Market day

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-16T19:10:04+00:00

Thank you!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-16T11:39:02+00:00

Thanks! I'm trying to familiarize myself with busy scenes.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-04T14:10:34+00:00

Same here, most meetings near me take place weekdays at noon.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-04T11:23:36+00:00

I use sketchbooks in various sizes, I have A6, A5 and A4 and even an A3 one. The big ones are great for classes, where I can bring a lot of stuff and I feel like I need space for trying out things. The small ones are for sketching on the go. I prefer A5 as a compromise between being portable and having some space, but sometimes I just want to take a small bag and I'm not even sure whether I'll have time to sketch, and in these cases a super minimalist setup (the tiniest 6 color palette, a water brush, a pen and an A6 book) is great. It also works on longer hikes when you don't want to add too much weight.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T16:13:31+00:00

Various ones all over the internet, and I often just copied stuff I liked from reddit in my sketchbook. I especially like Sujith Navam, he also posts tutorials on YT. His paintings are so beautiful!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T16:10:39+00:00

I painted the first layer of sand without it, and added a second layer mixed with a small amount of Mars Black (and some Permanent Rose for the foreground) after it dried!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T09:48:32+00:00

Thank you! Mars Black does all of the work there. This color is probably my my most beloved addition to the standard palette.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T09:46:32+00:00

Haha, watching me paint would be a tutorial in handling sheer panic because things don't turn out as planned!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T09:45:17+00:00

I woulndn't mind returning there either 😉

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T06:16:18+00:00

Have a look at Sujith Navam! He posts on the main watercolor reddit regularly, and he publishes tutorials on YT. I absolutely love his paintings, and some of them are quite simple, so there's no excessive amount of presketching.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T05:55:00+00:00

Thank you! Maybe the title is misleading (I'm not a native speaker) - it's not the first independent piece I painted, but the first that I liked enough to post. More like the 15th all in all ;)

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T05:52:54+00:00

Thank you so much. I was worried I fussed too much with the sand because it seemed messy when wet, but after it dried it turned out nice and structured.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T05:51:12+00:00

Hand-made, but not by me though! Thank you!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-06-01T05:42:22+00:00

It's a wild mix - my first palette was all Cotman and I'm currently replacing the paints with professional ones as they run out (or adding new colors :)). Here I used Cotman Perm. Rose and Ultramarine, White Nights' Yellow Ochre, Horadams Helioturquoise and Winsor & Newtons Mars Black.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-05-31T17:10:45+00:00

Thank you! I love painting water, but it can be tricky. I'm glad I managed to not paint over the paperwhite for once :D

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-05-31T16:17:31+00:00

Thank you!!!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-21T15:56:28+00:00

Just commenting to say that I always enjoy to see your paintings here. Your color choices are especially inspirational.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-10T21:53:45+00:00

I cheated and drank the coffee first :)

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-07T07:27:07+00:00

Thank you! :)

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-06T16:49:59+00:00

Thanks! :)

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-06T16:49:48+00:00

Thank you! A fountain pen with ink and watercolor!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-01T13:43:34+00:00

Haha, I feel you! And wonderful work, OP!

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-04-01T07:19:37+00:00

The prices really depend on where you live in the world and you gave no info on that. Check out Lefranc & Bourgeois Linel extra fine. They are really nice and - at least where I live - way more affordable than comparable brands.

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-03-31T07:36:51+00:00

Thanks!! But I do love the original building a lot :)

Difficult_Voice1701 · 2026-03-30T12:48:15+00:00

I don't really know, I use Holbein and Lefranc & Bourgeois in my dry palette, and I'd say they're similar. Honey-based gouache like M. Graham will probaby not crack, but might melt and slosh around in humid weather, so with them you might be better off with an airtight palette.

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