My mini sketching kit for outdoor painting
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- čas přidán 27. 07. 2024
- In this video I show my mini sketching kit that I take everywhere I go, so that I can sketch when I have a few minutes.
In this kit I just have very basic tools - pencil, sketchbook, and a bit of ink and color. I hold my sketchbook in my hands, or rest it in my lap.
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Lol... if you look weird enough people stay away. Thanks for sharing your mini sketching tips and supplies.
They usually do. Sometimes they come over, look at your sketch, and then quickly retreat because the weird stuff you sketch matches the outfit! ;-)
"Wenn du seltsam genug aussiehst, dann wirst du in Ruhe gelassen." Lach! Perfekt!
Ja genau! Manchmal trauen sich die Leute aber doch einen anzusprechen, und fast immer ist dann alles ganz harmlos und sogar nett. :)
I especially like the pencil with sharpener built in. As far as looking cool with a fanny pack on.....at 67 I have given up looking cool and only want to paint! My usual outdoor painting kit is haphazard and I tend to grab pencils and art journal and put them in my backpack. It is usually a mess. I am going to make a smaller kit and it will be much more convenient. Danke
Quite right! I usually don't care how silly I might look, and the painting aspect is more important. I definitely know the backpack setup with stuff thrown in. Glad to hear you found this helpful. :-)
This is my favorite every day sketching kit video! I also love your voice, it’s very soothing:)
Thank you!
Awesome travel bag..I'm also at the age that I dont care what others think of me..so I quite enjoyed your humor of what you wear to keep others from coming up to you...I find it funny as when your drawing outside so many people like to watch you...personal myself I think it's a innate love of seeing art being created by a artist that others enjoy watching...many art blessing to you today...🎨✍
It's probably not that common to see someone create art in a public space, and people love to chat about these things. So far I've mostly had nice interactions with curious people - despite my weird appearance ;-)
Thank you Julia. I too like to be inconspicuous. 😊 And funny fanny packs... I appreciate your tips.
You're welcome! 😊
If you look weird enough - my new life motto! Thanks for that :)
Yes, own it!! I practice every day. :)
I don’t care what people think .. that is a cool set up.. I take a small kit that fits in my pocket.. I just have to find pants that have cargo pockets..
Omg-osh I love it all, and esp your funny comment on looking weird with your fanny-pac to keep people at bay. 🤣
I have taken more and bigger amounts out including easel and don't particularly care for all that extra baggage, so looking forward to creating your mini kit.
At least this works most of the time. ;-) I'm not an anti-social sketcher, but it can be nerve-wracking to talk about art with strangers, while you're making it.
This small kit is a work in progress, so if you find something that works better for you, absolutely make changes to it!
@@NatureSketchbook Thank you again, I love your kit, going to create one. I too am not an anti- social artist but I do hate when people approach me doing art, and even worse telling me how to improve it. I've asked, oh are you an artist and they always say no, but then proceed to cirque my art. I had a art professor once tell us to wear head phones and listen to music so people will avoid you too. 🤣. Over the years I've shyed away from it because people are so rude and invasive; but I truly love bring out doors and creating from nature so going to give it another try. Thanks again for your inspiration and tips.
Ooh, bringing headphones is a great tip, too! Some people are just overstepping their boundaries without even noticing it (telling you how to improve it?!?), unfortunately you never know how people are beforehand. I've found that most people will just ignore me anyway.
Maybe now is the best time to start making art outside again: people will (hopefully) keep more distance because of the virus. All the best!! ✨
@@NatureSketchbook 🤣🤣🤣 yes you're right, because of Covud-19....maybe they'll keep their distance. I'm going to go out this weekend.
A small folding stool is also good to have. There are some simple lightweight folding ones that are easy to carry. I find I am more likely to paint if I can sit otherwise its a photo and paint it back in the motel.
Yes, a folding stool is great to have! In the summer I often leave mine at home and just look for a comfortable bench or a meadow, but my knees and other joints definitely benefit from it when I bring that small stool.
Thank you for some real encouragement. I have often wanted to sketch and paint outdoors but the idea of people coming close to look over my shoulder fills me with horror. I think this is a good way to start if I can find some suitable quiet places. I really enjoyed your video.
I know, it can be a bit uncomfortable. I always try to choose a place with something behind me, so that people don't sneak up from behind. Some people wear headphones (sometimes with no music on) to prevent conversations. Maybe a mask will do the same these days. And I've found most people really just ignore you.
Great ideas, here. I hadn't considered a pack that size but I can see it has some advantages.
Just started watching the video - I must say, I am loving the landscapes I can sneek-peek into that little compact sketchbook!
I only saw a couple and they looked experienced, if that makes sense. The brushstrokes and the shapes I could see in the paintings looked like you did them comfortably because you probably have been landscape painting so many times. That's the impression they gave to me. Also the colours were very pleasing to see. It is delightful when one can see this tipe of work. I like it and it's inspiring. Thank you
Love this tiny solution to keep minimal supplies ready to go. Thanks for sharing and you sketchbook is lovely ☺
Thank you! I keep changing my brushes around, but this kind of mini toolkit has been really useful.
this is a great video, I really enjoy watching how other artists work and hearing about the tools they use :-)
You’re welcome!
