I just finished reading ‘Big Magic” after watching your book recommendation video and oh my gosh it has changed so much about how I feel about my work and creativity and given me so much hope for my work. THANK YOU so much for recommending it I never would have chosen it on my own. Now I have just started “Art and Fear”
I'm just coming to the end of Big Magic which I bought after seeing Minnie recommend it. It's so inspiring and has made a huge difference to my attitude towards my creativity. I'm now recommending it to all my friends. Minnie's influence spreads far and wide. :)
I'm so glad you've got a thing for Faber Castell pens. I have a HUUUUGE soft spot for Faber Castell. My sister lives not far from their factory in Stein, near Nürnberg. The window frames of their factory are all primary colours, you can go visit the Faber Castell family's castle and, of course, the Faber Castell factory shop. O! M! G! Pen and pencil heaven! You should totally go, Minnie, and do a vlog from there.
I will say if you want to start with gouache and already have watercolours I have a great tip. If you have white gouache you can easily make any color opaque and you can actually get really dark colors. I will also say with real gouache I’ve found that my medium price gouache (it the Lascaux 12 set) are fine and rewet on a pallet brilliantly except the black which separates so I have a w&N design black.
OMG, the sharpener! That is the best sharpener. It makes such a big difference that I will literally not ever use anything else. Somehow it is a total game changer, and leveled up my art, which I know makes no sense, but somehow it's true. I did not know how much energy and effort I was throwing away until I discovered Mobius and Rupert. I now buy them as gifts for people who art, and I keep art least three backups at all times, in case I misplace mine. Never going back!
I had to laugh when you said you had a lot of colors but really only used 5 when painting. I'm the same, I do like seeing the convenience colors as they're inspiring, but when working, it's so much easier to just work with a few. Color mixing is faster and there's less thinking and more doing. Also PR122 rules. I would also die for quinacridone magenta. Possibly PB29 too. ^^
So excited for your new book! I love love love Faber-Castell Pitt pens - the "greys" set is fantastic for urban sketching. Pro tip: the brush tips are double-ended, so when the original one gets a bit frayed, you can remove it (e.g. with tweezers) and put it back in the other way round, doubling the lifespan of the pen 😀
very cute video. this is a little off topic but i bought your blue mushroom print and your spinach print a few years ago and i finally was able to hang them up today and they look fantastic!! It's so lovely to have them up and just know you continue to inspire and enhance lives with your art.
Great supplies, I love and use many of them! I'm very particular about watercolor pencils and spent quite some time trying out different brands, the absolute winner for me is the Albrecht Durer series by Faber Castell. They're pricey but I only use a few colors and enjoy them so much!
Faber-Castell pens are so great, I love their coloured pens too as they work well with polymer clay. I haven't used gouache in around 20 years - but you're making me very tempted to give it another go. Btw, loving the new set up, Minnie - it's so calming to look at.
That's so cool that they work well with polymer clay as well! Ugh, they're just the best pens! And thank you, I'm really enjoying my new space as well, glad it comes through well on camera 😊
I had to give up on Stillman and Birn sketchbooks. Ordered 4 and ALL of them tore near the center line when laying flat because the binding glue was so poorly done. Ugh. Now I'm addicted to the Strathmore 500 series. Finally happy with a sketchbook!
I really enjoy your videos, Minnie. Thanks for creating them. :) I'm currently enjoying a book you recommended (Daily Painting). So funny that I found out about it from someone in UK when the author is from Texas where I lived for 30 years and my family still lives. 🤩
I'm so excited to read your book when it comes out!! Also I'll have to try some of those sketch books that you mentioned in this, I especially love the look of the hand made Sketch Book Co. one 😍
The velvettouch round 4 is probably my most used brush as well. There really isn't anything special about it, and it's a soft point which is usually the last thing people are looking for, however there is just something about the spring and balance.. that soft point makes edges flow on so smooth, and it holds just the right amount of water. I've gone through about four of them. It's THE brush I reach for whenever I need a brush to do any kind of utility work.
Wow Minnie. This was so informative. You do wonder what others have in their arsenal and just what works for them. Thank you for sharing. I’m particularly taken with the two handmade sketchbooks, I love the concept so much.
