my minimalist kit

It seems like such a very long time since I have used my tiny sketch kit that lives in my purse. The few times I’m out running errands, I might not even carry a purse — just grab my ID and go. So I took it out yesterday and sketched it.

This kit is made up of a 2” square ZigZag sketchbook, a Demi Palette (mine is the limited edition that came with Greenleaf & Blueberry’s CMYK palette), a tiny paintbrush that came in a Winsor & Newton set years ago, and a mini waterbrush — held together with a small silicone cross band. Art Toolkit now markets this combo as their new Ultralight Sketcher Set.

I also made a color chart card of the four CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) paints to keep with this palette, a quick reminder of colors I can mix. I have since added apatite green, monte amiata natural sienna, transparent red oxide, and white gouache.