Art Travel Journal (3 paintings - materials and process!)

Learn to sketch your surroundings with watercolor and gouache, with a keen eye and a quick process! This video goes over color mixing with traditional media, plein air tools, and tips for keeping your mindset at ease when painting outdoors.
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Special thanks to my friend Shari Van de Pol for her ceaseless efforts in ensuring I could film this video on her phone (and then receive the darn files after!)
Thanks to my wife, Renee Walkom, for filming most of this --
And thanks to Nick Robinson for swooping in at the end to get the last few shots :)

[@marcobucci]

Hey all! I imagine some of you may be wondering what colors I've got on my palette. I ... actually don't know. They change so often and I don't keep track. I do know that I couldn't live without: Ultramarine Blue Cobalt Blue Pthalo Blue Burnt Sienna Raw Umber Vermillion Cad Yellow Light The brands I use range. Holbein, Winsor/Newton, Daniel Smith, Daler-Rowney.

[@patbingsuyaa]

Thanks Marco, this is really helpful! Can't wait to try this out for myself!

[@SamReevesWrites]

Hey, Marco. I always love videos where you focus on brush techniques, as you did often in this one. I keep going back to your video Digital Brushwork Techniques from your store, and one of these days, I'll learn to loosen up. By the way, I don't know if you noticed, but your Intern sneaked his own portrait into your profile picture. I'm sure he did it when you were not looking.

[@marcobucci]

@@SamReevesWrites Thanks, Sam! As always - experience is really what unlocks the looseness :)

[@SamReevesWrites]

@@marcobucci Thanks!

[@danielsantos9189]

What? No titanium white?

[@kurogiza]

"coloring booky" is now a technical term I will use.

[@p1nesap]

Fantastic Marco. You brought some joy to my Mom in her final days, and it's wonderful to see the full video.

[@henryglennon3864]

What James Gurney does to keep his water container from slipping, is he puts a small magnet at the bottom of his jar, and on the underside of his paint tray. I think it's a good solution, but haven't gotten around to trying it.

[@mechadebzilla]

It works brilliantly. Scrounge a magnet off the fridge.

[@bozmundarts2614]

*but he's using a plastic palette*

[@henryglennon3864]

@@bozmundarts2614 you put one magnet in the jar of water, and it's twin on the other side of the palette. It doesn't matter what material the palette is.

[@bozmundarts2614]

@@henryglennon3864 okay you got me with that one.... With some imagination you can solve a lot of things tbh.

[@bbmp12]

When you're cleaning up your brush with your pants- I'm dead.

[@tiagocoelho_art]

life tip for all the young artists who still live with their parents. Use your clothes as towels for your brushes and your mother will smack you senseless :P

[@marcobucci]

This sounds like excellent advice.

[@MrsLolylolapop]

And do it with acrylic

[@marigasudaisuki]

actually, if you’re wearing dark blue/black clothing and using watercolor , its pretty easy to get away with its how i paint in class when im wearing my school uniform (which has a dark blue skirt and jacket) don’t know if it’d work with gouache though, considering its more opaque

[@tiagocoelho_art]

@@marigasudaisuki acrylic would still come off eventually, for me the worse was oil paint and the same paint you use to paint buildings, i still have some very colourfull blue shorts because of that :)

[@KhooTengKwang]

You could just use old clothes you don't need anymore.

[@EGRJ]

Hey, it's my home town! Admittedly, a part of town that's probably too high-class for me to even look at, but it still counts!

[@not_myosotis813]

7:00 I knew it was a matter of time 'til the dad jokes came in

[@marcobucci]

sigh, accurate.

[@alexandrnochovka8499]

Your sketching is so cool...The way you identify and implement colors - it`s so professional. Damn, it`s amazing....

[@Sheikher]

I love your humor man I laughed through the entire video haha. Anything you post here is a pleasure to watch, for the eyes and for the mood. Thank you for this moment

[@marcobucci]

Thanks :)

[@castrojr.971]

Love seeing your process. I find it satisfying how loose you work, yet still manage to capture the scene beautifully.