Can't wait for your book! I love how precise and straight to the point you are in your videos. They aren't ramble-y and time consuming and I love that. Always interesting, always well-edited, and I can just tell that you put a lot of thought and work into them. Thanks for consistently putting out great content.
I definitely want to try Sketchbook Co. I've admired your books from them every time you show them. I've had the worst luck with washi tape over the past couple years. They either peel off the paper immediately, or they tear the paper (or BOTH somehow).
So glad you're going to try one of their sketchbooks, I honestly don't think I could do without one in my arsenal. Sorry you've had such trouble with washi tape! Is it the same regardless of what paper you're using?
Hi fellow artist! 🎨I just saw your art and name on the cover of a Strathmore Mixed Media paper pad. 🎉Congratulations! 👏 It is just so cool to be looking for new supplies and recognize the artist on the product’s cover. 😃 Best wishes to you in your other career related opportunities. 🍀
Very helpful and informative video thank you. Congratulations on your upcoming book👍👍. And omg your mini handmade sketchbook is adorable. I used the link in your description box to purchase it, but it’s not displaying the one that you showed us 😢.
Set aside one hour a day to make art, any type. After a month it will be habit and you will drastically increase your output. Family and friends may buy a few pieces off you and your career has begun. I love this channel. So many great ideas. My favorite art books: - Art and Fear by David Bayles - Daily Painting by Carol Marine - Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
This was so lovely! I've used quite a few on this list and also love them. Also- I think the way you do ads in your videos is SO well done, very classy & relevant, it never feels like a cut to the ad and then cut back to what we came here for- I can tell you tie in the ads you do to the topic of your video and it's so appreciated!!! And every time it's a Skillshare ad it motivates me to get back to that class I left half completed :)
Lovely video. I just went through all my orange paints and I do NOT have Quinacridone burnt orange. I will take your advice and order it for sure. I can't wait to swatch it out and see how it looks. Thanks so much!
Hi Minnie! I am watching a show currently that I think you would really like- it’s called “Severance” and it’s on Apple TV+. It’s about people who get a chip in their mind that separates their work memories from their home memories and then things get twisty from there. Anyway- thought you might like it! ❤️
omg those sketchbooks are so cute!!! i can't wait for that book about sketchbooks!!! they're my most favorite tool to always change up and I am also still trying to find my home so maybe i shall take a peek at the one you love now!! i've got a whole drawer of daniel smith tubes that are my life they're so pretty :) plus holbein, i love them and their products they're so nice :)
Great video! I'll definitely be getting some of these supplies for myself. Your sketchbook book sounds so exciting! I can't wait to hear more about it and to get it when it comes out.
What a great video ... thank you Minnie! It is so fun to see what supplies different artists prefer and it so fun to try a new resource. I love the Stillman and Birn sketchbooks - the paper quality is so nice in them, and the fact that they have many choices is nice too. Hope you are settling into your new home and that you are loving it. Stay safe and well. x oh! you mentioned a book coming out - wow - congratulations!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it :) And thank you for all your kind words. I'm absolutely loving our new home 😊😊 There are moments everyday where I just have to stop whatever I'm doing and feel truly grateful for this space.
Can't wait to read your book, Minnie! It made me so excited when you said that cause I love sketchbooks as well 😍 - also I'm working on a Skillshare class/workshop about sketchbooks hehe
Lovely video slowly going into Gouache but for coloring purposes but I love the faber castel the only problem I have with them they're very expensive 🙈🤕but I do love them
Thank you for sharing - as always an amazing, relalxing video XD I love seeing what has worked for you. DS Quinacridone magenta and paynes grey are actually bae lol. I'm excited to read your book! You ever so gently dropped that massive news! Amazing!
