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Studio · Tools & Materials

What I work with.

Nothing here is fancy — a small, reliable kit I keep coming back to. These are the pens, inks, pigments, pencils and papers behind the pieces on this site.

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Pens, brushes & marks

line work

Most of the line work starts here — fineliners for control, a fountain pen when the line should breathe.

Sketch sheet of jrajanarts' pens, brushes, pencil and eraser

Drawn from the studio desk

Brustro Professional Fineliner Sizes 0.005, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8 and 1.0 — waterproof tips for everything from the finest detail to bold outlines.
Sakura Pigma Micron 005 Archival pigment fineliner, ultra-fine — for the tightest line work.
Platinum fountain pen My everyday fountain pen — an expressive, breathing line drawn straight, no pencil first.
Pilot pen A reliable pen for sketching and quick studies on the go.
Sakura gel pen (Rollo) A smooth gel pen for clean, consistent linework.
Uni (Mitsubishi) 0.5 pencil A mechanical pencil for light under-drawing and quick graphite studies.
Brustro round brush Holds a fine point and a good water load — my go-to for watercolor detail.
Brustro faux-squirrel mop A soft mop for broad washes and wetting the paper evenly.
Faber-Castell eraser Dust-free eraser — clean lifting without smudging the paper.
Uni Posca (white) Opaque white paint marker — highlights and light marks over dark ink.
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Watercolor, ink & colour

wash · ink · pencil

Kept deliberately small — a limited palette teaches more than a big box ever will.

Sketch sheet of watercolour tube, pan set, spray bottle and India ink

Colour, wash and ink

Winsor & Newton Fine Watercolour Artist-grade tube colour (10 ml) — for mixing strong, clean washes.
Brustro Professional Watercolour A compact pan set — a limited palette that mixes most of the range I need.
Isomars India ink Rich black ink for bold work — and diluted with water for soft grey washes.
Spray bottle A fine mister to keep washes wet and soften edges as I work.
Faber-Castell Polychromos Oil-based artist colour pencils — fine, layerable and lightfast; the backbone of my colour work.
Acrylic colour pencils Brustro and Faber-Castell — water-resistant, vivid pigment for bold accents over the base layers.
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Paper & studio

surface & extras

The paper matters as much as the pen — and a few extras keep the desk running.

Sketch sheet of watercolour paper, iPad and a mobile / pad stand

The surface and the setup

Brustro Artists' Watercolour paper 25% cotton, hot-pressed, 300 gsm — smooth enough for line, strong enough for wash.
100% cotton, cold-pressed paper Heavier texture for wetter, more expressive washes — handles plenty of water without buckling.
A4 drawing paper My everyday sheet for line work, studies and practice.
Spiral notebook A spiral-bound sketchbook for quick studies and warm-ups on the go.
iPad For digital sketches, references and planning compositions.
Mobile / pad stand Props up the iPad or phone while I work from reference.