[@thetoastedbread2226]

This is the content that I want

[@Starcheopteryx]

Hehe. I'm personally one to wipe my brush on my arm, works just as well imo

[@sebastian_ariza]

Me too, at the end I like to see my colorful hand

[@anam00090]

Same. Found a good solution last year - a tennis wristband - I wear a black one and watercolors don't even show. It's close to my paintbrush and is easy to rinse 😊

[@sujipark3820]

I do this too! 😂

[@nblucas]

your watercolour art is so beautiful. I love learning how to paint like you in your videos!

[@victoriamayes1070]

Personally....i think art is a form of relaxing

[@BrandonWorkshop]

I would love to see your failures and a discussion, it would be invaluable learning. I feel every watercolour of mine is a failure so far. Thanks Marco 😀

[@Agiranto]

Man, what a wholesome experience it must have been.

[@sujipark3820]

Man, I wish I saw your tutorials BEFORE my trip to Bahamas from last year 😭 your videos make me itch to paint again! Thanks for another golden tutorial👏

[@bbmp12]

Always so inspiring! Thank you!

[@m.raggui5367]

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing

[@yuramazing]

This is AMAZING! Thanks a lot, just what I needed on my gouache&watercolor journey.

[@ronadkins8997]

Very cool, old swim shorts and all! Thankyou!

[@just_a_copy]

love the way you draw

[@oxanalim8819]

So delighted to see another video❤️ thanks Marco!

[@CondePablo]

you make it look soo easy.

[@aqtharhussaintp5444]

Keeping all the visual language and your image away, Your sound keeps to a promise of radiating energy and confidence for knowledge.

[@marcobucci]

Thanks!

[@planetjoachim]

Hahah. The art hack part 😂. So true. I don’t own a single pair of pants without paint on them. Love your videos man. I’ve watched every single one from back to front.

[@earlmcpeek4114]

Outstanding video! Interesting, entertaining, great tips for the beginning or intermediate watercolor artist.

[@user-vy2fm9dh5e]

I like your sketch package, quick start and one hand holding every thing.

[@leonvvd]

Anything Marco Bucci I like, he perfected my face drawing skills

[@scrublet2017]

Wow thats amazing

[@DavidKelava]

Amazing videos. Your art is just gorgeous

[@angelinaalbury7923]

I hope you enjoyed your time here in The Bahamas, Marco. Thanks for the visual journal

[@artistaa511]

Thanks for tips... It's a really nice video. I enjoyed to watch it

[@start1793]

Nice work as always Marco. Loved the sketch/painting

[@john-raphaellacas8107]

I love the way you explain things, it is natural and easy to understand. Great content, great painting, video great !! Sei brillante Marco!

[@sk3tch776]

magical

[@AngelaMerici12]

Wow, This was great! I'll try more live drawing from now on! It most be fun!! Happy vacations!! Thanks for sharing!

[@sarahloffler1872]

You have a very interesting voice. I like it. And I love your humor. You are inspiring! Your art is reflective of your character which is genuine and intelligent.

[@riskzerobeatz]

Simply amazing :D

[@adm58]

Fortunate timing for your trip Marco; just in time.

[@oliverapopovart8902]

Thank you for sharing, extremly useful as always. I completely get being an artist on holiday and relaxing on a vacation being difficult. I feel like I am wasting precious painting and sketching opportunities! :D

[@elazarilani54]

Thank you marco! You are my number 1 art teacher youtube chanel!