If you received a dislike from me please ignore it! My fingers slipped when I wanted to press like! Such a great video Minnie! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and your favorite paints and tools! Can’t wait to order your book when it is published :)
It is really funny to me that most of people get an ensemble of paint color then go smaller and smaller until they only use a couple. I think it is a normal process toward knowing your colors and composition of them, especially if you don't have a ''professionnal'' approach to it from the start. I always used 4 colors and tone with oil paint, which are exactly or almost the same color you are using with gouache. Also, Faber Castell 🥰
Hey Minnie, Hahnemühle is a German brand and I try to explain the pronunciation to you :) let's split it in hahne and mühle which makes it easier. Hahn means cock whilst mühle means mill, so it's kind of a cock-mill probably 🤣 hahn is just a long flat german "A", as in "yard" (I don't know any better example). The "ü" in Mühle is probably complicated to non-Germans, but it sounds like an u (as in uber) mixed with an e or an i. It's also a long vowel. The vowels e are barely pronounced, they are kinda reduction vowels. So it's hahn(e)mühl(e) :)
LMBO! I was thinking the other day that it would be great if Minnie styled her hair in a big afro-puff on the top of her head. And here you are... LOL! Congrats on your own/new house!!!
*laughing* I know us artists go gaga over art suplies which is like CANDY to us ...but we do stick with a small favorite color palette & certain brushes........so WHY do we feel we 'always' need to have one of everysingle art product, brand & type out here???? LMFAO.......BTW....they have "pencil holders' for those short pencils.........LOL
That humble insert of *your* book coming out and then you went right on talking ... Oh my goodness, congratulations, and I am so excited to see it!
Haha thank you!! I'm supposed to be promoting it a lot more but I'm terrible at that stuff 😅😅
We will all be promoting it for you. So many cheerleaders for this huge benchmark for you.
I just finished reading ‘Big Magic” after watching your book recommendation video and oh my gosh it has changed so much about how I feel about my work and creativity and given me so much hope for my work. THANK YOU so much for recommending it I never would have chosen it on my own. Now I have just started “Art and Fear”
I bought Big Magic, Art and Fear, Mindfulnesses and the art of drawing also!! I can wait for them to arrive
I'm just coming to the end of Big Magic which I bought after seeing Minnie recommend it. It's so inspiring and has made a huge difference to my attitude towards my creativity. I'm now recommending it to all my friends. Minnie's influence spreads far and wide. :)
Ah I'm soooo glad you've enjoyed it!! It made a huge difference for me as well, so to know it's helping you all means a lot 🥰🥰
I'm so glad you've got a thing for Faber Castell pens. I have a HUUUUGE soft spot for Faber Castell. My sister lives not far from their factory in Stein, near Nürnberg. The window frames of their factory are all primary colours, you can go visit the Faber Castell family's castle and, of course, the Faber Castell factory shop. O! M! G! Pen and pencil heaven! You should totally go, Minnie, and do a vlog from there.
Oh wow I would love to visit the castle and factory one day. I've actually watched a vlog of someone going there and it looks like an absolute dream!
I will say if you want to start with gouache and already have watercolours I have a great tip. If you have white gouache you can easily make any color opaque and you can actually get really dark colors. I will also say with real gouache I’ve found that my medium price gouache (it the Lascaux 12 set) are fine and rewet on a pallet brilliantly except the black which separates so I have a w&N design black.
Great tip! Thank you so much for sharing 😊
I agree. In the past I just had a big tube of Windsor and Newton white gouache and tinted it with watercolour. It’s so easy (and cheaper) to do this
OMG, the sharpener! That is the best sharpener. It makes such a big difference that I will literally not ever use anything else. Somehow it is a total game changer, and leveled up my art, which I know makes no sense, but somehow it's true. I did not know how much energy and effort I was throwing away until I discovered Mobius and Rupert.
I now buy them as gifts for people who art, and I keep art least three backups at all times, in case I misplace mine. Never going back!
Such a great gift idea!
Oooh, a book on sketchbooks and what you can put in them? I'm excited. Look forward to its release!
I'm o happy you like the sound of it, Paula! I'm really excited to see what people think once it's out 😊
I had to laugh when you said you had a lot of colors but really only used 5 when painting. I'm the same, I do like seeing the convenience colors as they're inspiring, but when working, it's so much easier to just work with a few. Color mixing is faster and there's less thinking and more doing.
