Minimal Essentials · What's in My Bag for Work and Art on the Go · ad

If you've been watching my vlogs recently, you might have noticed that I'm steering more focus towards simplifying my life and streamlining the stuff I have in it. Now it's taken a lot of trial and error and travels over the years, but I've finally come up with the ideal pared-down kit of essentials that I keep in my bag pretty much at all times so I can work, take notes, make art, wherever I go. Before we take a look, huge thanks to Intel for sponsoring this video and for the laptop that has considerably lightened my load. Let's start with the basics. I can't go anywhere without a pen and something to write on. Now any notebook will do, but I do prefer a book over loose bits of paper, and since I want one book to do all the things, to save space of course, I make sure my notebook can handle light, wet media as well as sketches and scrolls. Barrows are great for sketching too, as you can get a great variation in line strength, shading capabilities and they're water-resistant. On top of that, you can never go wrong with a mechanical pencil. One with an eraser on the end is ideal, but if not, remember to chuck that in too. Now a small watercolour palette works great. You can make these yourself in old mint tins with a little curation of your favourite colours squeezed into half pans. I also keep a pan or a splodge of white gouache in there in case I want the opacity. A little paper towel never goes amiss either. Then all I need is a water brush or a regular brush which I've stacked in half for a more convenient fit. And somewhere to clean it. Then all that's left is a laptop that's light enough to carry around all day, but powerful enough to handle either work or creative demands. With this HB-NVX2, I'm always connected. If I'm on the road, on the train, in a park, at a festival, I can always create and upload new artwork, work through my email and send off concepts without ever hunting for wifi. I've got the freedom that 4G gives me on my phone, now in a machine that has the capabilities to do so much more. Bearing in mind this is a laptop with an Intel processor, so despite this small and lightweight package, I can run any of the programs I normally would for work at home. And that's the point of this kit, just keeping it paired back to the essentials, a few quality items that can perform all the tasks I'll need without over-complicating things or weighing me down. I can take my studio anywhere and the creative possibilities become endless. Let me know what you can't live without in your bag and you can see if this laptop is the right fit for you and find out more about 4G and always-connected computers in the links below. Thank you guys so much for watching and I'll see you in the next video. Bye!