Which Watercolor Sketchbook to Choose? MOLESKINE or STRATHMORE

Which Watercolor Sketchbook to Choose? MOLESKINE or STRATHMORE | Urban Sketching Sketchbook Tour

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Ginger Umali - Art That Plays and Prays

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In this unboxing and review, I'll compare two popular sketchbook brands -- the Moleskine Watercolor Sketchbook and the Strathmore Art Journal Toned Tan Mixed Media Sketchbook. I'll create two separate watercolor and ink urban sketching scenes from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I'll use Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolor for both travel journals. Through this video, you can better see how Moleskine's cold-press paper performs against Strathmore's mixed media paper. I'll discuss the pros and cons of each brand to help you pick the best sketchbook for your own art journaling or mixed media projects.
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@anndavidson287 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. I am almost finished a moleskine sketchbook and looking at what to get next. Lovely work!! I will have to see what I can order in Canada 😊 ! Happy sketching.

@terryrillo2210 3 жыл бұрын

It’s always a treat watching you work on your creations. All so beautiful!

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! What a treat for me to read your beautiful comments, Terry! You always make me smile from ear to ear whenever you visit. Thank you for watching! I hope you're keeping safe and healthy.

@chiarau7096 3 жыл бұрын

Love the art!! Your urban sketches are always so pretty

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀 Chiara U ... You're so very sweet! I'm encouraged to paint more because of your kind comments.

@labgirlreed 2 жыл бұрын

New subscriber here...I have been researching watercolor sketchbooks and came across this video. I really appreciate the information about the recycling Strathmore uses with their product, I had no idea...I'll be going with them now, for sure. I enjoyed watching you create both pages, I'll be watching more of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.

@GingerUmali 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel! Thanks for visiting and subscribing. I'm so thrilled to hear that. I do hope you find the other videos here very helpful and informative. I'm currently working on another watercolor painting on a bigger sized Strathmore sketchbook. I'll be uploading that sometime next week.

@ksvideodiary999 3 жыл бұрын

i love your art! so inspiring. thank you for this video

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

It's so nice of you to come and watch. Thanks Karen. I hope you visit again. Take care :)

@cheralynn4417 3 жыл бұрын

Great comparison! Very useful info and attractive paintings.

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

You're so sweet, Cheralynn! Thank you for visiting and for taking the extra effort to share your kind words. God knows I needed the pat on the back today 😊... Take care!

@nomorejunkiebusiness1286 Жыл бұрын

I like your channel name and your comparisons thanks for great videos

@EmeralDQueenTV 3 жыл бұрын

I'm fascinated with the Art, love it!!!

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you EmeraDQueenTV. I appreciate you leaving me a comment here. Thanks for dropping in. I hope you visit again. Take care

@otterystchocolat9071 3 жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely surprised, Moleskine is usually so expensive . . . but I've never compared it to Strathmore. I love your art. It was very beautiful. :D

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Ottery St. Chocolat! Thanks for joining my channel. I'm thrilled you found this space. Yes, Moleskine is expensive. But lately, Amazon has been selling it a tad cheaper. I'm not sure how long the price drop would last, though. Thanks for your nice words. You're so kind!

@alexeemcnultyart6312 3 жыл бұрын

I got both and can't wait to use them! Thanks for the review 🙂

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Aaaw... that's awesome Alexee! I'm encouraged by your enthusiasm. Makes me want to paint! haha... Happy new year. Thanks for watching.

@alexeemcnultyart6312 3 жыл бұрын

@@GingerUmali thank you 🙏 I love watching your channel 🙂

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

@@alexeemcnultyart6312 You're the sweetest! Thank you. And I love watching your channel too. Your Korean actor portraits are so spot on! I recognized them right away ... yup... I'm one Kdrama addict! haha

@AbiNomac 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve checked your channel and I love your style. Subscribed

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so thrilled to hear this, Abi! Welcome to the channel. Thanks for finding my tiny space in this huge KZfaq platform. I hope my videos will help and inspire you. Take care :)

@AbiNomac 3 жыл бұрын

@@GingerUmali -thank you. Looking forward to enjoying your channel.

@vangogo6819 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful demonstration, you make it look so easy and then voila! Beautiful urban sketches! Have a blessed day. 😊🤗😙💗🖌🎨🖼

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Aaaw... so sweet! Thank you Van Gogo. So nice of you to watch and leave me a comment. I appreciate that. It's my first time to use a sketchbook of this size so it was really hard for me. I'm used to painting large pieces so this space was limiting and something I need to practice on more. I'm glad my sentiments didn't reflect on the actual work, though. Thanks for visiting my channel. Hope you can stay too! Take care and God bless you :D

