As someone who looks at a lot of things as puzzles, I love to figure things out and be of help to others. So, I’ve put together some of my favorite tools, links, books, and podcasts that I have found beneficial for me. I believe these resources will also keep you inspired on your creative journey too!
Resources
Digital work
- iPad Pro & Apple Pencil 2nd Gen
- iMac, Macbook Pro, or PC
- Software
- Procreate,
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Vectornator
drawing
- Markers
- Posca, Ohuhu, Milo
- Pens
- Stabilo Pens Pt 88, Sakura Gel Roll, Le Pen
- Paper Mate Ink Joy, BIC Round Stic Grip, Picma Micron, Faber Castell PITT Artist Pens, Tombow ABT Brush
- Pencils & Crayons
- Prismacolor Color, Prismacolor Col-Erase Pencils (Carmine Red), Derwent ProColour, Caran D’Ache Neuro Colour II, Crayola Twistable
* inexpensive alternatives
painting
- Gouache
- Holbein Artists’ Winsor & Newton
- Acrylics
- Grumbacher Academy, Winsor & Newton, Liquitex
- Utrecht, Folk Art, Apple & Barrel, DecoArt*
- Watercolors
- Kuretake Palette, Winsor & Newton, Royal Langnickel*
- Inks
- Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay India Ink
- Brushes, Erasers, Pencil Sharpeners
- Tombo Black Eraser, Kneaded Eraser, Tihoo Electric Pencil Sharpener
inexpensive alternatives
sketchbooks, pads, papers
- Arches Watercolor Paper (Hot & Coldpress)
- Strathmore Mix Media Pad, Sketchbooks
equipment
- Epson XP 1500
- Epson Ecotank
- Cricut Explorer
- Laminate machine
- Cutting board
- Light pad box
- Desk Tripod
- Camera tripod
- Studio lights
file storage
- External HDs
- Google Drive
- Dropbox
- Sync
links
- Freelance Life, YouTube, 99 designs, The AIO, Creative Boom
- Courses
- Skillshare, Licensing 4 Artists
- Digital
- Envato Elements, Theme Forests, Creative Market, Etsy, Coloors, Canva, Free mock-ups, and Templates
- Inspiration
- Pinterest boards, Creative blogs, Creative Howl
- Books
- Graphic Artists Guild
- Printers,
- PrintKeg, CatPrint, Vista Print, Printify, Printiful, Gooten
- Pricing
- Dark Art of Pricing, The Abundant Artist
business
- Hubspot
- Freelancers Union
- Dubsado
- Honey Book
- WordPress.org
- Etsy
- Shopify
- Squarespace
- Wix
- Cloudways
- Todoist
- Obsidian
- Airtable
- Clockify
podcasts
- Jenna Rainey, Self-taught Illustrator