Also PR122 rules. I would also die for quinacridone magenta. Possibly PB29 too. ^^
uni kurutoga pencils are just the best, they make such crisp lines
So excited for your new book! I love love love Faber-Castell Pitt pens - the "greys" set is fantastic for urban sketching. Pro tip: the brush tips are double-ended, so when the original one gets a bit frayed, you can remove it (e.g. with tweezers) and put it back in the other way round, doubling the lifespan of the pen 😀
very cute video. this is a little off topic but i bought your blue mushroom print and your spinach print a few years ago and i finally was able to hang them up today and they look fantastic!! It's so lovely to have them up and just know you continue to inspire and enhance lives with your art.
Aw this makes me so happy, thank you so much! 💛💛💛
Great supplies, I love and use many of them! I'm very particular about watercolor pencils and spent quite some time trying out different brands, the absolute winner for me is the Albrecht Durer series by Faber Castell. They're pricey but I only use a few colors and enjoy them so much!
What colours do you like the best? 🤩
@@Kumarcentral they have amazing blue hues like cobalt and ultramarine and really bright terracota and ochre
Great recommendation, thank you! 💛
All the best to you Minnie, love your relaxing style , thanks for sharing 💜
Thank you! 🤗
Faber-Castell pens are so great, I love their coloured pens too as they work well with polymer clay. I haven't used gouache in around 20 years - but you're making me very tempted to give it another go. Btw, loving the new set up, Minnie - it's so calming to look at.
That's so cool that they work well with polymer clay as well! Ugh, they're just the best pens! And thank you, I'm really enjoying my new space as well, glad it comes through well on camera 😊
@@minniesmall 😊🧡
Please don't die for 3 colours, as i love your channel; the community needs your great videos 😅
Please do more gouache tutorials (or a skillshare class!!). I love you your style and your art. Just bought your Sketchbook book.
I had to give up on Stillman and Birn sketchbooks. Ordered 4 and ALL of them tore near the center line when laying flat because the binding glue was so poorly done. Ugh. Now I'm addicted to the Strathmore 500 series. Finally happy with a sketchbook!
I really enjoy your videos, Minnie. Thanks for creating them. :) I'm currently enjoying a book you recommended (Daily Painting). So funny that I found out about it from someone in UK when the author is from Texas where I lived for 30 years and my family still lives. 🤩
I’ve been watching your channel for a while now and every time I come back I’m inspired to paint/make artwork
I'm so excited to read your book when it comes out!! Also I'll have to try some of those sketch books that you mentioned in this, I especially love the look of the hand made Sketch Book Co. one 😍
The velvettouch round 4 is probably my most used brush as well. There really isn't anything special about it, and it's a soft point which is usually the last thing people are looking for, however there is just something about the spring and balance.. that soft point makes edges flow on so smooth, and it holds just the right amount of water. I've gone through about four of them. It's THE brush I reach for whenever I need a brush to do any kind of utility work.
Wow Minnie. This was so informative. You do wonder what others have in their arsenal and just what works for them. Thank you for sharing. I’m particularly taken with the two handmade sketchbooks, I love the concept so much.
I'm happy you enjoyed it :)
Can't wait for your book! I love how precise and straight to the point you are in your videos. They aren't ramble-y and time consuming and I love that. Always interesting, always well-edited, and I can just tell that you put a lot of thought and work into them. Thanks for consistently putting out great content.
I can’t wait for you to launch your book about sketchbooks… I could watch/listen to you all day! Thank you! 🦋
Ah thank you so much!
I definitely want to try Sketchbook Co. I've admired your books from them every time you show them.
I've had the worst luck with washi tape over the past couple years. They either peel off the paper immediately, or they tear the paper (or BOTH somehow).
So glad you're going to try one of their sketchbooks, I honestly don't think I could do without one in my arsenal. Sorry you've had such trouble with washi tape! Is it the same regardless of what paper you're using?
Daniel Smith is totally on another level, imho. Their Quinacridon gold and perinone orange is just, so vibrant and full.
I'm happy you agree!! You don't realise how lovely watercolours can be until you've tried Daniel Smith 😅
For paint, I usually just get the primary colors that I can mix, white, black, and brown (because I never mastered making brown 😅).
