Thank you so much for the support and animal kindness! Renley is very flattered you liked him 🐶🥰

So grateful for your support and feedback, thank you! Really makes me want to do this again 💕

Wow, you are so kind 😍

Thank you, I look forward to sharing the journey with you!

Yay for kinder brushes! and thank you for your support

That is so kind, thank you for your support 🫶 it really makes me excited to prepare a second video 😉❤️

Thanks for the kind words, and the Hahnmuhle is not a bad sketchbook, don't get me wrong!... I'm just trying to trick myself into not being so precious with them by buying even fancier ones! 😅

Same. I love hahnemuhle, their 100%cotton is great!

Thank you so much for the encouraging feedback, I'm so relieved that you enjoyed it because, yep, I'm no pro and it is super intimidating. But so much kind feedback really gives me courage to try some more. And Renley (he) also thanks you, he loves a good compliment and cuddle. He is the best helper in the world and I don't want to ever do any activity where I would have to edit him out 🐶♥ And we are both very happy to hear that you do not approve of animal cruelty for art supplies! 🥰

I love this feedback: you have really inspired me and I have made a first attempt at sketching on my balcony for now! Painting outside is now definitely on my bucket list and I will be sharing it when I manage to do it (when it finally stops raining this year!). 😄💕

Yay for animal-cruelty-free brushes! Thank you for the encouraging feedback, I'm so glad you enjoyed it - and Renley the chihuahua is very happy for the compliment 🐶💕 The table suggestion is a good idea, this was a surprisingly strenuous activity, I will experiment for the next one, thanks for the tip! Do you use your Strathmore 500 series for "classic" watercolour painting or do you reserve it for less watery mediums?

@@TheCherrypipangel Renley is a fantastic name! We have a little Shiba/Klee Kai girl named Jess. I’ve used the Strathmore 500 series mixed media paper almost exclusively for about the last three years. It is surprisingly durable and holds up to several layers, and everything I’ve thrown at it so far. I’ve used everything on it, from watercolor, gouache, and inks to neocolors, acrylic markers, and oil pastels. The only things I haven’t tried are soft or pan-pastels because I dislike using a spray fixative. Alcohol-based markers will bleed through, but they do on almost any paper. My favorite go-to media are water-soluble pencils (mainly Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle), colored pencils (Derwent Drawing Pencils), and Neocolor 2. I also frequently use ink pens like UniBall Air, Sakura Micron PN, and basic ballpoints, as well as markers like Faber Castell Pitt Dual Brush Markers and Dual Watercolor Markers, and Tombow Dual Brush Pens and Ecoline Brush markers. Sometimes, I throw salt on water media for texture and lightly use a craft knife to scrape highlights. It also handles erasing, scrubbing, and lifting reasonably well for lightweight paper. Dry media like colored pencils, graphite, oil-based charcoal pencils, and Neocolor 1 are also a pleasure to use on the surface. The paper will buckle some if flooded; it is only 90 lbs, after all, but it tends to dry mostly flat and becomes flatter still when the sketchbook is closed up. IMHO, for the way I like to create, this is the most useful sketchbook with the best bang for my buck I’ve used so far, and I’ve tried and used many sketchbooks. I used the Stillman and Birn sketchbooks for a long time but got tired of the paper pilling. I’m not easy on the paper at all. I like that the Strathmore 500 series mixed media seems to have the right number of pages for me, too, not so many that I feel like it will never end, nor too few that I finish a sketchbook too quickly. It’s also the first sketchbook I’ve ever been able to complete and reorder regularly. I do work with all three bindings and all the sizes at the same time. I’ve always got a minimum of 3 sketchbooks going at once (one large for color charts and keeping track of supplies, one large one for experimenting at home, and a smaller one for taking with me everywhere all the time). My only wish is that this paper came in an even smaller pocket size… but making a little sketchbook from a large sheet would be easy enough to do if I wanted. There is also a Heavyweight version of this paper and an illustration board version. Anyway, this is probably a much longer answer than I should’ve replied 🤪😬 and that you were expecting! I apologize for the novel. ❤️ PS- Strathmore does NOT sponsor me in any way 🤣 I just really like this sketchbook 🤷🏼‍♀️

Thank you and I whole heartedly agree! I also have a da Vinci casaneo quill and it is a great brush 👌 Thank you for sharing your support for animal kindness - and Renley thanks you for calling him a sweetheart 🐶❤️

Oh my, I feel like so much is wrong with my first video, but I am so relieved you found it acceptable. I am so grateful for your support! PS. And so happy to hear you are not into natural hair brushes!

