When traveling, I try to pack as little art supplies as I can. The art supplies include 9 different colored watercolor pencils, a fine liner pen, a pencil, an eraser, washi tape, a watercolor brush pens, a sharpener, and tissue. If I’m traveling to a whole other country, I would cut out a piece of A5 watercolor paper and cut them into 4 pieces. The number of pieces depend on how long I will be leaving.
Colored pencils
As you read earlier I only bring 9 colored pencils which include the colors dark blue, orange, red, dark turquoise , dark green, green, purple, hot pink, and a brown. I think that as a beginner, it is best to prevent packing all the colors that you have. The reason why is because as a beginner artist, learning how to use color is very important. For example, if I would want to make a sort of shadow- ish gray, I will mix the dark blue with brown. So as you are packing for your next trip, think about your color palette. I use the steadler student grade watercolor pencils. They have been with me for about 6 years by now and they work perfectly fine. However, the lead breaks easily for some reason ( maybe because its so old). The reason I use watercolor pencils is because you have 2 different methods to choose from. You can either do regular coloring or painting. And, it is less of a mess compared to you bringing paints.
Watercolor paper
I use watercolor paper only for the sceneries, but if you have a watercolor sketchbook, i recommend bringing that with you. After I paint, I usually get a piece of tape and stick to my sketchbook.
Here are the sceneries I painted throughout my trip in Australia 🇦🇺 …
I hope this blog helped you in someway and remember… don’t pack your whole set of colored pencils!!BAIIIII!!😄😄
Le Flamango 