Travel sketching hints and tips - over 20 tips

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  • Опубліковано 19 жов 2024

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  • @bonyo888
    @bonyo888 28 днів тому +1

    This is such a fantastic list! Thank you for keeping it real and you've got some heckin' amaaaazing artwork! Appreciate the sharing!!

  • @violinzeta
    @violinzeta Рік тому +2

    I’m amazed at your ability to go straight in with pen, especially plain air, AND while traveling! 🤯
    Great tips! I’ve never heard of the stabilo point 88 pens.

  • @samcollage7682
    @samcollage7682 Місяць тому +1

    Your sketches are so inspiring.

  • @ellencline506
    @ellencline506 Рік тому +2

    Very informative! You really gave me a lot of great ideas. I really enjoy your videos and your fabulous art. Thank you.

  • @irenehynes7536
    @irenehynes7536 Рік тому +2

    These are great tips! Thank you for clarifying how little I have to carry.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      If you take too much it totally puts you off. pack light and improvise!

  • @betinabjerre5428
    @betinabjerre5428 Рік тому +2

    Just found you 🤩 Absolutly love your tips and ideers 🥰👍🏻

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      Welcome! There are quite a few films on the channel now, so please dive in!

  • @di_tattoolover
    @di_tattoolover 4 місяці тому +1

    Just found your channel. As a very new person to watercolour, I love your no nonsense approach and simple straighforward techniques and tips. Cant wait for my next trip and plan on taking a travel kit.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  4 місяці тому

      brilliant! hope you enjoy it. I have a few films about travel kit and making a sketch book too

  • @claudiakoprinock1501
    @claudiakoprinock1501 Рік тому +1

    I never knew they made sketchbooks that you can paint on 3 pages. So neat you are a great artist❤

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      Concertina sketchbooks are very easy to make ua-cam.com/video/DOZsPbNhpbY/v-deo.html

  • @Angela-jy8um
    @Angela-jy8um Рік тому +1

    I Like the mini ice cube tray idea! Thanks for sharing.

  • @AdamSingle
    @AdamSingle 9 місяців тому +1

    very informative video and exactly the info I was looking for, thanks Liz. I have a big trip this year, with kids, and I need my kit to be light and easy to get out and put away. This was great.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  9 місяців тому +1

      have fun - this one might also give some ideas ua-cam.com/video/Mo3-rXSZCsQ/v-deo.html where are you going?

    • @AdamSingle
      @AdamSingle 9 місяців тому +1

      @@LizChadertonArt a jaunt around Europe, a long way from my home here in Australia. London, Greece, France and Italy. 6 weeks long. Very exciting.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  9 місяців тому +1

      Ooh, you will have fun! Lots of sketching opportunities. I met up with sketchers in Adelaide and Sydney, so if you want to meet local artists it might be worth getting onto the urban sketchers where you are visiting??@@AdamSingle

  • @madebylora
    @madebylora Рік тому +4

    Great practical tips!! Thank you! In the past I hardly ever sketched on holiday because I feel pressured when other people are waiting, but last year I went away on my own and sketched every day. I loved it! I was only a one hour drive from home but it was lovely. I made my own sketchbook (a square one) with mixed media paper. I didn’t really know what I was doing but I ended up with basically an illustrated journal. I left a few blank pages which I filled in after I came home. I also drew maps of my walks and even included some photos. It had a bit of everything but it captures the memories so much better than just photos!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      that sounds perfect. I love the idea of maps too.

  • @nikkiwells1688
    @nikkiwells1688 Рік тому +1

    Thankyou … just what i needed before my trip to Madeira on the 4th May 🙏

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      that sounds wonderful…have fun

    • @nikkiwells1688
      @nikkiwells1688 Рік тому

      @@LizChadertonArt do you vary your colours when going to hot countries vs cold?

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      @@nikkiwells1688 not really. I have such limited colours with me I just improvise. I bought Aussie Red Gold from Daniel Smith especially for the trip and didn’t use it!

  • @rayvirgoe7231
    @rayvirgoe7231 9 місяців тому +1

    lover your tips. very valuable information. You are a grand sketcher.😊😊😊😊😊

  • @InkNSap
    @InkNSap 6 місяців тому +1

    Love your sketches! ❤ I would add a little foldable foam for seating in hard or cold/hot/wet surfaces… I always forget it and it does make siting sketching for a long period more comfortable.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  6 місяців тому +1

      Great tip! I have one for hiking and should take it!

  • @kathycleriucuzio5245
    @kathycleriucuzio5245 Рік тому +1

    Great information! Looking forward to trying out the Stabilo 88 pens with a water brush - ah-ha moment! Thank you😊

  • @atelierthhun1165
    @atelierthhun1165 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for this. My stylistic preference is for an A4 sketchbook as I can always use a half page and the versatile Pentel pocket brush. Can I recommend taking a quick photo of your subject before you begin? Maybe I'm slower/more disaster prone than most but that record has allowed me to finish stuff later despite adverse weather/unwanted company or obscuring or removal of the subject. ( The most memorable was having a picturesque dead tree felled mid sketch! )

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      That’s such a good idea. I do it and forgot to include. I think lorry drivers are specifically trained to park in front of artists, but never had a dead tree incident 😂