Hi fellow artist! 🎨I just saw your art and name on the cover of a Strathmore Mixed Media paper pad. 🎉Congratulations! 👏
It is just so cool to be looking for new supplies and recognize the artist on the product’s cover. 😃 Best wishes to you in your other career related opportunities. 🍀
I love the Princeton brushes too and that soft cover sketchbook looks so good! Will have to try it one day. Great video
Very helpful and informative video thank you. Congratulations on your upcoming book👍👍. And omg your mini handmade sketchbook is adorable. I used the link in your description box to purchase it, but it’s not displaying the one that you showed us 😢.
Set aside one hour a day to make art, any type. After a month it will be habit and you will drastically increase your output. Family and friends may buy a few pieces off you and your career has begun.
I love this channel. So many great ideas.
My favorite art books:
- Art and Fear by David Bayles
- Daily Painting by Carol Marine
- Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
This was so lovely! I've used quite a few on this list and also love them. Also- I think the way you do ads in your videos is SO well done, very classy & relevant, it never feels like a cut to the ad and then cut back to what we came here for- I can tell you tie in the ads you do to the topic of your video and it's so appreciated!!! And every time it's a Skillshare ad it motivates me to get back to that class I left half completed :)
That's so kind of you, Adi, thank you :) That really means a lot 💛💛
Lovely video. I just went through all my orange paints and I do NOT have Quinacridone burnt orange. I will take your advice and order it for sure. I can't wait to swatch it out and see how it looks. Thanks so much!
i love the way your videos are structured and your voice is quite relaxing! I love your aesthetic and I'm glad I've found your content
That's really kind of you, thank you :)
Perfect 🥰Thanks so much for the great supplies list. Very satisfying to see 👩🏽🎨
Glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Excellent and informative video. Thank you 😊
Hi Minnie! I am watching a show currently that I think you would really like- it’s called “Severance” and it’s on Apple TV+. It’s about people who get a chip in their mind that separates their work memories from their home memories and then things get twisty from there. Anyway- thought you might like it! ❤️
PLEASE start making audiobooks 😭😭😭 I love your voice sm
Super thrilled about that hint of your book coming out!
😏 Thank you! Can't wait!
omg those sketchbooks are so cute!!! i can't wait for that book about sketchbooks!!! they're my most favorite tool to always change up and I am also still trying to find my home so maybe i shall take a peek at the one you love now!! i've got a whole drawer of daniel smith tubes that are my life they're so pretty :) plus holbein, i love them and their products they're so nice :)
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Great video! I'll definitely be getting some of these supplies for myself. Your sketchbook book sounds so exciting! I can't wait to hear more about it and to get it when it comes out.
That was so helpful! At the moment I try to make my way back to art and the tip with the waterbottle - mind blown. Thank you💚
Best of luck getting back into art. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
What a great video ... thank you Minnie! It is so fun to see what supplies different artists prefer and it so fun to try a new resource.
I love the Stillman and Birn sketchbooks - the paper quality is so nice in them, and the fact that they have many choices is nice too.
Hope you are settling into your new home and that you are loving it. Stay safe and well. x oh! you mentioned a book coming out - wow - congratulations!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it :) And thank you for all your kind words. I'm absolutely loving our new home 😊😊 There are moments everyday where I just have to stop whatever I'm doing and feel truly grateful for this space.
Omg i can't wait to see your book! Sounds like it's perfect for what I'm doing atm
A book coming out! Awesome!
It’s such a treat in the day when I see there’s a new post! :3
Ah thank you! 💛
Thank you for sharing this lovely list!
Another big fan of Daniel Smith watercolours here! Though I’m rubbish and need to practise more with them. 🤣
Ha! I'm sure you're not rubbish! They do sometimes feel to precious to practise with though don't they 😅
yep, the Sakura Gelly Roll White Gel Pen needs to be in most artist supplies, comes in handy for so many things
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Happy I came back to your videos Minnie!! Great supplies and your videos are so relaxing to watch and listen to!!❤️🥰🙏🏼
Welcome back :) Glad you enjoyed the video!
The pray bottle for the gouache palette is genius!! 🤯
Ha! Glad you like that one!
Can't wait to read your book, Minnie! It made me so excited when you said that cause I love sketchbooks as well 😍 - also I'm working on a Skillshare class/workshop about sketchbooks hehe
Ooh fellow sketchbook lover! 🥰🙌
Lovely video slowly going into Gouache but for coloring purposes but I love the faber castel the only problem I have with them they're very expensive 🙈🤕but I do love them
Wow, this was such a helpful video. I really need to buy some more gouache, mine dried up just when I was in the mood to paint with them.
