I would say that I feel like a child who just got his lördagsgodis (Saturday’s candy) but this is definitely way better for my teeth 🙂 + I get to enjoy it a lot longer.

PS: not sponsored 🙂

While I miss having great art supply shops in our area in Sweden, we are lucky to have great webshops, so when I couldn’t hold on any longer to my wishlist, I ordered new markers (great for traveling), pan-pastels, and an extra sketchbook. (The coral one had a nice discount)

The first thing I do when new supplies arrive is swatch them in a sketchbook. This way I get a first impression of the colors (this can be tricky when you order online), and how they behave.
Then I make small cards for my collection- I have a big box with swatches from every material I own- and use them to make color palettes, and to find new combinations.

From this order, the Ecoline brush pen in the color ‘Mahogany’ was the biggest surprise. I almost didn’t order it, was surprised by the color, and fell in love. Paired with the Ecoline brush pen in Saffron yellow, it’s very satisfying.

I’ve also been looking for a nice coral marker and the Tombow was immediately my favorite, but the Stabilo proved to be its best friend to add depth in certain sketches.

Here’s the box with the swatches: