Full disclosure, for the first few posts of this new series, I won’t be using a sketchbook, which is really funny to me because in the past, I viewed artists who sketched on loose pieces of paper as being maniacs but now I am one of those so-called maniacs. The reason behind this is simply that I wanted to start this project using materials I already had instead of going out and buying new ones. I didn’t have a large multimedia sketchbook, so I’m using my OG Canson 9×12″ watercolor pad.

In my last post, I wrote about how I really wanted to document my Europe trip but wasn’t sure how I was going to do so until I came across this Skillshare Class. I know, I know I’m talking about Skillshare again, but honestly, I can’t get enough of it because it is so inspiring.

For this sketchbook spread, I decided to use the “roadmap” layout from Samantha Dion Baker’s Draw Your Day with Watercolor & Pen class to document my weekend in London. The first spread is definitely my favorite. I never thought that I would enjoy drawing buildings so much but the greenhouse is honestly one of my favorite things that I’ve made in a long time! It’s so nice having an illustrated telling of my trip and because I did these after I came back, it was like reliving the experience all over again.

Until next time,

Tools Used:

Canson 9×12″ Watercolor Pad

Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolours in Cadmium Yellow Hue, Cadmium Red Deep Hue, and Cobalt Blue Hue

Paint brush set from Walmart

Micron Pens in 0.1 and 0.2

Prismacolor Scholar Pencil in 2H