Tag: tools
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Masking tape Test 2 for larger paintings
I’ve previously done a comparison of different masking tape which you can read more on Comparing masking tape vs kraft tape on different surfaces. This was great at the time I was figuring out the best way to set up my plein air kits and only had access to sheets of paper which required taping.…
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Planner review Stirling ink vs hobonichi + staology bonus
Finally got my hands on a Stirling ink planner for their 4th of July sale they were clearing their 2026 planners. I have been bullet journaling with various blank notebooks for a few years. I typically carry at least 3 – notebooks with various types of paper and spreads usually a weekly, daily bullet journal…
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Painting the sunrise
One of the things I love to do when camping is to wake up before dawn and paint the sunrise. We often camp near the beach so this is also a chance to practise painting waves which I’ve yet to fully master. I love seeing the changes in colour and find that it’s a new…
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New inks fresh from Japan
Here’s the inks in the order purchased. I managed to do the whole 8 floors of Itoya (Ginza, Tokyo, Japan) stationary, craft and art supplies in one hour. The inks I already know are mostly the same price from store to store but stock is usually limited or different. So I went with the rule…
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Testing new Chinese brushes and temu watercolour travel brushes
My mum just came back from Malaysia and gave me some new Chinese brushes she bought from her friend who does Chinese brush painting. Around the same time my watercolour travel brushes from Temu arrived so naturally had to test them all out. I was quite impressed with the Temu travel brushes they have a…
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Line and wash painting book reviews
It’s been a while since I’ve done a book review. I’ve just got a haul of watercolour and ink painting books from the library as I’ve been delving into the world of calligraphy and sketch and wash. Modern Watercolour by Kristin Van Leuven This is an old goody that have popped up. Flipping through this…
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Ink bottle holders
I was tired of my ink bottles knocking over and spilling ink everywhere so I made up some beautiful bottle holders with my daughter’s air drying clay. There are three different sizes for my different sized bottles. Hoping it will keep its shape and hold up after it’s dried as the air dry clay tends…
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Travellers notebooks and calligraphy paper comparison
I just finished yet another Hanehmule travellers notebook and am averaging one every couple of months and have been using other notebooks for daily journaling. I would like to get back into bullet journaling but don’t want to waste my good paper so have been looking at cheaper alternatives and also experimenting with making my…
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Another sketchbook done
First time experimenting with a gif! These are my favourites It was nice to experiment with ink and wash true to the name. Usually when I use that term I think of waterproof ink followed by a watercolour wash. But this sketchbook I experimented with sketching in water soluble ink and then just painting water…
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Calligraphy pen haul the search for a good fine liner
So I keep getting ads for Toms studio the last fine liner you need to buy. It’s over $100 AUD plus shipping and I’m not even sure if I need or want to use a fine tip pen for sketching. But I kept looking at it and had to make up my Temu order to…
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