Materials Update!! (Patreon)

Henlo my goiz. Just wanna share an update on my materials! Last time I did a materials post was back when I was still using acrylics! 

PRINTER:

Canon Pixma Pro 100 - big ass printer. Very bulky. Inks are expensive. BUT totally worth it!!! Haven't tried printing on bigger sized papers but it can print up to 13x19

I also have another printer, an old HP officejet which I use for like printing freebies and labels and just smol stuff for my packages.

PAPERS:

Moab Lasal Photo Matte - Double sided, 235 gsm, this is what I use for my regular prints! Very smooth and high quality, plus it's affordable!

Inkpress Media Matte 60 -  another side binch. ssksksks. What I use for the freebies for my packages! Very cheap and smooth but not as high quality as the Moab Lasal.

Canson Infinity Etching Rag - For my commissions! This is a little bit expensive and thicker than Moab so I only use it for commissions. 

DIE CUTTING MACHINE: 

Cricut Explore Air 2:  Recently bought this baby! It's super hard at first to align the paper, but maybe that's just me because I didn't really watch any tutorials beforehand lmao. But the set up is SO easy!!! I've made a couple of sample stickers, and so far, I'm happy with the results! 

STICKER PAPERS:

Astrodesigns Matte Sticker Paper - This is what I used for the sticker last month that I sent to y'all! It's not super high quality but... does the job, amirite..... I put clear contact paper over it for extra protection!

Cricut Printable Vinyl - this came with the cricut machine I bought and I probably wasted like 4 of this from trying to align the painting to the machine

DIGITAL PAINTING: 

Ipad Pro (2017) 12.9 - BEST thing everrrrr. very handy! spicy convenience. Use it with Apple Pencil! This thing is so pricey but it's a great investment for ur art!! I'm not sure if I would upgrade with the new ipad pro yet , even though it's tempting because of the magnetic apple pencil, but meh. Might change my mind if it runs Adobe?? Maybe next year. Hmm. 

Procreate - oooof. another Goobie. I've never really used Photoshop but I have it on my computer just for like adjusting colors and there's so many complicated buttons and options, which makes Procreate the best for digital painting beginners!! If you're too lazy and dumdum like me to learn the basics, this app is for u my fren. Can't wait for the update, it's rumored to have like a new graphics engine!!! Hopefully, animations will be easier to make.

That's basically all the materials I use!!! As for the Procreate brushes, I actually have the basic brushes prepared, I just need to figure out gumroad lmao and maybe add more brushes???? hmmmmmm