Thank you! I look forward to filming a review comparing them with painting in them 👍

Thank you so much, I really hope you enjoyed it. And it is so good seeing that you care about animal wellbeing too!

Thank you so much for the kind words, and my studio assistant is blushing in happiness too! 🥰🐶

Thank you for your kind feedback, I'm so grateful for your support and it really makes me want to share more of the things I love about art! 😍What would you be more interested in - my favourite art books or a sketchbook review/comparison video?

Thank you so much for the kind words, and Renley is the most handsome and helpful little assistant I could ask for - it's true that he makes everything 10 times better! 🐶♥ I love hearing that you are a dog rescuer. What a lively place your home must be with 8 dogs, I can imagine the madness and fun! And lovely to hear that you have given synthetics a chance

Thank you so much for the kind feedback and yay for animal kindness! I look forward to filming a review of the different sketchbooks and comparing painting in them 😉🫶

Thank you so much! I also love finding fellow artists and animal lovers! 🥰

Me too. I also love Frog Tape for Delicate Surfaces and the Hahnemuhle one.

Brilliant, I'm so grateful for good suggestions. Especially since I was not aware that Holbein makes masking tape, nor have I heard of Frog Tape. These are now on my shopping list, THANK YOU! 🥰

@@TheCherrypipangel tesa sensitiv (the pinky one) is also very good in sketchbooks, has never torn any paper. It's not so great for holding watercolor paper taped down, though, it's too weak.

I loved this! Thankyou so much for sharing…. And yes, I totally agree about using synthetic brushes…. There are such wonderful quality ones available…. Love your assistant…. He has won a lot of hearts!

Thanks!

Thank you, I'm so happy to hear that you also care about not harming animals for art supplies! And I'm so grateful for your feedback and encouragement 🥰

Thank you for your comment, I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and I look forward to filming the swatching session ASAP. And so happy to hear you do not support animal cruelty for paint brushes

I posted the comment above before finishing the video and did not realize this was your first ever KZfaq post to your channel. Please keep going. I am interested to see how you are using the supplies since many are the same as I have and some are new to me. Have fun with it and keep up the good work.

Thank you for the kind feedback and support, it's exciting to hear you use some of the same materials. I love the idea of making my own sketchbooks but have no idea where to begin. For now, I have all of these sketchbooks to put through their paces... and making a swatching video is next on my to-do list!🥰❤

Thank you! I hope to make a swatching follow up to share the fun with you

wow thank you for the support! 🥰

Thank you!

Oh my gosh I did not even think about that, I'm not an experienced pencil girl (yet).... thank you for letting me know!

Thank you! 🥰

Oh my goodness I love your opinion on this! Cochineal pigment (made from crushed beetles, and it isn't even lightfast), Ox gall, natural hair brushes.... these are all products that exist in even better synthetic versions. amen! It is so encouraging hearing other people caring about the other creatures we share this planet with, thank you!

Thank you for the encouraging comment, it really warms my heart. And I loved hearing about Lulu, Renley will be very flattered to know he had a pretty little chihuahua watching him all the way from Australia! That is so exciting! We both look forward to making more content for you and Lulu 😍🐶

Yay for cruelty free brushes, thank you! I'm really glad you enjoy the video, and it definitely felt harder to do than it looked when watching others do it... but if you are thinking about doing it, you should! Also, I love the idea of art supply swapping or exchanging. This is something I think the community could use!

