My Favourite Art Supplies - An Easy to Use Reference Guide



If you're looking for a one stop shop of my favourite pencils, markers, papers and so much more - you've found it! This catalog of art supplies is a combination of budget and premium art products that I use most often so you can make easy decisions if you're looking for something new. 


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Soft Cored Colored Pencils


Soft core colored pencils are popular because typically they are lovely to blend together and create beautiful gradients. They are often primarily wax based which makes them soft and lovely to use. 



Prismacolor Premier
Derwent Chromaflow




Hard Cored Colored Pencils

Hard core pencils are primarily created using an oil binder instead of wax to carry the colored pigments. They're a fantastic type of pencil for sharpening to a very sharp point and using for fine details. 






Blending Tools

Blending pencils, stumps and even blending solutions can make a huge difference to the finish of your coloring page. Use these products as the final layer to your work to really burnish and polish your pencil coloring.










Water Based Markers


Water based markers are fantastic for general coloring as you can often build up a few laters without much bleed through and you'll often have the advantage of a choice of tips from brush, chisels to fine nibs.

































Alcohol Based Markers



Alcohol markers are the ultimate choice for streak free blendable marker work. It's important to use the right paper with alcohol based markers because they will bleed through most mediums but dont let this stop you!










Art Papers

IF you're into printing digital coloring pages and books or you like to do pencil work of your own, the best investment you can make is paper. Good quality paper will help your pencils work to their best capability





Coloring Books

The adult coloring book industry is an veritable goldmine of creativity and inpsiration, with literally millions of books to choose from. This is just a small slice of my favourite artists and their books. 





Digital Coloring Pages

If you'd prefer to print your own coloring pages, digital coloring books and pages are an amazing resource. My favourite digital artists are primarily available on Etsy but feel free to look for them on Social Media too!

Reydaprints (her illustrations are now available in printed books from Amazon HERE)



I hope this list helps you find the right tools for your creative journey! Is there anything missing? I'd love to hear what you'd add to this guide so leave a comment below. 

Till next time
- Alixir

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