Toolbox
Here are helpful tools and resources I use in my art and design process.
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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
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Honeybook
PayPal
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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)
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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)
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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 FlorIn Progress: See Inside a Lettering Artist's
Sketchbook and Process, from Pencil to Vector
by Jessica HischeThe 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Outdated by Johnathan Pokluda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 ShirerGentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund
Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper
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Blogs
Weekend Creative
Hom Sweet Hom
Belinda Kou
Creative IndependentPodcasts
The Striving Artist - Stefan Kunz & Lauren Hom
Redeeming Productivity - Raegan Rose
Open Studio - Martina Flor
Creative Pep Talk - Andy J. PizzaOnline Courses
Freelance, and Business, and Stuff - Jen & Amy Hood
Passion to Paid - Lauren Hom