What is your daily art making stack?

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I just read this New York Times article titled "How ‘Stacks’ Went From Bodybuilding and Computing to Describing Everything" that gave examples of use of the word stack in different contexts, from a person's skin routine to jewelry. So I thought it would be fun to share our usual "stacks" for our typical artwork. Not an exhaustive inventory or every supply you own, but what do you regularly use to make your projects? I'll go first!

Home printing: Sizzex Big Shot Caligo safe wash ink many colors PETG plates Tungsten carbide pointy pens Cotton or other printing paper Akua non-woven cloth Water mist bottle and garbage bags Dremel Nitrile gloves

Mixed media painting: Golden and Liquitex acrylics, soft and tube Gesso
gel and liquid gloss medium, satin glaze Stretched canvas or panels Brushes Pallet knives and gray pallet paper Many empty Talenti jars and frozen food trays with dividers Collage papers made with gelli plates or other Gellatos, oil sticks, graphite sticks, posca pens

How about you? What do you curate out of your supplies to actually crate your art? That's your stack.

Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:59 PM UTC

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