Art Toolkit - Exploded :)

I love my Art Toolkit and palettes so much as I can fit in a lot of supplies in a very small space. Currently, this is what my case holds, the supplies I use most, but I am planning on a couple of adjustments.

• I love my Lamy pen and the red D'Atrementis waterproof & archival ink but find that I'm using it more and more often to journal at night, which means it spends more time in my night table than in my toolkit. Instead, I am switching it out for my red Kaweco which hold dark red Octopus waterproof & archival ink. I also have a green Kaweco currently filled with Octopus Grey Fox ink. Those fit nicely into the middle pocket on the right hand side of the kit along with a mini spray bottle to re-activate my Beam Paints.
• I have a dip pen to use with my inks to use with opaque Dr. Martin Pen-White Ink. For sketching I use a mechanical pencil with regular lead, though I also have one red lead so that I don't need to carry a sharpener, and an eraser pen so I don't need a bulky eraser. I've decided to make the switch to Octopus inks because they are more accessible to me where I live, otherwise I do love D'Atramentis inks.
• As far as my palettes, both the Demi & Pocket both have different pans to adjust amount of paint and colours and are great for travel but I do find the Demi to be a bit small for a two week trip. I also enjoy switching pans for an the extra mixing palette if I choose to. If I want to.
• I carry 4 brushes: rounded size 4 & 8 Princeton travel brushes, a fine longer bristle size 4 from Beam Paints and a mini Pentel waterbrush...I use them all.
• I have a small ruler and also got an Art Toolkit metal colour mixing wheel to play in my sketchbooks but it also works great for creating circles and embroidery patterns. I can also fit a pocket sized sketchbook in this kit. My Mini Sendak from Peg & Awl has become my sewing/handwork (knit/crochet/embroidery) kit which has been fantastic.

It took awhile to figure out what I liked to use and how I liked to use it, but I've worked with these supplies for a couple of years now and keep coming back to them. I know how they work and feel comfortable when using them, which keeps me painting and that is always the goal. I have a couple of larger palettes and a couple of larger watercolour brushes that I tend to use in my studio, but these are the ones I use everyday everywhere.