[@DenaJaq]

Thank you so informative

[@DClean]

Fantastic stuff Marco. Sometimes I get lost in the initial pencil sketch, and then the work turns into a pencil piece, or sometimes i get carried away with coloured pencils. Its great to see how much work can be done with just the brush and the right colours and values. Also I appreciate that frosty can of Kalik ! I had quite a few of those the last time I was in the Bahamas ! Cheers

[@michaeltalbot8242]

Excellent work and presentation you make it look so easy I like your way of holding the pallet and card together that must be quite a trick when thing to teep it all steady and not drag paint from the pallet onto your work look forward to more of your highly informative videos kind regards mickT

[@leticiasugianto6509]

Now I feel like doing journal painting on my vacation. I bet its satisfying and the memories last forever

[@marcobucci]

It's pretty amazing how your brain remembers exactly the moment of the painting, even from trips 10+ years ago. Something I've never experienced with taking photographs!

amazing stuff

[@limegecko5673]

thanks for the tips!!

[@marcheharvey2301]

Travel journaling? Sure, sounds fun. *Looks at bank account* Me: Guess I'll stay at home then.

[@enoshade]

You can totally travel journal at home. There are lots of amazing subject matters that you might've not even noticed before; like dappled shadows on the ground, or an interestingly lit trash can, or some trees with an old house in front of them.

[@NATA5II]

Guess I'm traveling to the 7/11 down the street.

[@xellowjune1753]

@@NATA5II ngl is someone painted the slupee machines and popped the colors it'd look sick

[@untitled-8538]

@@NATA5II that is such a vibe wtf

[@ctrlaltdellife897]

Really cool video, Marco. I liked seeing your process and how you 'saw' what you painted.

[@marcobucci]

Hey Carolynn - thanks a lot!

[@2B87]

Highly enjoyable Marco! Big up

[@diegogambarotta5838]

I also have similar water containg problem and Im solve with 2 magnets, easy to travel and strong enough to support the water between the plastics

[@lorenzotanpaints]

That 'art hack' caught me off guard! 😂

[@DonnaMakesArt]

That art hack XD syper inspired but still super intimidated by it haha. Thanks for all the tips though! It’ll take time to change m y mindset with painting on location and lots of practice to see the way you see colors and compositions 😅

[@PlantKingBoy]

lol I do the same with my pants, that's why I almost have no non-paint stained clotches to wear ToT xD

[@BinaryDood]

This video uploaded exactly when I buy a small travel bag for art supplies.

[@redsalamander9999]

Nice work! I do a fair bit of wildlife sketching in the field, but I've never really considered doing a travel journal of any kind. Maybe something worth having a look at though!

[@jdowg6]

the wifey is holdin it down bro...even on vacation

[@justdarrel]

Man he understands the Chadness of Putting paint on your pants. If my art teacher can see me now.

[@jovialgames]

This is timely advice as I'm living abroad for a few months and im determined to document it by Watercoloring. Your watercolor videos are truely inspiring and I hope you make a more beginners guide to watercolor. I really like your speed and relaxed approach to painting, its actually the reason I started painting myself as I found water color to be rather slow and scary until I saw your work. However I realized that your speed and casual approach is probably the result of years of practice and slower paintings. When I started, I tried to emulated your speed and it often looked awkward and messy. After watching some of the slower methodical approaches from other youtubers, I was able to combine your eye and energy with the fundamentals. I hope one day you'll make a more foundational course with watercolor especially wth how you use gouache. Once again, Thank you for your passion and energy! If any inspiring Marco Followers are reading this, don't get discouraged! I highly Recommend Mind of the Watercolor to help get your fundamentals in.

[@pranjalshelar3830]

I've became your fan marco😍😍..... An artist with exact explaining skills... Strong legs😅... And humour... What else anybody needs☺☺👏👏🙌👍🤘

[@marciagranero]

Lindo!!♡

[@erikbholm7268]

Please, please, please continue the character design series, the first two were so helpful and I can't wait to learn more.

[@marcobucci]

I am trying my best to have Part 3 out at the end of April. Fingers crossed!

[@JoeChanTV]

I love this! I can never stand and paint.............

[@niazhannanwatercolors]

Great lessons..thank you sir 🧡🧡🧡A channel worth subscribing

[@marcobucci]

Thanks a lot!