@vangogo6819 3 жыл бұрын

@@GingerUmali You are so welcome and God bless you too! Just so you know my real name is Linda, I use vangogo on here to be silly I guess,lol. I can relate to learning on one size and making a dramatic shift, I was self taught in watercolors then took serious classes, large scale sheets only, or a big Arches pad at the least. I did commission work for a while but a lot happened and now I just paint and draw for my own pleasure but I still get "stuck" sometimes, that old it has to be perfect or don't do it frame of mind so many of us struggle with. My husband will remind me I'm not doing a show or selling and lately I am back to my journals, I live in a beautiful wooded area with all sorts of flora and fauna, lots to inspire me. I will certainly stat subscribed, I love your work and technique, and the fact that we are of the same Spirit, amen, makes it even better! God bless you. Sorry for the long "book". 😊🤗🌹💗🙏

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

@@vangogo6819 Oh Linda, you are so funny! I actually love how you picked that name as a pun to Vincent van Gogh! And no need to apologize. I love reading "books" in my comments. The longer the engagement, the more fun it is. Thanks for subscribing. I'm so blessed to have a sister like you here. The internet is not always a refreshing space but I'm always surprised when God gives me great acquaintances and lots of love from people through this channel. If you do ever want to read devotionals and dig deeper into the bible, I have a few inspirational blog posts in my other space. I'm not sure if I can add a link here, but you can go to gingerumali(dot)com. Just replace the (dot) with the real one. I envy you for living around greenbelts. My home used to be surrounded by lots of inspiring landscapes until development started cutting down my pretty trees. As I speak, there's construction going on beside us and it's so sad to see the old trees and wildflowers and dilapidated barn go. I haven't even painted that scene yet. Anyway, my "novel" here has hogged the comment space... haha... My fingers talk a lot :D

@vangogo6819 3 жыл бұрын

@@GingerUmali Thank you so much for your kind reply, I will try to check out the devotional blog, it is always good to be refreshed in times with the Lord. My husband and I start every morning with coffee and a Charles Spurgeon devotional that I love. I am so sorry hear that you are having all that construction around you, especially losing pretty trees and flowers...😢. Sometimes my husband gets nervous because we live surrounded by so much forest and are in another bad drought year. Our town is 42. Square miles with 1,100.00 residents spread out over all that mileage, if we get a fire it could get tough. Right now in different parts of the country fires are being set on purpose in protest, can you imagine? We have small resources in our town but like my husband will say, "trust in the Lord", amen to that!

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

@@vangogo6819 Oh yes, I do know of the wildfires. The ones in Oregon and California are so bad that the air quality here in Vancouver has been affected for days now. We wear masks, not because of covid, but because of the thick smog. It's so thick in fact, that you can't see the horizon anymore. The trees are covered with haze like the fog of winter. And we can stare at the sun because it looks like a red disk. Wow, I read Spurgeon as well. I love Max Lucado's devotionals and Chuck Swindoll's. I keep re-reading my Streams in the Desert which always makes me cry, for some reason. Do visit by blog and check out some of the devotional reflections there. My blog is pretty new, so I don't have too many posts yet. But the ones that are there, hopefully, may be helpful for you. Take care, my friend. I'll say a prayer for you that no fires hit your town. Read Psalm 91 if you ever feel anxious. :)

@kaiharper1326 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have tried so many different sketchbooks for painting with watercolor and gouache. I thought Moleskin would be the best because of it's reputation but I found that a I really liked Strathmore. The problem with th e paper curling when it got damp was very surprising to me with Moleskin.

@GingerUmali 9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you watched! Thank you. I agree with you. I also thought initially that I'll love Moleskine more because it seemed to me like every artist I know uses it. But now, I have a lot more Strathmore sketchbooks at home. I find that I grab it more often than any other sketchbook I have, including Canson and Stillman & Birn, and other lesser known brands.

@PensandPaint 3 жыл бұрын

Your sketches are impressive. I prefer the Strathmore over Moleskine. Thank you for sharing 👍🏽

@GingerUmali 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Lisa. You're so kind! The more I use Strathmore, the more I like it too.

@Manara111111 2 жыл бұрын

from my experience I prefer the STRATHMORE .. it gives better results and for the molskine the spine broke because I open it flat

@GingerUmali 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, thanks for the heads up about the Moleskine spine breaking down. It hasn't happened to me yet. But then again, I like my Strathmore too, more than the Moleskine. Thanks for watching. I hope you drop by again and check out the other videos in this channel.

@Manara111111 2 жыл бұрын

@@GingerUmali sure.. I like the video .. but only to be clear the leather cover did not break.. it broke from inside! ..I don't know how to explain it -.-" any way I did not like it I don't know that is the hype is about!!!

@GingerUmali 2 жыл бұрын

@@Manara111111 I think I get what you mean. Maybe the stitching came undone. A good sketchbook should be able to withstand abuse. Even if we stretch it, drop it, overwater it, or pull it by accident, it should keep its shape. So far, Strathmore does this for me. Mine is still in pretty good shape.

@nachobidness2553 Жыл бұрын

It's a very common issue with the Moleskine spines. So are curling, buckling and uneven washes because of uneven sizing distribution.