Last week I showed all of the watercolour pencil colours in the sketchkit that I carry with me every day. Today I will show you the other parts of my sketchkit.

Sketchwrap

I have a customised pencil wrap for my watercolour pencils. It started as a store bought Derwent pencil wrap. Overtime I realised that the style of the wrap did not actually suit the way I draw and the way I use my pencils. I cut it in half and a crafty friend stitched one half on top of the other. I wrote a blogpost about making my sketchwrap at the time in 2013.

I found that the design was great for all of my on the spot sketching, for example leaning up against a wall, at cafes or on the plane.

I can have it out in front of me and see all of my colours at once with quick access to my pencils It takes up less space.  For example, at a café,  I can have my food and pencilwrap and sketchbook on the table.

Waterbrush

The waterbrush is basically an empty tube that you fill with water. It is fabulous for travel sketching and on location sketching as I have instant to water to add to my watercolour pencil sketches. The water lasts a very long time and there is always somewhere to refill it

I use the Kuretake / ZIG brand because it has a little filter that allows control of the flow of water. The Pentel brand ones tend to flood water a bit more. However, it is still something that needs practice to figure out how much water to let flow through the brush part to achieve what I want on the page.

I use the Medium size. To clean the brush in between colours, I squeeze the water through the brush onto a napkin until it runs clear.

Watercolour sketchbook

Since December 2008 I have used Moleskine watercolour sketchbooks (13 x 19 cm) . This photo is from some time ago as I am now up to my 108th sketchbook. I enjoy the way my watercolour pencils work on the page.

Sharpener

A cheap sharpener from the art shop – a Staedler to neatly fit into my sketchwrap. Just check before you buy that the watercolour pencils fits in the sharperner you choose. They are a hexagonal shape and do not fit into all sharpeners. I like a nice sharp point to add detail to a sketch.

NOTE: I do not use an eraser. All of my sketches start with the watercolour pencils.

Lamy Safari Joy Ink Pen

I use a Lamy Safari Joy ink pen. This has a refillable ink well.

I use a Fine nib and De Artrimentis Archive Ink. It is waterproof.

This is a quick review of what I carry with me. I have put this together over time. Please let me know if you have any questions.