It's like a bug out bag for artists.
I loved this video. I picked up some good ideas like the support board. Very inspiring. I love your sketches as well!
Thank you for this lovely video. Its very informative and inspiring as well. I've worn a fanny pack as a cross body bag. This may or may not be cooler than wearing it around the waist. Being left alone can be a wonderful thing when immersed in an outdoor art project. best wishes to you.
You're welcome. :-) This has to be cool, I see the younger generation wear fanny packs like that!
Maidenhair fern is my favorite ! Mostly at My Rainier Nat Parl
Yes it's such a lovely fern!
I was never cool. I have loved fanny packs for decades. :) I think they are coming back in vogue..
Whatever the hip factor for these little things might be, they're definitely practical for us outdoor sketchers!
Great kit with good tips. My set up is a bit bigger and holds a 5x7 sketchbook loosely and has the same pocket set up. It is an over the shoulder bag meant for fishing, but carrying less would be great. Somewhere I have an empty screw top lidded tin. I'll have to check to see if it is waterproof.
I sometimes dream of a bag as small as this, but that will carry my bigger sketchbook and palette. ;-)
Love your kit. The pencil sharpener/extender was new to me. Love it.
I have several plein air kits and have a mini watercolor palette the size of a business card holder.
I live in US Florida and have to with heat. I have what I call my "walk about kit". My water bottle (for drinking) goes in a cross body holder. I use a spiral sketchbook attached to a shoulder leash. I usually have a pen in the sketchbook (or in my pocket). My shorts have a lot ot pockets. Besides wallet, money holder with spare key, and key in my pockets; I have a kleenex holder that has kleenex on one side and a cut up handkerchief on the other. That is in a back pocket along with a waterbrush. I have a plastic pouch, attached to a belt I put on, that holds either and assortment of inexpensive fountain pens filled with water-soluble ink OR my mini watercolor palette. If I take a mechanical pencil instead of my pen in the sketchbook, I'll also bring a waterbrush with a dilute watercolor solution. I use that over the pencil lines to avoid smudging. The other thing that goes in one of my pockets is a plastic bag to cover the sketchbook in case of rain. Always have a hat on. Sometimes it's a broad brim hat that is built to be more cooling. Have several neck pieces that are meant to cool when wet. I also have a very lightweight folding stool that I bring sometimes.
I do have a small backpack setup for plein air. In a front pouch, I have a folding plastic cutting board that works well.
Thank you for an enjoyable video.
That sounds like a very practical setup, very cool! Thank you for sharing with us. 👍
👋 Hello
I love your ideas 💡. It's so helpful and easy to use. Thank you for sharing. Simple and it works very well 👍✨️
You're welcome!
Nice. Very practical 👍🏼
Thanks!
Great set up
Thanks!
Brilliant tips here. I was going to invest in a special bag but the fanny pack is inspired. I also like your support board with clips. I'd love to see how you make your sketchbook as I've been trying to find out how.
You're welcome! The fanny pack is at least a good starting point. 😊
I show how to make sketchbooks here: czcams.com/video/3e6W89p5v0k/video.html
And here are more versions that are possible: czcams.com/video/QbACv_qfoJw/video.html
@@NatureSketchbook thank you..i did find your sketchbook making videos shortly after watching. I'd wanted to make my own so it was great to stumble across your video with your simple handmade book. I'm planning to make a watercolour concertina book. I bought my sheets today. Thank you.
you know my kit is the size of mints box yk those mini mints yeah has two watercolor paint a mini brush mini pencil mini eraser and a little cloth 😅 everything's superglue 🤣 it fits in the little pocket in jeans
Sounds great, I love those tiny mint box kits too!
Love the idea of the waist pack. But you carry your personal stuff like wallet phone separately
Yes, those go into my jacket.
I'm still searching for my perfect setup. I do have a Derwent bag that is great for longer multy day trips, but I haven't found a bag I could use to hold a small kit yet.
Yes, this can be a true challenge: finding a bag that's practical, doesn't get in the way, is lightweight and maybe even nice to look at. ;-)
I admit I frequently take way too much when I go out, and I have been looking at suggestions to pare it down. Just curious on who makes/sells that pencil sharpener-cap? That would be so handy.
I don't concern myself with being cool either. My travel kit is late 1950s/early 1960s Belgian Army bike messenger bag, or a pair of French military pannier bags on my bicycle rack.
Sounds like an awesome travel kit! That pencil cap should be available from Faber Castell.
Why do you use a bright pink colored pencil? Isn't it too strong a color in the sketch?
I just use what I have on hand. The pink mostly disappears when you paint over it, and the contrast can be interesting. I also use a normal pencil if I want different linework. :-)
@@NatureSketchbook Ah cool. I happened to see another watercolor painter bring a pink pencil and I wasn't sure if it was a "thing" she said that it didn't smear or contaminate the color like graphite can. I think colored line work is light and playful but everyone is obsessed with black ink.
Ah, I see. I have to admit I never know if anything is a "thing" because I live under a rock. 😉But yes, no smearing is another advantage. If you use watercolor pencils, your linework disappears completely. It's really a decision of how you want the lines to look!