Travel sketching tools
In preparation for our family trip to Australia, I ordered sketching materials online from Bellas Artes Piera (Barcelona).
I bought two hardbound, 150–gram, white-paper Alpha Series Stillman & Birn sketchbooks, which have become my go-to sketchbooks1 ever since I tried them out. I'm trying their 10.2 × 15.2 cm (4 × 6 in) size for the first time, which is easy to pack, in addition to the 22.9 × 15.2 cm (9 × 6 in) I've been using for the past four years.
I also ordered a set of Sakura Pigma Micron felt tip pens—003, 005, 01, and 03. The thin tips of 003 and 005 Microns provide line thicknesses of 0.15 mm and 0.20 mm, respectively, which allow for careful detail and line work, whereas the thicker 03 Microns (0.35 mm) work well for infills and outlines. It's important to note that the thinner the tip, the more it wears out, and I go through multiple 003s and 005s before the 03 needs replacement.
I'll bring my Russian White Nights twelve-pan watercolors and Japanese Pentel Aquash Mini water brush, which let me add color to my drawings in any situation.
These are my current tools. Which are yours?
