Tools I Use
This is my tools page, a page where I highlight some of the things I use to make and do stuff. Everything is divided up into categories that I hope are helpful.
This page was last revised August 1, 2026.
Table of Contents
Art & Journaling Supplies
Here are most of my favorite tools for putting my ideas to paper.
Dip Pen Nibs
- Nikko G
- Speedball 102 Crowquill
- Speedball 107 Hawkquill
- Speedball Calligraphy B set, B0 to B5
- Speedball Calligraphy C set, C0 to C5
- Speedball Hunt 512 EF Bowl Dip
- Tachikawaka G
- Tachikawa Maru
Dip Pen Nib Holders
- Tachikawa T-25 Nib Holder, Natural
- Nikko N-20 Nib Holder, Black
Dip Pen Inks
- Higgins Black Magic
- Speedball Super Black
Other Pens
- Lamy Safari Fountain Pen - Medium nib, Red w/ silver clip (my fave pen)
- Pitt Artist Pens, fineliners and brush pens
- Micron fineliners
- Uni Posca Paint Markers, White (for coverups and bright highlights)
Coloring Supplies
- Crayola crayons (just for scribbles at the moment)
- Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors
- Kuretake Zig Clean Color Dot Doublesided Waterbased Markers
- Tombow Dual Brush Waterbased Pens
Pencils and Erasers
- Pink Pearl Eraser (a classic)
- Sakura Arch Foam Eraser (my preference lately)
- Staedtler Mars HB pencil
- Cheap Mechanical Pencils (messy, but great for loose lines)
Paper products
- Fieldnotes Memo Books, 3½" × 5½", Dot (for jotting down ideas)
- Leuchtterm1917 B5, Bullet Journal (for journaling)
- Printer Paper, 20-24 lb Uncoated, Cheap, Any Brand (for illustrations)
- Cheap Loose Leaf Ruled-Line Paper (for notes, doodles and roughs)
- Super Mega Chunky Pad, 4"x6", 200 sheets (for doodles and roughs)
Miscellaneous Tools I ❤️
- Ames Lettering Guide (for creating ruled lines for hand-lettering)
- Bostich Booklet Stapler, Black (for stapling zines)
- Drafting Brush (for sweeping off eraser debris.)
- Erasing Shields
- Raymay Pencut Premium Scissors (folds up to look like a pen!)
- Sun-Star Kadomaru Pro 3-Way Corner Cutter (for making rounded corners)
- Wooden 12" rulers
Computer Hardware & Software
Here's some tech related stuff that I regularly use, most of it for day to day tasks.
Specs of My Current Daily Driver
- Make & Model: HP ZBook x2 G4 (2017 Hybrid Tablet Workstation)
- OS: Linux Mint Cinnamon 64 bit
- Keyboard: Raspberry Pi 4 Keyboard & Hub
- Mouse: Raspberry Pi 4 Mouse
- Stylus: HP ZBook x2 Pen
- Game Controller: Wireless XBOX One Controller w/ USB-C Cord
Software I ❤️ Using (Mostly FOSS)
- Aseprite (for making pixel art)
- GNUCash (for bookkeeping)
- Pico-8 (game engine for making and playing 8-bit style micro-games)
- Planify (for task lists)
- Scribus (for preparing my zines for print)
- Obsidian (for research notes and project planning)
- OpenOffice Calc (for spreadsheets)
Tech Toys I ❤️ Playing With
- Arduboy, 1-Bit programmable Arduino-based handheld
- Raspberry Pi 4, 4GB model (nice for programming experiments)
Photography Gear
List coming soon.
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