My Travel Art Kit | On-the-go gouache and sketch essentials | setup & tips

I'm flying to the west coast and I wanted to try bringing gouache with me so I set up my own travel palette and I wanted to show y'all all my on the go essentials! Share with me your must haves for a trip?
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+ Princeton brushes 0/5, 1, 5, 6 round (US)www.dickblick....
+ KOI Watercolor set
+ Travel tin palette
+ Stabilo point 68 pens
+ Micron pens
+ Faber Castell Pitt pen
+ Hahnemuhle A6 Sketchbook
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[@brook2478]

Adding diluted honey water is such a genius idea! I was always afraid of adding honey directly to my gouache palette because it’s sticky and messy. Thank you so much for the game-changing tip❤

[@DearElaine]

Of course! I hope it works well for you, I'm just experimenting over here 🫡

[@violetsprite]

The honey water and the glue for paint the beads up lid are good ideas! Thanks for sharing. Another option is to paint the lid with white acrylic paint. This will also help with seeing the mixed colors better.

[@DearElaine]

Ooo have you done that? That sounds like a cool idea! Does the acrylic paint scratch off over time? that's my only concern

[@violetsprite]

@@DearElaine I’ve done it on eyeshadow palettes I made. I’ve had them since 2019 and they haven’t scratched yet, but I also don’t use them daily.

[@Kelli.Hicks.5]

I love that magnetic bottom to your travel tin. It makes it so customizable. 😍 Excellent point, in bring along some paper towels for blotting. That's something I would have forgotten, and been stuck using my pants in a pinch. 😆

[@DearElaine]

Haha Kelli! I feel like i've been in desperate situations before and it's such a learning 😤

[@loveahulic]

What a cute little video! I loved the tips, especially for beading since I struggle with that all the time! My mind is blown! 😂 have a safe trip!

[@DearElaine]

Yayyy i'm so happy to hear that it was helpful dear! And thanks hehe!!

[@jude1515]

Nice setup for travel. I love the water pens. I always go back to them.

[@2tinytreasures]

Wow super helpful thank you! Love the custom mixes because I have this exact set and never thought about mixing pans ahead of time in shades I like

[@DearElaine]

Yay!! Happy to hear that you enjoyed it! Mixing gouache does make it easier to use that color again later but beware they dry and don't act the same as fresh gouache 😅💕

[@adventureswithanalog]

If you don’t happen to have a glue stick or honey on hand, other alternatives are toothpaste and Winsor & Newton blending medium (if you already have it because you use it for other paint mediums, it works for gouache too!) Great and neat video!

[@DearElaine]

Fascinating tip!!! I have NEVER tried toothpaste but i really want to now, it makes sense though, there is a bit of grit after you leave it on anything, thanks for this comment Elle 🥰

[@johnkesling]

Very helpful. Traveling to Crete this summer and trying to figure out my supply situation. Thanks!

[@helenmelton]

Accessing the tube for dried gouache paint is a genius idea! Would you be kind enough where we could buy any of the pan palettes? I didn't them listed in your description. I'm interested in the larger white palette with the pans for my gouache paint. Thanks.

[@yutinggao7675]

I see that coaster being helpful 😅 have fun in Cali!

[@DearElaine]

🤦🏻‍♀️ the quickest hardest object i could find lol....

[@jacksonhoang2686]

Cool video, love the music and theme.

[@DearElaine]

thanks!!

[@Linneats]

What colors did you choose to put in your palette, and what did you mix? Always love to see the colors artists pick.

[@darklittlepeople]

oh, i love the pen pouch ! 😍

[@DearElaine]

Thank you thank you!

[@bridgettebakes]

@@DearElaine do you mind sharing where it’s from? So cute

[@DwarfDragonwulf]

Great tips. Subscribed

[@DearElaine]

Thank you!! ☺

[@bronwyncooling4304]

What is diluted honey water???

[@DearElaine]

I used water with a little bit of honey dissolved in it. I'm just trying it out because it makes sense in my head 😅but i've heard it helps evenly dissolve the pigments for smooth washes of color when painting.

[@jenniferyeh6360]

What a helpful video! This might be a stupid question, but how does the paint stay in it’s little compartment if the tin is on it’s side? I’m not that familiar with gouache but is it solid enough to not be affected by gravity?

[@DearElaine]

Hey Jennifer! So i'm trying this for the first time with gouache because with my watercolor palette it's totally fine. Traveling with it and all, the paint stays put once it's dry.
I need to make an updated video but after my gouache dried completely it started to crack ...so it could become a mess if you're not gentle with it. It's kind of high maintenance to travel with it but basically.. I mist water on my palette to keep it moist enough so it doesn't fall out of the pan and I have a layer of foam that fills up the space between the lid and the paint pans, this way even if it does break off it will still stay in place when i open it.
Anyways, now knowing all of this I would recommend only traveling with watercolor unless you must travel with gouache :).