Art Supplies Chit-Chat

[A link party about art issues hosted by

Nicole of DVArtist, Art, Food and Everyday Things]

Nicole asked me to share some info

about the art supplies I used in these

recent light-and-shadow pieces

of Winter Soldier and Silhouette Cat.

[Art & photos of art © Debra She Who Seeks, 2026]

In both cases, I used black Stonehenge paper.

This versatile art paper is 100% cotton, 

typically 140 lb hot press or cold press,

neutral pH, acid and chlorine free.

I buy it at a local art store in a large 22" x 30" sheet

which typically costs about $10 - $12 (CAD).

Then I fold and rip the sheet into six 10" x 11" individual pieces.

Stonehenge comes in several colours, and is great

for a variety of art applications. I use it for

watercolours, pen and ink, and coloured pencils.

Because the paper has quite a bit of "tooth,"

it can support a lot of layering which is a

necessity for coloured pencils art, in particular.

Black Stonehenge paper has a very dark side

and a slightly less dark side. The very dark side

is the best to work on, so it's important to

check which side is which before starting.

The pen I used is the Uni-ball Signo Broad 1.0 mm

White Gel Ink pen, which costs about $6 (CAD).

It has the exceptionally bright and opaque

white ink needed to stand out boldly on black paper.

On Winter Soldier, I also used a little bit of

Sakura Pen-touch 1.0 mm fine point white marker

(about the same price) --

I used it sparingly as an underlay on his back and front,

and on the more indistinct part of his tactical gear strap.

The Pen-touch white is not as bright and looks greyish

on the black paper compared to the Uni-ball Signo Broad.

Stonehenge paper and both of these pens are available on Amazon. 

If going this route, however, I would order pads of Stonehenge paper

 rather than sheets, simply for ease and safety of delivery.