Travel Sketching - What to Pack
What art supplies should you bring on a trip?
Packing for a sketching trip can be tricky! You want to bring all your favorite art supplies, but you also need to keep things light and compact. In today's video, I take you through my travel sketch kit and share some packing tips to help you bring everything you need. Without overpacking.
I’m preparing for my upcoming Capture the Lisbon Wow workshop, so I’ve selected my go-to materials. Below, you’ll find a full list of what I’m taking with me!
What’s in My Travel Sketch Kit?
A5 sketchbook, big enough for bold sketches and small enough to carry. Hardbound, so it's easy to hold in my lap when drawing.
Shown in video: Hahnemühle Nostalgie
Tiny sketchbook for light travel days
Shown in video: no brand
Waterproof and watersoluble pens
Sailor fude fountain pens with 55-degree calligraphy nib angle
Pentel Pocket Brushpen
Watersoluble pencil
Derwent Inktense, black
Ink and brushpen refills
Platinum Carbon black ink
Sailor watersoluble black ink cartridges
Pentel waterproof black ink cartridges
Zip-locks in case of leakage
Watercolors and water brushes
Daniel Smith paint, Aquash waterbrush pens, broad brush
Colored pencils and crayons for texture in a Pencil roll (36 slots)
Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencils
Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils
Caran d'Ache Neocolor I wax crayons (water resistant)
Caran d'Ache Neocolor II crayons (water soluble)
Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watersoluble colored pencils
Faber-Castell pencil sharpener with container, two sizes (twin sharpening box)
Clips
Paper towels / tissues
Glue stick and small scissors for collaging
Foldersys pencil case
Compact pencil case (no brand) to make a limited tool set of the above
Sitting mat for sketching on location (from camping store)
Pro tip:
Leave out “just in case” supplies! Stick to what you love using most, and if you really need something… well, that’s the perfect excuse to visit an art supply shop!
