I am going to include some Amazon links here… definitely shop around a bit, though, because prices change daily. These are the best prices I have found today.

As an Amazon Associate I earn a small amount from qualifying purchases made through these links, and I really appreciate your support… but I only recommend things I really love using. Remember, “paid links” to follow! Other places I shop are Cheap Joes, Wet Paint Art, and Jacksons… but generally I find things more easily and at better prices on Amazon, which is why I joined their associates program. If you have found any of these items at a lower price somewhere else, please let us know in the comments!

I have rotten luck with all white pens… my fully-reliable-artist-friend Mandy (who it seems to me is mostly right… check out her site here: https://linktr.ee/HoustonM) has suggested it may be my paper, but whatever the reason, THIS PEN https://amzn.to/3dQFPQs is what seems to work well for me every time. I’ve linked it on Amazon, right now at $4.05, but the price fluctuates there all the time, so look around for a good deal.

(They also have what looks to me like an even thinner one https://amzn.to/2TjkjKZ I haven’t tried before but am about to order for myself. .. why does it irritate me to pay more for a thinner tip?? Completely not related!!)

The pen I’ve been using for the inktober challenge is the TWSBI Eco fountain pen. I got it last year at the Wet Paint store in Minneapolis, and I LOVE it. I have found it much cheaper (unless Wet Paint’s price went down) today on Amazon at $31.99… I really don’t know fountain pens much. I’ve had cheap ones and enjoyed them but didn’t love them. This one I LOVE using. It is definitely my New Favorite Pen. I fill it with Platinum Carbon ink, a beautiful silky dark black ink available in a bottle or in cartridges. Dries quickly, and WATERPROOF (essential for me) https://amzn.to/2Hijksa https://amzn.to/3kkWy13

The paint brush I use most often right now is the Winsor & Newton Series 7 kolinsky sable #4… I got it on Amazon in 2018 and it has lasted well, retains a nice point, holds lots of paint, and paints beautifully. I have many sizes of this brush and adore them all. Right now it is $28.75 on Amazon, which I know is a lot for a little brush, but I really really love it. Maybe someone can recommend a less expensive place to purchase these? Really nothing paints watercolor as nicely as sable. https://amzn.to/3odJMUd

I’d love to hear what your favorite supplies are! Post in the comments!