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What size is this?

Best comparison I’ve seen.

Thank you so much.

Really good video content. Thank you.

I have 5 or 6 Chic Sparrow. I love their leather. Quality. I’ve ordered my first Plotter and it’s on its way. I’m looking forward to trying it. I bought inserts for it but I couldn’t find the ring protectors on the Plotter US

Impressive work! Thanks!

Thank you for the video! Actually, I was searching for a video that shows how to use old fountain pens as dip pens, without removing the nib. Perhaps you can do another video on that. Thanks again!

This was helpful. I bought the Hahnemuhle watercolour sketchbook you reviewed at the start and I really hated it. I'm starting to warm up to its urban sketching capabilities but it is awful for following any watercolour tutorials. It doesn't respond well to wet-on-wet or layering at all - but for mixed media and for a cellulose paper, it's not bad, as you said. I also found that the pigment pooled a lot, very similar to the 2nd sketchbook you reviewed.

You know you don't use these and you'd want to sell them for half price rather than let them rot. Contact me lol

havent finished the video yet, but this is amazing! I was feeling so bad for my unused planners, expensive paper...now I have my weekend project. It was so kind of you to record and share with everyone your great idea and craftsmanship =)

I love water soluble graphite! Last week I picked up one of these soft carbon pencils in a museum gift shop, it’s pretty awesome, I’m amazed at how dark it is. Not easy to get a sharp point though.

10:37 mine is already falling apart unfortunately and I’d say I’m rather gentle with all my art supplies so I wasn’t happy to see a sheet rip off the second time I used it. The paper is great but the binding is terrible in my experience

I really don’t understand the obsession with lightfastness. Someone buying a palette should ask: what are my paintings for? Face it: a lot of what you paint doesn’t turn out brilliantly, and that’s fine: you paint to learn and explore. And then, if you work in a sketchbook, no one painting is going to be much exposed to light for very long, anyway. Whether you work in a sketchbook or on sheets, most of your paintings, even if worked in fugitive colours, will probably last well enough to display if you don’t hang them in direct sunlight. The fugitive issue really is only one for professionals who sell their art to worry about. For anyone else, if you create something you love, get it framed professionally and hang it carefully and it will probably still give you pleasure till the end of your days. Your teeth or your eyes will give out before your paintings lose their lustre.

Beautiful review. Loved every bit of it. Thank you so much for the video. ❤️❤️❤️

Wow. Its my 1st time seeing someone has a ink sample in a form of a note book. Interesting

Great comparisons of 3 fountain pen papers. I would normally subscribe, but as of August 2024, it has been a year since you last uploaded a video. Too bad your channel is no longer active.

Thank you for this demonstration of neocolor 2’s! I love your bird!

Enjoyed this video. Subscribed. Considering getting this urban sketchers set for my summer trips. Really like some of your colour additions too so may order some of those half pans also. Enjoying your channel. Cheers

Pv55 is a great substitute for pv23 in my opinion.

Wonderful video. Trying to decide which halfpan set of Sennelier to get to try out this brand, and you've convinced me that this one is worth going for. BTW, Blick's info states that Sennelier "Bright Red" is PR3, Toluidine Red ("an opaque yellowish-red with high tinting strength and very good lightfastness").

This was so helpful!! Thank you!

is this considered a King of Pen in the Pro Gear line?

This video was super helpful. I, myself, noticed that Stillman and Birn pills when applying multiple layers of watercolor.

i'd like to try the nouto notebook, but i can only find a uk distributor. seems hard to get a hold of here in the us

I miss your videos. I hope you are doing well.

Which model is that plotter?

I have both these habits...eating and shopping. I am more into small indulgences...cheaper pens. Things on sale. Thrift store finds. But it is all part of distraction from the hole of life or the stress of change.

Disappointed you didn't name the colours in order after you swashed them.

You can make an ink reservoir from a can as well if you want to write a longer time or use flex and stub nibs.

Love love love the colors you chose. What does granulating water paint add to a painting ? I could see that brown looking great on trees

Where did you get the drafting table top?

Hace you used it? Do you still have it?

Thanks for sharing. I just made the plunge too. Mine comes in an H-M nib which is the nib I like. Still waiting for it to arrive. I know I will love it.

This is so clever! Such a good hack

V nice

I just received my Sailor (regular) Christmas Spice Tea <M> today. The ink is sold out so I am on the hunt for something spectacular! I plan to use it during the Fall season as the color coordinates so well. Thanks for sharing.

How much is the plotter in US?

I’ve never been in a ring planner because my only experience with rings is in binders at school. The pages would tear if I left the paper in the binder while writing on it. Doesn’t thing happen in these ringed planners like plotter?

Loved the beautiful Nightshade colors. Thank you for the demonstration. I am having difficulty finding a website that offers the nightshade pans for sale. When I tried to access the link in your video presentation, I received a “Page not found” notice. Is there a current resource for these beautiful nightshade paints? Thank you and take care, ME

Thank you. This was a beautiful tutorial. I loved it. I would like to purchase some Nightshade watercolors, but when I hit the link it says the website is not found. Is there another resource for purchasing the Nightshade watercolors that I could access? Thank you again for the lovely tutorial. I appreciate your willingness to share your talent. Take care, ME

It's easy to change from one thing to another... from pens to ink bottles to food to watches etc. Good to try to solve the root issues... and a great reason to use your pens and journal more :)

Nice video. couple of questions for you do these 84 match the neocolour 1 set and are the metallic 15 included? thanks

try adding Glycerine(or honey) on the pans it helps with them staying wet/moist! and definitely do a fallow up video if these pans stay easier to activate.

Can you not just dip your dry fountain pen into the ink with the same result?

So many of your thoughts here resonate with me. Summer months are most difficult for me as I work on a 10-month contract. Covid and isolation also caused a cultural shift to online shopping. We can literally shop for a grail pen at any hour. I enjoy your content. 🌸🖋📖

I enjoyed watching this. I personally have always loved W&N, I’ve only ever used the professional watercolours. Although the formulas have gradually changed over the years, if it’s any comfort I have some pans that are over two decades old and still rewet perfectly. The odd pan went hard, like Prussian blue and viridian,but they are known for that. There’s certainly something about their raw umber which seems to vary not in hue but in pigment load like crazy. It’s useful for getting granulation into mixes. All those weak earths as you call them are excellent for landscape painting. I especially love their raw Sienna mix as the sunlit element of the sky. It’s transparency lends itself to that, and it’s livelier than their yellow ochre. I think the set provides a really good range for almost any subject and I’m glad they took out the white. I had to change the phthalocyanine blue and Cerulean around though, having the delicate Cerulean next to phthalocyanine green was an art Crime waiting to happen! 😂

Hey Sarah, what was that red fruit you cut open? The meat looked like sorbet with boba in it. I don't like boba, but the fruit looked interesting. What does it taste like? OK, enough about food. I stumbled onto your channel while doing some research on dip pens. I like how you repurposed that fountain pen and made a dippy out of it. I've been Frankensteining dip pens lately too. It's fun to be creative. Now make some more videos.🎨

I like your setup so much. Particularly the inserts of smaller sized and colored paper at various sections according to your needs. It shows the importance or weight of the notes written on those pieces of paper in your daily life management. In contrast, if paper of uniform size and color was used, first it would be boring and second it would not be easily noticed or etched in your memories. Thx for sharing your planner. It really has inspired me to better improve my own setup. Cheers 😊

Nice work! Do you have a tutorial on how you designed your layouts in the grib book? Its awesome btw!

4:36 drawing with Sailor fude 55 pen