Glad you found it useful :) Thanks for watching!
Great information presented beautifully. I love your style. I'm thinking about trying gouache, so this is helpful.
I'm so happy you enjoyed it, Liz 💛
Thank you for sharing - as always an amazing, relalxing video XD I love seeing what has worked for you. DS Quinacridone magenta and paynes grey are actually bae lol. I'm excited to read your book! You ever so gently dropped that massive news! Amazing!
Always helpful ❤️ thank you Minnie
You are so welcome!
I got the royal talens gouache mixing set after your recommendation years ago, they're a great set and I'm still using them!
Ah I'm so happy you like them!
If you received a dislike from me please ignore it! My fingers slipped when I wanted to press like!
Such a great video Minnie! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and your favorite paints and tools! Can’t wait to order your book when it is published :)
Absolutely love your videos! Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Thank *you* for watching 💛💛
It is really funny to me that most of people get an ensemble of paint color then go smaller and smaller until they only use a couple. I think it is a normal process toward knowing your colors and composition of them, especially if you don't have a ''professionnal'' approach to it from the start. I always used 4 colors and tone with oil paint, which are exactly or almost the same color you are using with gouache. Also, Faber Castell 🥰
cant wait for that book
Thank you!! Hopefully I'll have more news on it soon 😏😏
You could get a pencil extender for your little B pencil.
Great video!, thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
WOW Congratulations on your. Book!
Thank you so much 😀
This is lovely 🥰
Thanks!
Thank _you_ Jennie 💛🥰💛
Great video ☺️
Thank you :)
How do you feel about the Holbein gouache?
Muchas gracias!!!
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Hey Minnie, Hahnemühle is a German brand and I try to explain the pronunciation to you :) let's split it in hahne and mühle which makes it easier. Hahn means cock whilst mühle means mill, so it's kind of a cock-mill probably 🤣 hahn is just a long flat german "A", as in "yard" (I don't know any better example). The "ü" in Mühle is probably complicated to non-Germans, but it sounds like an u (as in uber) mixed with an e or an i. It's also a long vowel. The vowels e are barely pronounced, they are kinda reduction vowels. So it's hahn(e)mühl(e) :)
Ah thank you so much for this! I'm sure I'll still struggle with pronunciation 😅😅 that ü still perplexes me haha
"If I could die for a color, I would die for those three colors." 😂🤣😂🤣😂
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Thanks for sharing 💛🐛
Thanks for watching :)
LMBO! I was thinking the other day that it would be great if Minnie styled her hair in a big afro-puff on the top of her head. And here you are... LOL!
Congrats on your own/new house!!!
Ha! What are the chances! And thank you 💛💛
Will your book be available internationally and in stores, or will it be solely through your site?
Yes it will be available internationally through sites like Book Depository and possibly Amazon and I believe it will be sold in US stores. :)
Hey lovelyyy !
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I really hate Stillman and Burn...it pills look or crazy. I need my paper to handle a lot of friction because I like to blend
I have always just had supplies. I still have yet to figure out my "favorites" without them being default
I think a lot of people are like that, sometimes you just use what works and that's more than enough 😅🤷♀️
The Pitt pens are much cheaper on amazon
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Don't forget to let me know when you're book is coming out.
I'll let you know 🥰👍
That brand sharpener had a reproductive/cancer warning and recommends that you wash your hands "often" after use
Oh wow, good to know, thank you!
Huh? It's made of brass. How peculiar.
*laughing* I know us artists go gaga over art suplies which is like CANDY to us ...but we do stick with a small favorite color palette & certain brushes........so WHY do we feel we 'always' need to have one of everysingle art product, brand & type out here???? LMFAO.......BTW....they have "pencil holders' for those short pencils.........LOL
I hate Stillman & Burns sketchbooks unfortunately, because they pill too easily 😠
I've used a couple of Stillman and Birn sketchbooks that are much better for wet media but I can't remember what they were called 🤷♀️
Useful, helpful, and interesting…thanks…
You are welcome! Thank you 😊😊