[@kyletwebster]

This was excellent!

[@marcobucci]

Thanks as always, Kyle!

[@kkm9292]

Found your page like 10 mins ago. I live to paint but i feel like the stuff you are saying and the way you make it look so easy is wayyyyy out of my league. But looking forward to getting there one day.

[@jchng00]

old swim shorts/berms as a cleaning rag is such a cool idea! wow! thank you for sharing : ) joseph@singapore

[@wyv8570]

I wanted to do this so bad this summer hahaha travel to a nice place, take photos for future drawings, draw from life with the ipad and just draw with this nice palm tree beach vibe :D but iam i little bit afraid of travelling alone and yeah corona...

[@CoconutJustice]

This is a great video. Already shared it with some people that have been flirting with doing this. THANKS, MARCO!

[@marcobucci]

Hey Carlos - thanks a lot, man!

[@Erindale]

So surprising to see this voice coming out of a person... It's so omnipotent narrator

[@asankaanujeewa6357]

inspiring ..

[@artxece4072]

Harika; Çok şey öğreniyorum minnettarım.

[@CharleyWang]

Very convenient tool. The most convenient tool is a good tool. You draw well. I am doing the same.

[@JaneBeata]

Marco, Etchr Lab should give you a code to use for your subscribers, so that you could benefit from recommending them - I just bought the slate mini thanks to your recommendation and can't wait to use it for outdoors painting this summer. Your work is very appreciated 😍

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Nice journaling man ...

[@MapEffects]

I really love your videos and this is no exception. How long did you spend on your sketch, and then the painting as a whole? Do you put a time constraint on yourself to make yourself work faster? Keep the videos coming!

[@marcobucci]

Thanks! I don't instill any time constraints ... though when I spend longer than 20 mins on one of these sketches it's a good indicator that I'm overworking it, or not capturing it. The actual pencil-sketch part takes less than a minute. It's so loose that I wouldn't even call it a drawing - just a placeholder thingy I can vaguely understand. That's only because I like to figure out almost all the important stuff in the painting phase!

[@JasonJBrunet]

Just this week I bought a music stand for this exact purpose. And today I went somewhere beautiful....and forgot it at home.

[@sketchios5158]

That was hella inspiring in many aspects!! Damn now I kinda long for summer to come 😅

[@arindommazumdar371]

I hate summer =_= It's way too hot

[@sketchios5158]

@@arindommazumdar371 unless there's a beach near by , it can be really " ugh "

[@arindommazumdar371]

@@sketchios5158 Ikr? Urgh I want to go to a beeeaach..

[@tonui]

Gotta like the heck out of this video for the art hack xD

[@daisyfairy42]

This is a really cool insight into doing art while traveling! Assuming things are safe I'm hoping to travel to italy to do some art studying myself this summer after graduating, but I've never done a lot of plain air stuff. (Being a digital artist & animator n such). I love having a bit of insight into how you pick your compositions as well. ^^ Is there a particular reason you go with gauche/watercolor over sketching with dry materials like pencil or charcoal? Or is it just a medium you like working in?

[@killumiknight1201]

1:48 Marco Bucci kicking up new flavor in ya ear

[@qwertqwert-bz9fo]

Travel journaling! Marco, please travel with tablet once and show us the process in Procreate! Thanks!

[@awynsberghe]

Hi! I just discovered your channel and love your plein air painting tutorials. May I ask how you are filming the process? Is it someone helping you or is there something attached to your shoulder or perhaps a tripod? Would love to know as I am trying to work this out to start filming my outdoor sketching!! Thanks :)

[@shravankumar3911]

Dame ur so talented sir,,

[@syadzaaqliya5431]

11:35 me (watching this video on quarantine) : aight imma head out now (from my bed)

[@sparklesparklerainbow]

Oooh this is nice! I’m going on a holiday soon so I really enjoyed your tips. I hope to try and do those palm trees like you did. That was something new I learned! Yay😄 thanks for sharing! I really like the beach painting🥰

[@darklittlepeople]

awesome video, as a beginner i cannot help but get caught up in trying to get every detail, so i get very overwhelmed and give up before i even got a chance to start. so, thank you for showing that we are free to omit loads of stuff or modify what we see to suit our composition, that is really helpful :D however, please, PLEASE tell me you don't go swimming in those shorts covered in paint?! paint is often toxic, as i'm sure you know, and that would hurt the marine life.