Thank you for the kind words, and for the tip! After reading your comment I now already have a few items from Jackson's that I will not find in Switzerland in my wishlist (Holbein and Turner goodies)... I will be trying this next time to see how much it costs with shipping and imports.

Very well said! 👍🏻🥰

Thank you for the kind words, and yesss! Every life IS precious. Even the smallest, fluffiest-tailed little life. There is something not right about artists painting beautiful animals - with dead animal hair. It is so good hearing that other people care too

Thank you, I'm so excited you liked it! 🐿

Thank you, I hope you enjoyed it! Ohn Mar's book is so simple and fun, I think you will have a good time with it :) Should I do a video on my favourite watercolour books some time?

I took a class with Ohn Mar in Brooklyn and we all had the best time! I actually asked her to sign her book I brought with me. She’s incredibly sweet, kind, funny and talented. A bunch of us walked around Brooklyn with her, drawing and painting …if you ever get the chance to take a class with her on location you’ll have the best time

@@TheCherrypipangelAbsolutely, your opinions are very well thought out. I adore art books! 😊

@@renaem5275 Thank you for sharing, I am very interested to hear this because I signed up for a sketching tour with her next year and am impatiently counting down the months! How exciting to go on a sketching walk in Brooklyn though, it sounds like you really had fun!

@@anitadavidson1266 🥰 As a true nerd, I am so happy to hear this, I love talking about books! 🤣

also hey, I'm going to Peter's Art later this afternoon :)

Ahaha guilty as charged! The Hahnemuhle are the cheapest cotton sketchbooks on sale in the Swiss art shops... I would love to go to Peter's Art in person too instead. I hope you found some nice stuff! Also, I would love to learn to make my own sketchbooks at some point but have no idea where to start - I alway thought you need seriously skills to make one!

There are lots of videos on KZfaq…..patyicularly recommend SeaLemon’s KZfaq videos

Thanks for the info, and I will definitely pay attention and compare the papers when painting. As for tracing, I also don't know why it is considered "cheating" by some, but I see that there is quite a bit of debate around this topic on social media 🙊

Your comment blew me away, thank you, and if this is the Art corner of KZfaq, it is a wonderful place 🥰 I loved hearing about you and deeply relished your confession of art supply hoarding and your justification of it by not drinking, smoking, etc - very witty and I will memorise this for future use (if you permit)! I studied and lived in France for many years, and now still travel occasionally, but a lot less because I hate being away from home and my little one, who, by the way, thanks you for calling him a sweetheart! He really has the biggest heart and pets are truly family members. We are sending your cats some extra love after reading about them! And please let's not use words like old here, it would embarrass us all I think! Let's consider this a "ageing into a fine wine" situation instead 🍷🤣 I just wanted to mention as well how good it is to hear you also believe that animal cruelty is not justified for art supplies - how can one claim to love animals but then purchase non essential items that cost an animal its life? Oh and lastly: I LOVE your art supplies trade/idea. This is something that needs to happen. I wonder if it already exists? I will explore this because this is such a good idea!

Hi and thank you for the suggestion! I was not familiar with Artemiranda, but have just checked them out and I see that not only do they delivery to Switzerland, they also have a very nice selection of items. Very good address, thank you for sharing!

Yay for animal kindness!

Yes! A swatching video will be filmed very soon 😉 I live in Central Switzerland near Lucerne 🇨🇭

A fellow hoarder! 😅 I am so glad to hear that you have been won over by the synthetic brushes, kindness is sexy 😇

Thank you for your support, and yay for animal kindness! 🐿️❤️

Thank you so much for letting me know, it's my first video ever and I did not even thank about package labels. That's so awkward and I appreciate the heads up. Now I am trying to learn how to edit this on youtube 😅

@@TheCherrypipangel otherwise you could delete my comment, perhaps no one else notice it this time 😉 just wanted to let you know for savety reasons🙈

@@frauvonbodefeld8470 It's very considerate of you. And I think I managed to fix it now!

Yes! Faaaar too much packaging for Etchr! I was struggling so much to unwrap it all 😂🤣