Live #14.5 - Inktober Sketchbook Tour, My $10 DIY sketchbook, and Sketching Demonstrations

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Hi, Darren from Watercolour Mentor here. I'll be going through a tour of my completed sketchbook and doing some loose watercolour sketching tonight (landscapes/urban landscapes). If you're interested, feel free to join and ask me questions.

If you'd like, you can go ahead and complete the drawing before the class - check the 'discussion' tab in the link below to access the reference photo and stencil that I put together:

Demonstration Materials:
- Black Ink Pens (0.38, 0.5, 0.7mm nibs)
- 100% Cotton Watercolour paper
- Artist Grade Watercolour paint - yellow ochre, lemon yellow, naples yellow, cerulean blue, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, purple, neutral tint, permanent red.
- Number 4, 6, 8, 10 round brush, medium watercolour mop brush, number 4, 8, flat brush.

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I personally own and use all of the following besides some variations of the synthetic brush kits below. I recommend the below art materials for beginners to advanced watercolour artists.

Paper:
► Saunders Waterford Rough Block 300gsm 310 x 410mm (Best for loose landscapes): https://amzn.to/3b2ttn3
► Saunders Waterford Rough Block 300gsm 177 x 254mm: https://amzn.to/34EzFQY
► Saunders Waterford CP Block 300gsm 310 x 410mm (Best all rounder): https://amzn.to/358j5bJ
► Saunders Waterford HP Block 300gsm 310 x 410mm (Best for portraits): https://amzn.to/3905EMc
► Stillman & Birn : Beta Sketchbook 8.25 x 11.75in (A4): https://amzn.to/3b0ZHiA
► Stillman & Birn : Gamma Sketchbook 8.25 x 11.75in (A4): https://amzn.to/3gCD98W
► Moleskine Watercolour Hard Cover Notebook - Plain - Large - Black: https://amzn.to/3lVD2t1
► Winsor & Newton Paper Journal, Cold Pressed 140lb 5x7 (I also have the A4 Australian Version, same paper) https://amzn.to/321Hlek

Paints:
► DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Primary Watercolor Set: https://amzn.to/3jlGD1y
► Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Full-Pan Paint Metal Set, Set of 24 Colors: https://amzn.to/3i820Dd
► Mijello Mission Gold Water Color Palette Set, 36 Colors: https://amzn.to/3jNMGMz
► St. Petersburg Watercolour Ultimate Set/36: https://amzn.to/2QWg5aS
► Winsor & Newton - Cotman Watercolours 12 Half Pan Pocket Box: https://amzn.to/359NnM0

Brushes:
► 3 x Caligraphy Brush Set (wash and large detailing brushes): https://amzn.to/2EKd22z
► Escoda No. 4 KOLINSKY-TAJMYR SABLE (my fine detailing brush): https://amzn.to/33279GD
► Watercolour Sable Round Brush set (various round brushes): https://amzn.to/3i5RWum
► 15 Piece Synthetic Brush set (contains fan/flat brushes): https://amzn.to/3h2btL6

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