Toolbox

Here are helpful tools and resources I use in my art and design process.

 
 
 
  • Macbook Pro 2017

    Notion

    iPad Pro + Apple Pencil

    Adobe Creative Suite (Lightroom classic, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

    Procreate

    Canon Rebel EOS T6i DSLR Camera

    USB-C to USB Memory Card Adapter

  • Honeybook

    PayPal

  • Grid Builder + Letter Builder Bundle by Stefan Kunz and Ian Barnard
    Kyle Webster's Brushes: Screentone, Halftone

  • Fabriano EcoQua Staplebound Notebook - Blank, 8.5 x 11.7", 40 Sheets from Blick Art Materials (Mainly for project plan brainstorming and experimenting)

    Fabriano EcoQua Staplebound Notebook - Blank, 8.25 x 5.5", 40 sheets from Blick Art Materials (Portable, mainly for taking notes and scribbles)

    Moleskine Cahier Dotted Journals (For lettering practice and digital illustration thumbnails)

    Leuchtturm1917 Medium A5 Dotted Journal (For Bible Study)

  • Sharpie Permanent Markers (fine tip and fine point)

    #2 Pencils, nothing too fancy.

    Prismacolor Col-Erase Pencils for sketching

    Posca Markers

    Straight Edge Ruler

    Stabilo Pen 68 Set (Pk of 10)

  • Art & Design

    Grid Systems In Graphic Design by Josef Müller-Brockmann

    Keep Going and Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon

    Interaction of Color by Josef Albers

    Print Is Dead. Long Live Print. by Ruth Jamieson

    The Golden Secrets of Lettering: Letter Design
    from First Sketch to Final Artwork
    by Martina Flor

    In Progress: See Inside a Lettering Artist's
    Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector

    by Jessica Hische

    The Art of Lettering by Stefan Kunz

    The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker

    Business & Other

    Freelance and Business and Stuff by Amy and Jennifer Hood

    Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook: Pricing & Ethical Guidelines

    Mindset by Carol Dweck

    Faith

    The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy Keller

    Radical by David Platt

    Outdated by Johnathan Pokluda

    Fervent: A Woman’s Battle Plan for Serious, Specific,
    and Strategic Prayer
    by Priscilla Shirer

    Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund

    Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper

  • Blogs
    Weekend Creative
    Hom Sweet Hom
    Belinda Kou
    Creative Independent

    Podcasts
    The Striving Artist - Stefan Kunz & Lauren Hom
    Redeeming Productivity - Raegan Rose
    Open Studio - Martina Flor
    Creative Pep Talk - Andy J. Pizza

    Online Courses
    Freelance, and Business, and Stuff - Jen & Amy Hood
    Passion to Paid - Lauren Hom