If you are anything like me, you find it really interesting to look at what other people love to use creatively and how they organise themselves; what techniques others use and when they’re trying of a new product. Not in a copy cat sense of course! The curiosity (for me) is more of a nosey variety; “What is everyone else doing?” and “What can I learn from them?”
I am not ready to show anyone my working desk/zone as it changes all of the time. Though I will do a “What’s in my bag” Blog in the future, for all of you who are like me and enjoy seeing how others create on the go.
Sometimes I enjoy working in a local Caffe or Library, sometimes at the dining room table or on my desk which is in my bedroom currently. It depends on many factors (like most people my age, I am still living at home with the family – and family life is loud and rambunctious for 90% of the time! Which is fine for relaxing and having fun, but as far as working goes you can wave good bye to concentration!) If it is too mad at home I prefer to pack light and go out and find a little bubble of peace to just let the creativity out. Does anyone else do this too?
What you can see in this image:
- G.F.Smith Colour Plan guide.
- Small Charcoal Set.
- Chalks.
- Water-Pencils + Brushes (these hold water in their handle).
- Graph’it black and grey brush pens.
- “Graphic” fine-liner set.
- A4 Layout pad.
- 30cm Steel Ruler.
- A range of Copic Ciao colours (I have been testing out recently).
- Staedtler Coloured Fine-Liners.
- Pencils (and other bits) storage tin.
Don’t forget the half used Gell-Pens (for list making of course) and the range of pencils between 6H-6B for sketches, a light pad and a cheep digi camera, which I use more to capture the essence of something to illustrate later. I do have a badge machine that I must limit myself to using because I get carried away and make far too many! (These are not in this picture.)
Technology wise I am experiencing a lot of trouble in the form of my Mac (Eddy) going to silicone heaven. I am back old schooling for the time being, however until this point I had been using a MacBook Pro with a Wacom Tab for vector illustrations.
If you take away the technology blues, you could see this problem as a blessing in disguise. It has been lovely removing myself from the “rainbow wheel of doom” and kicking back with a simple pad and pen and going about things in a more traditional manner.
What do you guys prefer to use creatively?
This is…
TJ Creative
Until next Sunday guys!
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Illustrate-Tor 