Art kits are an eternal push-and-pull of overpacked and underprepared for me(often both at once). Even digitally, I hoard hundreds of custom brushes but use maybe 6 of them on the regular. Being both intentional and pessimistic about what supplies I will end up using on the go makes me confront which tools I end up Actually Using(a nice pencil, a white eraser, a ballpoint and micron pen, a water brushpen and like three watercolor pencils if i get Fancy with it). Packing supplies for a trip is not unlike wandering through an art store for me; both are spaces for fantasizing what I COULD get up to, if given time and resources. I think not just being self-aware of your choices here but writing them down with the intent of revisiting them is gonna pay off towards your goal of a sleek to-go bag.
Art kits are an eternal push-and-pull of overpacked and underprepared for me(often both at once). Even digitally, I hoard hundreds of custom brushes but use maybe 6 of them on the regular. Being both intentional and pessimistic about what supplies I will end up using on the go makes me confront which tools I end up Actually Using(a nice pencil, a white eraser, a ballpoint and micron pen, a water brushpen and like three watercolor pencils if i get Fancy with it). Packing supplies for a trip is not unlike wandering through an art store for me; both are spaces for fantasizing what I COULD get up to, if given time and resources. I think not just being self-aware of your choices here but writing them down with the intent of revisiting them is gonna pay off towards your goal of a sleek to-go bag.