Hello and welcome to Behind The Pencil, an Artists podcast sharing all the highlights and lowlights of being a self-employed Artist, life behind being a Coloured Pencil Artist and all the magic that happens behind the scenes, before the pencil touches the paper βπ»
Episode eleven is a follow on from last weekβs episode where I spoke about my favourite paper, pencils and favourite white and black pencils! In this weekβs episode Iβm chatting about all the other tools I use to accompany my pencils on a daily basis. Iβm always really nosey when it comes to other Artistsβ materials (hope you can relate π) so over the years I have tried lots of different products. Everything in this pod episode has been tried and tested for a length of time (some 10+ years π΅π») and Iβm only recommending the things I currently use and I know are great investments. I talk about easels, erasers, sharpeners, the slice tool, the scanner I use, and other little bits and bobs.
Please get in touch if you have any questions or need any advice.
Top tip π‘ - if you are interested in any of these products, especially the ones that are a little pricey, see if thereβs any better deals elsewhere or check your Facebook Marketplace or eBay for second hand easels / art materials etc. These links arenβt sponsored or affiliated - I have just found the products online. Everything I talk about is linked below:
Easels / Desk Easels:
Cowling & Wilcox Lexington A2 Workstation
Daler Rowney Artsphere Easel A3
Blundell Harling Champion Mk 11 Drawing Board A1
Erasers / Rubbers:
Tombow MONO Zero Eraser - Fine
Tombow MONO Zero Eraser - Broad
Derwent Battery Operated Eraser
Faber-Castell Kneadable Eraser
Sharpeners:
KUM Masterpiece Pencil Sharpener
Jakar Electric Pencil Sharpener
Graphite Pencils / Tools:
Faber Castell Series 9000 Graphite pencil set of 12 (8B - 2H)
Faber Castell Pitt Graphite Set of 19
Dusting Brushes / Fixative:
Faber Castell Dusting Brush 1600
Winsor & Newton Professional Fixative Spray 400ml
Flatbed Scanner:
Canon LiDE 400 Colour Flatbed Scanner (Black)
Thanks for listening, Molly Jay xx
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