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Sketching Christmas

Sketching Christmas Mood with Mixed Media

Christmas decorations always pull me outside with my sketchbook. Lights, ornaments, music, and people moving around instantly create that special holiday energy I want to capture on paper. This time, I took my watercolor sketchbook with cotton paper, watercolors, acrylic markers, and a fountain pen. Mixing transparent watercolor washes with bold acrylic accents helped me work fast and keep sketches lively. Sketching Christmas scenes on location is not about perfection. It is about feeling the season and letting your hand follow the mood. If you missed my latest post about capturing fall foliage you read it here. My acrylic markers

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Fall foliage

Sketching Fall Foliage with Mixed Media

Capturing fall foliage feels like capturing a season that wants to escape the moment you look away. This time I decided to take my small watercolor kit, a handful of acrylic markers, and my cotton watercolor sketchbook to record the colors of autumn: bright yellow, warm orange, and deep red. I enjoyed mixing both transparent and opaque media outdoors, letting each page reflect the shifting light and mood around me. If you want sketch landscapes with acrylic markers this post is for you. See my acrylic markers set here. Small river The first sketch started with a peaceful small river

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Big Bear Lake

Sketching Landscapes with Acrylic Markers

During my one day trip to Big Bear Lake, I decided to continue testing my acrylic markers in real landscape conditions. I packed a small pocket sketchbook, a pen, and around fourteen markers to see how they would perform outdoors. Mountain trails always have surprises, and this time I learned a practical tip that will help every sketcher who loves nature. Acrylic markers can leak at higher altitudes, so keeping a small piece of paper towel in your kit truly saves the day. Here are my impressions and what I loved about sketching these five scenes from the trail. If

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Sketchbook and markers

Quick Sketching with Acrylic Markers

I’ve been curious if you can truly sketch fast with acrylic markers. I’m talking real quick ten to fifteen minutes, on the go, with just a tiny pocket sketchbook and a handful of markers. So I took nine acrylic markers with me and went sketching outdoors. And of course, I forgot my pen, which I realized later… really matters. Still, the experiment turned into a surprisingly fun adventure. These are my thoughts and observations captured through five different quick scenes. I am sketching with GuangNA acrylic markers. My review about them you can find here. See my markers set here.

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Watercolors package

White Nights Watercolors 24 Set Review

Lately I’ve been using White Nights quite often, and some of you already saw these colors appear in my sketches. I had a few pans before, but recently I received the full 24 color set as a gift. Since I already knew I loved this brand, I wanted to sit down, open everything slowly, test each color, and share my humble opinion with you. If you ever wondered whether this set is worth adding to your travel kit, I hope this helps you decide. More sketches with White Nights see in my recent post. Set like mine you can find

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NYC

Sketching My NYC Adventure

New York City is always a dream for anyone who loves sketching architecture. This trip was all about capturing the city in sketches quick impressions with my watercolor travel kit and a fountain pen. Each page of my sketchbook became a memory from a different angle of the city: from the airport before takeoff to the breathtaking skyline seen from the Top of the Rock. Did you read my post about Italian sketch trip? If you missed it you can find it here. Airport Sketches My journey began right at the airport. There’s something poetic about airplanes moments before flying

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