Episode 465 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Planning for a summer series, Index-Card-a-Day, enjoying and finding your creative lane, and more
- Summer Series + Index Cards and ICAD (445)
- 50 Ideas for ICAD Series + Planning for Index-Card-a-Day
- Thinking about Index-Card-a-Day
- Index Card Art Series Portraits – ICAD FlipThrough
- Tracking an Art Challenge like ICAD in Notion
- Swatching Copic Alcohol Markers with Fineliners for ICAD
ICAD information on the Daisy Yellow website: https://daisyyellowart.com/icad-base
Notes and Updates:
- We finished The Starless Sea (by Erin Morgenstern, author of The Night Circus) in the CMP group. This was our fifth group read. I loved it (until the very end). Overall, I really loved the “experience” of reading this book. It is one that definitely makes my list of favorites. We are now reading Bear and the Nightingale.
- We are in Week 23 of #illustrateyourweek for 2022. The weekly prompts are posted on the Creativity Matters Podcast page at Instagram.
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Tools
- Moleskine Art Sketchbook (what I WAS using for regular drawing and my illustrated journal)
- Moleskine Art Sketchbook (the REALLY big one — A3 (11.75″ x 16.5″ — I am now using this for my illustrated journal)
- Preppy Fountains Pen 02 – this is one of the best starter/inexpensive fountain pens you can buy!
- Preppy Fountain Pens 03 (multi set)
- Lamy Safari – always a good choice
- TWSBI Eco – my favorite fountain pen in the starter range (although I love my TWSBI Iris Vac even more)
- Dip Pen holder I’ve been using (with maru nibs)
- PILOT Iroshizuku Bottled Fountain Pen Ink (multiple color options)
- Diamine Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Noodler’s Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Monteverde Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Colorverse Fountain Pen Ink (multiple)
- Platinum Carbon Black ink (what’s in my fountain pen)
- Sktchy app for inspiration photos
- Micron 08 (larger nib good for thicker lines or filling in small-medium spaces)
- Micron 01 (favorite for drawing)
- Micron Sampler
- Notes on large format sketchbooks
- ROYGBIV supplies: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
- Uni-Gel Alpha Shaker pencil (mine is listed as “slightly firm” – but it’s super cushy; they do come in other softness/hardness ratings. I really do love this shaker!)
- Pentel Hi-Polymer Block Eraser, Large, White (these things disappear like socks; you can never have too many white erasers lying around)
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