art supplies 

Paints & Inks

Watercolours

Brands I most commonly use (set): 

• Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors

• St.Petersburg Watercolours

• Mungyo’s Set

Where I supplement unique colors:

• Handmade Metallic Watercolors (This is my friend’s company. Genzäh offers free shipping on orders over CA$50 within North America and Europe. Use the code "COCOBEE" during checkout and enjoy 10% off your entire order)

• Daniel Smith Intro Set (I supplement unique colors from them)

Inks

• Sennelier

• Winsor Newton Inks Set

Intro/ Beginners Recommendations:

• Mungyo Half-Pans (12 colors)* excellent colors, best bang for buck

• Winsor Newton Travel Kit Set

• Daniel Smith 238 colour trying sheet

Paper 

Brands I most commonly use:

• Fabriano Block Pad (100% cotton/ glued on edges)

• Fabriano Cold Press Watercolour Pad

• Arches Cold Press Watercolour Pad

• Bee Paper Company

Intro/ Beginners Recommendations:

• Strathmore (140lbs/ cold press) * great for practice

• Fluid 100 (140lbs/ cold press) * great taste of 100% without breaking the wallet

Brushes, Markers & Pens

Western Watercolour Brushes

• Winsor Newton Series 7 (I have a few sizes) * never disappoints

• da Vinci casino quill set (size 0,2,4) * my absolute favourite

• Princeton flat & angular brush

Eastern Watercolor Brushes

• Lebenzon handmade specialty brushes (these are some of the most unique and spectacular brushes I have ever used. Having spoken to the owner, I know he spend endless hours crafting each brush by hand. I can not recommend it more highly. Use code "COCOBEE" during checkout and enjoy 20% off your brush purchase)

Fountain/ Dip pens 

• Sketching Dip Pen with Nibs * I swap and use herbin nibs

• J.Herbin Nibs

• Francesco Rubinato Glass Fountain Pen

Markers (Black) 

• Micron Graphic and Brush Tip

• Calligraphy Brush Tip * my favorite

Markers (White) 

• Molotow Acrylic White

Intro/ Beginners Recommendations:

• Winsor newton synthetic *great if you only want one brush to start

• Princeton set * range of tips to try