Passport and Paintbrush

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  • Travel Sketching, Part 3: Making Marks With Wet Media

    Travel Sketching, Part 3: Making Marks With Wet Media

    Pencils are lightweight, easy to carry and by far the most versatile tool to take on the road. But – always a caveat, right? – pencils get blunt and need sharpening and somehow the marks seem unfinished. I like to do a more permanent drawing. Then I will often use a pencil to rough out…

  • Travel Sketching: Part 2: Making Marks

    Travel Sketching: Part 2: Making Marks

    In Travel Sketching Tips Part Two: Making Marks, we’ll have a look at the different ways a sketcher can create pictures on the road. Once you have the right sketch book, or paper or watercolour block, ( see Part One ) you need to decide how you will be making marks – ie. what you…

  • Travel Sketching Part 1: The Right Sketchbook

    Travel Sketching Part 1: The Right Sketchbook

    Everyone has their own way to do things – and this is my way. Through trial and error I’ve worked out some decisions for basic equipment for travel sketching that make it easy and effortless – and doable almost anywhere and any time. But no worries! The basic equipment for travel sketching is inexpensive and…