purchasing that the cartridges contain Carbon ink, otherwise, they won’t be waterproof.

Next, please.

In 2024 I used carbon paper for the first time to transfer my sketch onto very thick watercolor paper. 

Often the light table doesn't work because of the thickness. It makes transferring so much easier.
Really life changing ˭̡̞(◞⁎˃ᆺ˂)◞*✰

Because I've been using a lot more colored pencils in the last year, I've also bought a new pencil sharpener. I already have an electronic one, but it often sharpens too much, so I wanted a hand-operated one.
And this SWORDFISH Ikon sharpener is superb. It also came with a replacement blade in case the old one gets blunt.

Last year, I switched completely to cotton paper for watercolors. I only use my old paper for sketches and less important drawings.

And the 
HAHNEMÜHLE Expression cold pressed is one of my favorite watercolor papers. It can withstand a lot of erasing and is very easy to layer on.

And last year, I finally bought Daniel Smith watercolors.

With these colors, I also switched to tubes because they are so much cheaper than pans.
Daniel Smith has so many color variations that I didn't know before.

I also really like their Primatek range (Colors with "Genuine"), which is made from real minerals. My favorite colors so far are: Buff Titanium (it makes such great mixtures), Aussie Red Gold, Amethyst Genuine, Moonglow, Fuchsite Genuine, Quinacridone Burnt Orange, Naphthamide Maroon, Rich Green Gold, Cobalt Teal Blue and much more.

These were my favorite drawing supplies of 2024.
Here is a small overview:

Did you already know some art supplies from my list?
What are your favorite materials from last year?

I'm open to questions, just ask in the comments below ヾ（〃＾∇＾）ﾉ♪

Until the next blog entry ☆ﾐ(o*･ω･)ﾉ