Fairy, Angel, Spiritual and Fantasy Art by Carmen Keys

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Art Materials & Studio

More than you ever wanted to know about what materials I use... and the changing state of my art table. :)

My palette colors -- since then I've added Naples yellow and Paynes Gray	The way I arrange my colors. I've had this old, cracked palette for about 10 years now.	Recently added a travel palette for my favorite colors, so I can go outside :)	I keep my watercolor brushes in a bamboo thingy.
These are the three I use most often.	Liquid frisket and the Incredible Nib! (It makes frisket fun!)	All of my watercolors come in tubes. I use M.Graham, Holbein, and Winsor & Newton.	My handy little cup thingys. And dirty old sponge. ;)
My Prismacolor pencils -- current ones in the wallet thingy, and replacements in the tin.	My ink box! Mostly Daler-Rowney Artist's Acrylic ink with some Winsor & Newton here and there. Also calligraphy pens/nibs.	Some nice burnt sienna and the trusty crow quill pen.	My fairly recent new toy -- Rapidograph technical pens.
Jar of pencils and drafting brush.... I like to use the H pencils best for sketching. 3H especially.	Other essentials... Q-tips to smudge colored pencils, a frisket pick-up, salt, water bottle, etc.	Oil and acrylic brushes.	My shoebox of acrylics. :) I use mainly M.Graham and Golden brands. And I cannot do without my Acrylic Glaze Medium!
I use a butcher's tray for an acrylic palette. Here is "Hamadryad" in the works. :)	I'm trying to learn oils! Not very good yet!	Sketching time...	And a sketch directly on the watercolor paper.
Beginning a watercolor painting.	Is that "Flowers of the Field" in the works???	A very rare glimpse of a clean workstation.	The same.
Taped watercolor paintings in progress.	More watercolor stuff!