Everything you need to letter along with me:
Here are all the details about the supplies I will be using in my upcoming YouTube series for beginning lettering. These are also great lettering supplies if you are serious about lettering or just looking for a relaxing hobby. Please let me know if you have any questions; I am happy to answer them. Make sure you follow me on social media to get updates on when my YouTube series drops and for other fun lettering tips and news.
CRAYOLA MARKERS
These might be my favorite lettering tool because they are not a large investment; you can use them on any type of paper; they are child friendly; AND you probably already have some laying around the house. I love this pack of 40 colors but any pack you find or have will work for our class. This is the only supply (and access to a printer) you will need for the first two lessons. Click here to shop on amazon.
COLORED PENCILS
I will be using the Sargent colored pencils and metallic colored pencils that came in this set, but any colored pencils you have will be fine. I usually only letter with colored pencils when I am on the go because they are travel friendly. I mostly use colored pencils to color in and accent my lettering pieces. That is what we will be doing in our lettering pieces together. Click here to shop on amazon.
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen
It is no secret how much I love all things Tombow. That is Their Fudenosuke or “Fude” brush pens is one of my most favorite products. This is a smaller pen than their dual brush pen, and in my opinion, easier for beginners. There is a hard and soft fude and both come in this package. Try out both and find your preference. I like both and don’t have a favorite, but some people do feel strongly one way or the other. Click here to shop on amazon.
Tombow Dual Brush Pen
Here is a beautiful color combo set of Tombow Dual Brush Pens. This is the set I will be lettering with in the YouTube videos, but any color combinations will work. Tombow markers are amazing because of their capability to blend, and we will be playing with their water color capabilities. Some other time I hope to review different brush pens and compare them for you, but for now these are my top recommendation if you want to begin lettering with brush pens. Click here to shop on amazon.
Tombow Advanced Lettering Set
The Advanced Lettering Set is a fantastic beginner set if you are making your first Tombow purchase. This set includes the Tombow fude pens and enough dual tip pens that you could get by just getting this set. It also includes their awesome mono eraser, mono drawing pen, and mono drawing pencil. Click here to shop on amazon.
Tombow Water Brush Set
I will be using the Tombow water brush while we dive into watercoloring with Tombow markers. They are a newer Tombow product and I am having so much fun experimenting with them. I think they are fantastic if you want to continue with Tombow and watercolor, but for this lesson all you really need is any fine point paint brush. Click here to shop on amazon.
Canon Marker Paper
This is important! Don’t overlook this: Not all paper is created equal! Especially when you are using your Tombow markers or other brush pens. Smooth surface art paper such as marker paper, vellum, smooth mixed media paper, or HP Premium32 laserjet paper will preserve the life of your Tombow brush pens. If you use them on regular copy paper or other paper the tips will fray and you will be sad. This Canon Marker Paper is one of my favorite for practicing with my dual pens. Click here to shop on amazon.
Strathmore Watercolor Paper
When we dabble with tombow markers and watercolor we will need water color paper for the best results. I love this pack from Strathmore because it is precut into 5×7 pieces and perfect for framing to give away. Anything that saves me some time is a winner in my book. If you want to practice on a larger watercolor page or cut your own, that is ok, too. Click here to shop on amazon.
Light Box
A light box is totally optional. If you are going to be tracing onto a blank piece of paper then a light box will be very helpful. I also use my light box when I am tracing my designs onto t-shirts. I love this light box because it is super thin and portable. Click here to shop on amazon.
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