a cozy art vlog : preparing for Inktober (Drawtober?) and my watercolor & gouache painting process

Taking it slow with an "end of summer" cozy art vlog as I sketch at cafes and outdoors, plan for Inktober or Drawtober, get new art supplies, and show a detailed painting process using watercolor and gouache paint while talking about mixed media techniques...

The zine I was foing first sketches for here is now nearly finished (just headed to the printer!)
Pre-orders: https://www.evydraws.com/shop/pre-ord...

... I hope you enjoy! Do you have any art challenge plans or prompt lists to follow in October? I'm using it less as a "daily drawing" challenge and more as a motivation to finish a series of small illustrations for my Dracula art zine, so I've got art style issues to work out before that. 💚

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INPRNT: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/evybak/ There are countries I can't ship to anymore starting this December (EU GPSR update) but you can still get my art prints from INPRNT. They make high-quality giclee prints at larger sizes than I can offer myself, and I've collected a lot of prints from my favorite artists there. :)

✧ ART MATERIALS ✧

Watercolor favorites:
Quinacridone Gold : https://amzn.to/3MNmu5k *
Lunar Black : https://amzn.to/3ZwEok2 *
Burnt Sienna : https://amzn.to/3Zr8NjL *

Gouache:
Yellow Ochre: https://amzn.to/3RJgP33 *
Flame Red: https://amzn.to/4cymJM9 *
Black: https://amzn.to/4cC2DAG *
White: https://amzn.to/3XEMB54 *

Paper: https://amzn.to/4gqEcsD *
Sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3zkHhKb *

Escoda Brush Size 8 : https://amzn.to/4cIYlXY * for both watercolor and (dry palette) gouache
Da Vinci brush : https://amzn.to/3z1JHx7 * a new addition and the size 0 is perfect for gouache details
Escoda Ultimo Size 10 (and 2) for wet-on-wet : https://amzn.to/3TtDiSu *

Derwent Drawing : * https://amzn.to/4f6qcUr * (Terracotta 6400 being my all-time favorite!)
Caran d'Ache Luminance * https://amzn.to/3LvcWLv * ("Black" is the most intense, matte shade I've found so far! In this video, I also use a Burnt Sienna and the beautiful Payne's Gray)
Derwent Lightfast in Raisin and Mars Orange (and some Midnight Black) * https://amzn.to/3xYs2WK *
Prismacolor colored pencils: * https://amzn.to/3SagQ0c * (I use Indigo and Black as well as a variety of earth shades here that can be found in this set)

My tablet : https://amzn.to/3POJOSK * (I use Clip Studio)

I may earn commissions for purchases made through the links above *

#artvlog #gouache #sketchbook #inktober #watercolorart

✧ TIMESTAMPS ✧

00:00 art vlog intro
00:35 cafe sketching
01:28 art zine & character sketches
02:24 Inktober & Drawtober
03:55 art store!
04:30 past Inktober & looking ahead
07:20 limited color palette
07:59 sketching outdoors
09:45 art trends
10:35 art haul
11:48 illustration commission
13:17 watercolor brushes
15:30 a lesson learned...
16:22 favorite watercolors
17:15 wet-on-wet & paper choices
18:13 mixed media thoughts
19:45 why gouache?
21:19 digital finals

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