Hello everyone!
Something I have been very excited
about the past couple of days, has been me wanting to sketchbook
again.
I've even been slightly dabbling in mixed media pieces (and a new found love of Gold Leaf). Which is something I never thought i'd want to try.
I've even been slightly dabbling in mixed media pieces (and a new found love of Gold Leaf). Which is something I never thought i'd want to try.
I had been trying to find the perfect
watercolour sketchbook, with the right paper, and the right size. I've been wanting to make my own, and there are tons of youtube
tutorials on these (ahh, one day I will attempt to bind my own
books/sketchbooks!). So instead, decided to cut some watercolour paper to
size, and take it to Office Depot to get it spiral bound.
It ended up being very inexpensive, I'm amazed at how quick the process was, and I love how it turned out.
For the front and the back covers, I used some thick paper torn out of a magazine.
It ended up being very inexpensive, I'm amazed at how quick the process was, and I love how it turned out.
For the front and the back covers, I used some thick paper torn out of a magazine.
I
would've loved a thicker covers just to add some weight, but the cover I had initially would not fit into the machine (at office depot).
I also decided to turn my old, and
unused travel palette into my new travel kit. I had to remove the
dried up student grade paint from the pans first. And then gave the
whole thing a clean. Then the difficult part. Choosing from the
gorgeous array of paints! I wanted them all! Narrowing it down to 14
was tougher than I thought it would be, and as you can see, I ended
up putting two extras in the area above!
The colours may change, but for now these are the ones use most often.
I would love to know what is in your
travel sketchbook kits, and what paints/tools/etc you can't live
without.
Let me know in the comments!
