Mateusz Urbanowicz's
Art Supplies Box
Mateusz Urbanowicz x Midori x Kinokuniya USA
Mateusz Urbanowicz is known for his aesthetically pleasing works in artbooks Tokyo Storefronts and Tokyo at Night! Along with Kinokuniya USA, Midori and Mateusz Urbanowicz collaborated to bring you an art supply box with all of the artist’s favorite tools! Learn more about the man behind your favorite backgrounds in our Kino Key Notes article!
This set is meant to be a versatile bundle of high-quality art supplies that can be used by someone just interested in the idea of drawing and sketching and a seasoned professional alike. All the main tools can be used separately or combined in many exciting ways when sketching at the leisure of one’s desk or in the wild. Urbanowicz’s specially made pamphlet included in the box contains useful tips, usage examples, and some information about each tool!
The box is now available on Kinokuniya Online Store and our Seattle store until supplies last. Order today to access all of Mateusz Urbanowicz’s favorite tools for illustration!
Box contents:
MD Paper Cotton Sketchbook F2 size
Mitsubishi UNI PiN fineliner x2
BLACKWING Natural pencil
Caran D'Ache SUPRACOLOR 2 soft color pencils x8
Tombow MONO eraser
Kuretake ZiG BrusH2O Large (short handle)
Faber Castell Faber 9000 sharpener
Original booklet + MD Paper booklet
Special Unboxing and Details by Mateusz Urbanowicz
Contents Inside the Box
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MD Notebook Cotton [F2]
This is a true workhorse of a sketchbook with 20% cotton pulp-based paper. This sketchbook is more geared towards drawing and sketching with various media than other MD Paper products. The paper texture feels excellent when used with pencils, pens, fountain pens, color pencils, etc. The bigger, F2 size and 200 pages provide ample space for experiments! Thanks to its unusual binding, it can be opened flat too.
In the F2 size the “F” stands for “figure” – this French size standard is based on the golden ratio!
TIP: Use some wrapping paper or stickers to make a nice cover! You can paint something on it too!
uni Pin Fineliners, .5mm
These felt tip pens make beautiful lines on the MD cotton sketchbook paper and feel great in hand! The ink is waterproof when dry, so it can be used with watercolors and watercolor pencils without any smudging and does not fade. The cap snaps onto the back of the pen with a satisfying click!
TIP: Try using the thinner pen for things further away and the 0.5mm line for the foreground elements.
Blackwing Natural pencil
This is an excellent general-use pencil made of high-quality incense cedar wood with a smooth, Japan-made core. The “natural” variety of the Blackwing is soft enough to be used on its own for drawing but hard enough that it’s easy to erase and can also be used to make delicate underdrawings for ink or watercolor pencil renderings. The extendable eraser helps with correcting small mistakes too!
TIP: Try different angles and vary the pressure for many line effects!
Caran D’Ache Supracolor soft Aquarelle
These pencils’ cores are water-soluble, so they can be used with a water brush pen (or a regular brush) for many interesting effects. At the same time, they are sturdy enough to be sharpened to a long, fine pointed tip, so it’s a pleasure to draw even fine details. But above all, these pencils give vibrant and deep colors even if applied with moderate pressure. Watch the video here.
TIP: You can use the brush pen to pick color straight from the pencil tip too!
Kuretake ZIG Watercolor system brush
A water brush pen is a very versatile and useful tool to have, especially when sketching outside. It can be used on its own by picking paint from regular watercolors or watercolor pencil tips or for adding water effects to a drawing already colored with soluble pencils. The transparent body helps in keeping tabs on how much water is left.
TIP: You can quickly fill the pen from running tap water.
Tombow MONO Eraser
Plastic eraser widely used by artists in Japan. The eraser on the end of the BLACKWING pencil is enough for small corrections when sketching lightly, but for any serious pencil erasing, MONO does a great job!
TIP: Don’t hold it too far or press too firmly — it can break!
Faber-Castell 9000 Sharpener
A good quality sharpener with two holes for different sizes of pencils. If you have problems with crumbling core color pencils - try using the bigger one. Equipped with a plastic container and closing nearly, it's great for sketching in any place, like a cafe or at the library too!
