Watercolor Sketching Supplies, Compact and Light

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2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy sketching and painting outdoors. I'm always looking for ways to lighten my sketch bag. Recently I've tried a palette by Art Tool Kit. The Folio Palette allows larger wells of paint and pans I can add to the mixing area. Perfect size for short trips. All the images shown in the Etchr Perfect Sketchbook were done without refilling the palette.
Workshops listed on my website: www.swensonsart.net
MATERIALS:
Etchr Perfect Sketchbook: www.cheapjoes.com
Art Tool Kit Folio Palette: arttoolkit.com/supplies/folio...
Mixing Pans Square: arttoolkit.com/supplies/xl-mi...
Mixing Pans Rectangle: ps://arttoolkit.com/supplies/mixing-pan/

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@FaithAnnNB Жыл бұрын

I love art toolkit palettes (especially the folio, so I can use larger pans), but I have the same issue with the mixing side being not great for my style. I *love* your idea to use magnets so you can use the mixing pans on the lid, but keep the other side available for paint. That’s an awesome idea!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Faith, Glad you liked my idea😁

@JaredCullum 2 жыл бұрын

Great video- enjoyed your thoughts on it. I'm having fun using mine as well. I love those poppies and those location sketches are one knock out right after another. Fantastic work, Brenda!

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Jared, You are very kind! I've been scrolling through your KZfaq channel and IG account. Your work is OUTSTANDING! You have skills I admire so much. Thanks for your encouraging words...I'm humbled, Jared!

@corikay 2 жыл бұрын

Love a great travel kit! The Art Tool kit palette is a nice size, and I enjoyed how you “made it your own” with the addition of the magnetic sheet and mixing areas! I have their smaller version. TFS!

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Brenda

@katpaints Жыл бұрын

Oh, yes! I used to take SO much with me that I actually sat down and cried when I realized that bringing it all back up the long stairs might not be possible. Light and convenient supplies - and not needing to do large paintings en plein air - changed my life! This is an excellent video for those who think that more is better! What if you cannot do this or that? You will still have a lot of fun!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Kathleen, Exactly! Scaling down has it benefits.

@katpaints Жыл бұрын

@@brendaswensonwatercolors It takes me a very long time to learn things like this! I have ALWAYS taken too much with me! I remember as a little kid that I would pack up so much - just in case! Things have not changed much!

@Totallyfine29_ 2 жыл бұрын

When I took my own watercolor kit that I made to my communication class the teacher made fun of it because,” I didn’t have the fancy kit with 30 colors in it like the other students “ but at the end she really liked my sketches :) , so take your kit it doesn’t have to be fancy looking from a certain brand,as long as the color quality is good and more importantly your paper

@Totallyfine29_ 2 жыл бұрын

+your brushs

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Great advice. Plus + good paper!

@awatercolourist 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Sara, for sharing this 🙂. A very real and humbling piece of advice.

@watercolourplay 3 ай бұрын

@@Totallyfine29_now i wanna see what your palette you made looks like! :)

@Totallyfine29_ 3 ай бұрын

@@watercolourplayit’s basically a tin box that I got from my art teacher long ago(in 7th grade ), I have my crimson red , yellow ochre, payne grey, black, cyan blue , ultramarine blue , and purple some of r actually gouache paint but I use them as watercolors, squeeze little bits in a each corner of my little box ( 4 on the led corners and 4 on the box corners) and use the space in the middle for mixing tbh I didn’t paint w watercolors for a while , thank u for your comment now I feel like I wanna use them again ! edit the tin box had something else like a charm or something like that , I reused it as a pallet

@durgasarvepalli7164 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the modification....so helpful...love all your paintins..

@ruthstettmer-sultana6478 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your art travel kit and the peek in your sketchbook. Very inspiring. 🥰

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Ruth, You're more than welcome! Brenda

@Mity_Moose 2 жыл бұрын

Magnet is a brilliant hack. Your sketches look great.

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like my Hack!

