Supplies and Tools I love

Bea Grob’s favorite mixed media art supplies including acrylic paints, gesso, gel medium, brushes, pencils, a brayer, and hand-drawn face stamps — flat lay on light wood background.

🎨 Supplies & Tools I Love to Use

These are my go-to materials for mixed media art, painting, collage, and art journaling. Whether I’m creating in my studio or teaching a workshop, these supplies show up again and again.

I’ve also included a link to my own shop, where you’ll find my custom-designed collage papers, washi stickers, stamps, and more.

✂️ My Own Designs

I regularly use my own products in my art and videos. You’ll find these in my shop: https://beagrob.com/e-shop/

🖌️ Basic Tools

  • Scissors and/or precision craft knives

  • Bone folder or scoring tool

  • Brayer for gel printing

  • Ruler (metal and flexible plastic)

  • Brushes

  • Palette knives

🎨 Paints & Coloring Media

  • Acrylic paints ( Amsterdam, Golden, Liquitex, etc.)

  • Watercolors (Daniel Smith, Jane Davenport, Schmincke Horadam)

  • Water-soluble crayons and pencils (Neocolor II, Nero from Cretacolor, Stabilo All, Inktense)

  • Neopastel, Oil pastels and soft pastel

🧴 Mediums & Glue

  • Gel medium (matte and gloss)

  • Gesso (white, black, and clear)

  • PVA glue, glue stick, or double-sided tap

📜 Papers & Surfaces
  • Mostly deep Canvases

  • Mixed media paper (200–300g/m²)

  • Watercolor paper (cold press)

  • Vintage book pages, music sheets, ledger paper

  • Cardstock, kraft paper, and tracing paper

  • Handmade or dyed fabric and lace (especially for journal covers)

🔧 Tools & Extras

  • Heat tool for drying layers

  • Gel plate for printing

  • Stamps and stencils (including my own designs)

  • Embroidery thread and hand-sewing needles

  • Ink pads (Archival Ink, Distress Ink)

My filming Setup for Youtube & More

When I create videos for YouTube or Instagram, I keep things simple but efficient. Here’s what I currently use — maybe it helps if you’re thinking of filming your own art process!

📸 Camera: Canon Camcorder Legria HFG50 – great for color accuracy and sharpness
📍 Mounting: A ceiling-mounted DIY setup for top-down recording with Tether Tools Arm and Tether tool clamp
💡 Lighting: Two softboxes for consistent, shadow-free lighting
🎤 Audio: External Rode mounted on streamplify arm mic for voiceovers, built-in mic for short clips

Connection: Iphone as secondary camera via Camo + OBS when needed
🖥️ Editing: Final Cut Pro (Mac) with additional titles from MotionVFX and YouTube autodub support

 

 
 
Behind the scenes
This is my real studio setup — lighting, rig, and all. Bonus: my curious co-worker, always ready to supervise!

Give me the right tools, and I’ll make a beautiful mess."

Bea Grob

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