[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) --
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.
