Pushing Through the Discomfort

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday! Some sketchbooks flow effortlessly, and this one was not quite like thet. The Etchr sketchbook with 100% cotton hot press watercolor paper looks beautiful and feels great in the hand. Still, I didn't love it. Pen felt dry and scratchy, and I noticed that the ink from my brush pen bled when I added watercolor, even after letting it dry for a while. Not ideal when you're impatient like me. Getting to know those limitations, and then being creative to work around them, pushed me to experiment with materials I wouldn't normally reach for. And some of those pages turned out to be real favorites. Part of this sketchbook was filled during a workshop about the use of color, in Spain with three incredible teachers, Isabel Sidell, Olivia Marcus, and Isabel Carmona. Also a couple of pages filled while sketching alongside 50+ urban sketchers. Color was everywhere that week, and it shows in my pages. Sometimes the sketchbooks you don't love, can teach you the most. Sketchbook shown: Etchr sketchbook (100% cotton hot press watercolor paper) Some of the materials used in this sketchbook: Brush pen with fresh ink Watercolor Colored pencils Caran d'Ache Neocolor I and II Crayons Pencil Sailor deMannen fude fountain pen, with waterproof Platinum Carbon Black ink Brown ink with a Lamy pen Mentioned: -Pushing Your Sketchbook Boundaries workshop taught by: Isabel Sidell (  / isabell.seidel.art  ) Olivia Marcus (https://linktr.ee/oliviamarcus) and Isabel Carmona (https://www.isacarmona-art.com -Sketching with Nathalia Velasquez, aka Puapualena (  / puapualena  ) BOOK Get a copy of my book "Life is better when you draw it": https://www.koosjekoene.com/book JOIN ME ON PATREON Help me keep making these videos weekly for free. For just a small monthly contribution, you'd make a huge difference. And you're doing yourself a favor, because on Patreon, I’ll keep you inspired and motivated with more encouragement, ideas, projects and processes, tips and tricks:   / koosjekoene   Or buy me a coffee to show you're appreciation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phkUNCsJY LIVE ONLINE If you like my Draw Tip Tuesday Videos, you'll probably also like my monthly live online sessions. I'd love to see you there! Join my upcoming online mini-workshop, or learn from me in person here: https://www.koosjekoene.com/workshops Video Editing: Robert Ferenc Copyrights Koosje Koene https://www.koosjekoene.com   / koosjekoene