[@namba3886]

overboard, nice

[@SmallGameHunter]

hi Marco, How is it going? Thank you for all the useful content on your channel. Could you please point me to the brand of the "$3 1/2 brush" that you use in some of your videos? I'm in need for a 1/2 brush and would like to give that a try. If it is good enough for you must be good enough for me.

[@THEM0J0MAN]

My first first, im a big boi

[@dgibrilmonarque9769]

I love your paintings. What are the brands do you use for gouache and watercolour? Do you give lessons?

[@marcobucci]

Thanks! I don't give personal lessons, but I do have more detailed (and real-time, unedited) videos of my process over at www.marcobucciartstore.com !

[@stevenhopkins2925]

How did you use this travel journal or any travel journal to complete a finished painting? I like the trip out but I never understood the practical use of this kind of exercise.

[@muhammadadib3387]

Do you have any video about how you paint? Some tips trick or else?

[@MathiasJ89]

Looks fun :) You're mixing so many colours into each other, both in the mix areas and in the colours themselves. Seen a lot of artists do it. Doesn't that muddle your paints? Do you clean your pallette after use or something?

[@marcobucci]

It's all about the temperature of grays you use! Warm vs. cool. If you keep those in check, and paint with correct values, you will never make muddy colors. I very rarely clean my palette. Check out my 'Episode 5 - 10 Minutes To Better Painting' for a more in-depth look at this topic :)

[@bozmundarts2614]

another tip on that... usually a good light and shadow value structure will give space for any color to work within a piece, i've done so with very grey/muddy pieces that worked out in the end due to the values themselves having a noticeable structure, even though it was relatively intentional... ahem, Marco has a good light and shadow episode for that matter.

[@VikasGarg1]

Visiting this video again after a year, and commenting with the hopes that you will see this comment and post more videos from your art journal!

[@enoshade]

Didn't know that you too wiped your paintbrush on your pants! This is a wonderful coincidence; it appears that wiping paintbrushes on clothes is a behaviour that naturally evolves amongst outdoor watercolour painters.

[@start1793]

Did you sketch the boats with a pencil first Marco? Or painting the boats while looking at them?

[@marcobucci]

I do a quick pencil "sketch" first, yes. But it's so loose that I'd barely call it a sketch. More just basic placement of the largest elements. I solve 99% of the problems with the paint.

[@skwidvishus1188]

I've heard you say to paint what's important and skip the details (For the most part) How do you see what's important without seeing every single thing there. For years, I've struggled with this and my mind's eye screams, "Oooh! That's important! Don't forget the flowers over there!!" or something like that. Then I learned to blur my vision so I couldn't see the detail. Now, I'm an old man and can just take my glasses off while I study a subject then paint what's important. My question is how do YOU see what's important?

[@marcobucci]

That's a good question. I feel like it's something I've refined over the years - the ability to take stock of what made me notice a scene in a split second, and keep that at the forefront of mind when painting it. When you stare at your subject and your eye wanders, you will notice everything. But that's never what drew you in to begin with - it's almost always more 'singular' than that. Usually it's the value pattern around the objects I'm fixating on. That gives me a focal point, around which I can design the entire picture. So, in the case of "the flowers over there," usually those elements are not part of the focal point (unless they are!) in which case I know I can handle them almost in any way that I want ... including outright removing them from the picture. What needs to be maintained is a strong focal point, that contrasts in importance from the rest of it. Thanks for the good question!