@mkbuike7895 2 жыл бұрын

I do like the Folio palette. It was very helpful to see the demo of how you made the additional mixing areas. Thanks very much

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

MK, Nice to hear from you! Glad you like my palette hacks! Fun to share ideas.

@LanaGoesArt 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I like how light weight your supplies are and that you carry only the necessary while many tend to pack too much and use very little of it. Very helpful. :)

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Brenda

@morrisonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! I am also using a palette from Art Toolkit and I love it. Thanks for posting a new video! :)

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Happy Sketching, Brenda

@missinkyart 2 жыл бұрын

This video was so helpful and I love you paintings 🙂

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you😊

@polgara28 2 жыл бұрын

You always have the best hacks! I bought the bead sorting trays to affix to my studio palette that I saw in another one of your videos. Such a great idea that I'd never seen anywhere else. Thank you for sharing your tips, and the beautiful art you make! ❤️

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Christina, Glad you enjoy my palette hacks! Fun to share ideas.

@gelsonnicolinimonteiro2667 2 жыл бұрын

Your work is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Gelson, You’re very kind. Thank you!

@beverleering8469 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Brenda.. That was very helpful!!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@felipevervideos Жыл бұрын

I love your paints ☺️

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@kathrynfaille5440 Жыл бұрын

This was great information. I’m getting ready for a sketchbook crawl class so it was timely as well! Hugs to you!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Have fun on the Sketch Crawl!

@vatiammatri2660 Жыл бұрын

Your paintings are amazing!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@lynatno1 2 жыл бұрын

On your recomendation I've bought the palette, mixing trays and some little trays for extra colours. They all fit together really nicely, they're light and everything slots into the sipped 'kit bag'. Thanks Brenda.

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Lyn, Wonderful! Glad you like my watercolor hacks. It's fun to share good ideas. ~Brenda

@anjapinkau3737 Жыл бұрын

I so love your paitings! They are so expressive, beautiful colour choices, excellent execution, just the right balance between loose and detail. I have many of the same supplies (but I would never take a Visconti out for en plein air, I use a TWSBI Vac, holds an endless amount of ink!), but by far not the same skills yet. But I'm working on it!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Anja, Glad you like my sketches! I do enjoy a good fountain pen and the TWSI work beautifully, too.

@nanvaughn2258 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a noob to painting so this was so helpful. Thank you!

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Nan, Thank you! Nice to know you found the little video helpful. Brenda

@Frieda_Kamstra Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing !

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@Linkuji-Ouji Жыл бұрын

This video is so helpful I wanted to add more of the mixing pans on the lid because I am a woman that loves her mixing wells 😂

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Yes! More mixing pans is good✍️

@jasonmullins6638 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you mentioned it Brenda, but are you working from an easel or just your lap? Your choice of supplies, the way you figure out what you need & the passion behind your art is so inspiring and I thank you for sharing!

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

Jason, Good question. I sketch/painting sitting with my sketchbook on my lap.

@brendadoyle643 2 жыл бұрын

Please come back soon to Cheap Joe’s in Boone!!

@awatercolourist 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Brenda! I really like your sketches. What paint mixes do you use for your shadows? I love the soft shadow colours you use on the buildings.

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

I usually start with a thin glaze of Cobalt Blue. Before it has a chance to dry I drop in colors that I see nearby that would be reflected in the shadows. It's slightly different mix with each subject.

@j.marie.aquarelle Жыл бұрын

Hello! You’re size 8 da Vinci brush, which line is it? I’m looking for a round travel brush that doesn’t have a fine tip like that! Thank you!

@brendaswensonwatercolors Жыл бұрын

The da Vinci brush is the Maestro

@deeanncross7674 2 жыл бұрын

Did you stencil your name on your sketchbook with acrylic paint? I really like that and would like to do the same with mine. Lovely art work. I'm always tempted to buy one of those little palettes.

@brendaswensonwatercolors 2 жыл бұрын

DeeAnn, I wrote my name freehand with a white acrylic maker. called a Pitt by Faber-Castell. I used the large size.

@deeanncross7674 2 жыл бұрын

@@brendaswensonwatercolors Brenda, thanks so much for the info and prompt reply!