  • @pintanibea
    @pintanibea Рік тому +1

    Great tips Liz! I'm going to Japan very soon and will be my first time sketching so i'm quite excited! Thanks too for the reminder of my journal my rules! I was watching lots of people doing their sketches from start to finish on location, but I didn't wanna drag those with me to wait for me to finish my sketch! So I was thinking of doing really quick, less than 10-minute sketches on location and then finishing it all up with color when we're back at the hotel or if there's a long wait somewhere :)

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      That sounds like an excellent plan. Japan should be amazing

  • @aussieanne6812
    @aussieanne6812 Рік тому +1

    I have taken a similar art kit and A5 watercolour book on a couple of overseas holidays recently, but I rarely found the time to sketch while on the move. Your video has encouraged me to do more holiday sketches on my next trip (Turkey and Greece), and I’ll make sure to set time aside just for sketching. I really enjoyed this video - thank you. 🤓🇦🇺

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      I think if you limit yourself to half an hour, it is doable. You can always finish it off later. Turkey and Greece should be full of inspiration

  • @elainetyrrell4669
    @elainetyrrell4669 Рік тому +1

    I have a very old Windsor and Newton travel watercolour kit with half pans, a small brush, mixing palettes and a small bottle for water. It all folds together really neatly into a small box and is really handy. I used up the paints years ago but refilled the pans from tubes. If I didn’t have that I would definitely be using your great idea with the mini ice cube tray. Thanks Liz.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      ooh, I have one of those I was given second hand and I never use it. I must find it!

  • @melryan_king
    @melryan_king Рік тому +2

    Love this! I’m off to Australia for 5 weeks, and am trying my first travel journal. These tips have helped me plan what to pack. 😊 Thank you so much!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      I am envious! we loved it and really want to go back. Where are you going?

    • @melryan_king
      @melryan_king Рік тому +2

      We plan to mill around in Sydney a bit, then go bush. My husband is Australian Aboriginal, and he needs to get his feet in some red dirt. 😊 We’ve borrowed a camping rig from a friend of his, and don’t have many plans at all! I do hope we make it out to Broken Hill to see the art. 🤩

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      @@melryan_king we didn’t go into the interior at all, but I would have loved to. Hope the trip is wonderful.

  • @chiarasola826
    @chiarasola826 Рік тому +1

    Fantastic and helpful tips! Thanks! ☺

  • @lorrainemanning3809
    @lorrainemanning3809 Рік тому +2

    Such a lovely and helpful video. I’m going to be brave and start a sketch book this summer. Just to take out and about on my walks initially. I’m a beginner artist, so I’m hoping this will build my confidence and also get me away from following step by step tutorials all the time.

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      Drawing is a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger you get. Good luck!

  • @janebridge1325
    @janebridge1325 Рік тому +1

    This is so helpful, Liz - thank you so much for these great tips!

  • @shastabellagirl1435
    @shastabellagirl1435 Рік тому +2

    Hi Liz, I’m heading to Japan in a few days and I made your concertina journal. I’m so looking forward to sketching my experience over there. Thanks for all the great tips!

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      Japan will be amazing. I was with a friend who lived there for a few years and she loved it.

  • @polgara28
    @polgara28 Рік тому +1

    Lovely sketches! -Some great tips, too. Thanks! ♥

  • @ArtistRebeccaLS
    @ArtistRebeccaLS Рік тому +1

    Lovely inspiring sketches and great advice, thank you 😊
    I learnt about Twisbi pens from your channel, I had never heard of them and will add them to my wish list
    That’s a nice Kraft paper sketchbook -

  • @susancook1617
    @susancook1617 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for all your helpful advice Liz 😊

  • @karindodge9814
    @karindodge9814 Рік тому +1

    Very inspirational!

  • @impish22
    @impish22 Рік тому +1

    How fun.. thanks for sharing

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому

      It’s a lovely way of engaging with the place you are visiting

  • @JohnnyB-art
    @JohnnyB-art Рік тому +1

    Hi liz, really great video, very helpful too.. it’s always difficult knowing which sketchbook to take on holiday.. I love your sketches and your style.. 😊 so glad I found your channel the other day 😊

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      Glad it was helpful and nice to have you here 😊

  • @simpleartofhealing286
    @simpleartofhealing286 11 місяців тому +1

    great advice!

  • @katsmith8263
    @katsmith8263 Рік тому +1

    Love your sketches...

  • @dfblake7
    @dfblake7 Рік тому +2

    Very comprehensive...thank you! Is there a particular cross body bag that you could recommend please?

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +1

      I have a laptop/messenger bag which was from ikea. cheap with loads of pockets. Also lightly padded to protect stuff, but any cross body bag is easier to rummage in than a rucksack and more secure from a pickpocket.

  • @shawnas464
    @shawnas464 Рік тому +1

    Helpful!

  • @deborahthompson3847
    @deborahthompson3847 Рік тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @katsmith8263
    @katsmith8263 Рік тому +1

    8:10 half an hour... Wow.... 😮😮😮😮😊😊😊

  • @lisaseckold9296
    @lisaseckold9296 Рік тому +4

    Gorgeous sketches! Liz, please edit out your phone number (and email address?) - it was clearly visible... 🙂

    • @LizChadertonArt
      @LizChadertonArt  Рік тому +3

      Thank you for your concern 😊 I realised it was visible and thought about removing it, but my email is already on my UA-cam page for anyone to contact me and my phone number is readily available because of my art business, so that ship has sailed and I decided it was a risk I would take.