filling my sketchbook : tiny (gouache) landscape paintings & travel sketching setup | Seoul Art Vlog

[@rjvnz]

Loved this video so much Evy! All the spreads are beautiful. I wish I could paint with such confidence with gouache!

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! And apparently I seem way more confident than I feel 😅

[@nikaabdollahi8464]

Your video is such a gem - full of beauty and generosity! I feel so lucky to have stumbled upon it by chance. It truly brightened my day. Thank you for sharing your light, girl! 💖✨

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much for the kind comment! Glad you enjoyed it 💕

[@MadCityBells]

Such a beautiful video .

[@petergrech2582]

Lovely.small paintings. I love gouache.

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you! Still a bit new to gouache, but I'm liking them so far

[@noorallawati5390]

wow love this! i just picked up Gouache and am struggling with gradients. Fully opaque layers though. But i love your style of making them almost watercolor soft with granulation!

[@evydraws-art]

thank you! The gradients are what I struggle with most - I'm too used to acrylics and watercolor, this in-between medium feels strange still! Maybe that's why I'm most comfortable with the softer, watercolor-like approach. 🥰

[@theartkettle]

It is so good, I like all the places in the picture, the perspective is perfect...Very nice! 👏👏👏

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! Exploring all these spots was wonderful

[@Pedro-px1yi]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing such beautiful art with us.

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much for this kind comment

[@Josie1987]

Thank you for sharing - these are beautiful!

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! Loved making them

[@Laetitia-t7j]

I loved watching this video! I agree, going out and sketching whatever nature can offer to us feels just amazing and your video was so inspiring. I alsp love your sketches, they have such nice and soft colors. Definitely gonna subscribe!

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! I actually just came back from outdoors, and despite the heat and mosquitos, I heard my own voice in my head telling me to sketch outdoors, and managed to draw something small. :D It really feels different!

[@onekawaiibento7725]

This is such a lovely way of painting with gouache I loved the bookstore painting it looks so soft .

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! I'm still figuring out gouache, but I loved going slow and detailed with them :)

[@onekawaiibento7725]

@@evydraws-art you're doing really good tho and it's like so nice to go through the whole process with you, you're doing great 🎀❤️

[@ElidaNikolovArt]

They're all so pretty! Such a delicate way of using gouache! It's very hard to pick a favourite as they're all so beautiful but the night scene with the tree and the one above it with the plants speak the most to me! Also the pop of orange on the fridge really draws my eyes to that painting too! ❤

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! As a lover of all potted plants, I'm partial to that one scene, as well - and night scenes are just so fun to paint in general! (and I want that orange fridge for my own kitchen haha)

[@Elena-gv5wi]

I love Arches! Their price point is on the higher end, but it's the best quality paper I can get for watercolor and gouache at art stores in the states. I haven't tried a stretch book in that size. But seeing how you used it, like mini photographs, I want to give it a try.

[@evydraws-art]

Same - I love the paper, but the price point is a bit intimidating. For a long time, I was hesitant to just use these sketchbooks, but in the end, these supplies are at their most valuable when we get to enjoy them.

[@ilondeliest6085]

They're all amazing! My favourite is the street with cables. I so much love the way you make ANY medium work for you. It inspires me to not be afraid to try new things

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you! Honestly, I love cables, even if they might look chaotic or messy, they add a lot to a street view like this. :) (also: While I love trying all these new things, I sometimes have to reign myself in to actually focus on my "main" medium!)

[@glenda7921]

The orange fridge was my favourite, but honestly, I enjoyed them all! I echo your view of size format for gouache, I think you nailed it. Please do more gouache videos, it’s my favourite medium. Thank you! 🇨🇦

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you! 🧡 Honestly, I just want an orange fridge like that one... And now that I've started to get a better feel for these paints, I can't wait to create more small-ish gouache pieces. :)

[@MS-up1jn]

Awesome

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much!

[@merviart]

Lovely artwork, every simple one them! The format and subjects make me think about street photography. So street paintings? Heh. And the cat is super cute ❤❤❤

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you so much! I love street photography, but don't really have an eye for it myself... so paintings are my approach to that. :) (and my cat says hi and thanks!)

[@WingedJedi]

Ah, Gouache. Welcome to the rabbit hole. :D I love using Gouache in a thick, opaque consistency. If you want to do the same, I can recommend using brushes meant for Acrylics because they hold less water. If you have more time/are painting at home, I can also recommend to swatch your colors and mixed colors on the side first to really see what they look like after drying. Some acrylic gouache can also be great as a first layer, because it doesn't rewet. I've also heard the recommendation to save black and white for your last layer with Gouache, so that you can push the contrast (but I usually work with black early on to establish where my shadows are). I love how these tiny studies turned out. Painting on the go poses its own challenges. My favorite from the left sketchbook spread is the view of the book store, and my favorite from the right side is the temple. I also greatly enjoyed hearing your explanation of the temple's colors and what they symbolize. Did you buy the Silmarillion? That took me ages to finish... Lovely travel/art vlog! I enjoyed this video a lot. And wasn't that your own painting in the art exhibit? That must have been amazing to see!

[@evydraws-art]

Oh no, did I stumble into ANOTHER art supply rabbit hole?? I'd used just white gouache and poster color in the past, but now that I'm diving into full gouache paintings, I'm hooked! And thank you for the advice, I have a lot of acrylic brushes, so I'll give those a try for those more opaque layers. Do you have a favorite brand of gouache paints, by the way? And do you use them mostly at home or on the go, too? :) I always avoided black in the past, thinking it would make color mixes look lifeless, but I'm embracing contrast and darkness nowadays, so straight out of the tube paint it is! The one thing that always surprises me when painting on the go: How long it takes! Especially just getting ready, and figuring out what to paint haha... (and I'm so delighted you spotted my paintings there! I participated in several group exhibits earlier this summer, and it was a wonderful experience!) I actually bought that Silmarillion! Listened to the audiobook but I want to illustrate some specific scenes and characters in the future and thought it would be nice to have the actual printed text. Thank you so much for your lovely comment

[@WingedJedi]

@@evydraws-art Well you catapulted me into the oil pastel rabbit hole, so now I'm gonna watch you go down the Gouache hole with a certain sense of Schadenfreude. 😉 My first Gouache set was Reeves. Very cheap and a bit chalky, but I painted some really nice work with them. I'm exclusively using Holbein these days. They have some lovely seasonal sets as well. I've uploaded reviews of their spring and winter sets to KZbin, but those were some of my earlier videos, so no idea if the audio sounds any good... Those two sets both include a turquoise color (a darker one in the winter set) that are just perfect for the roof tiles you see on Japanese or Korean temples! I'll leave my Torii gate speedpainting here in opaque Gouache if you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooK1eJuOmb-Zras I don't really paint on the go, but I admire any who do! I prefer painting at home where I have all of my supplies and related stuff. The only other place where I paint is my parents' home, since my mum also loves to paint and has a lot of supplies as well, so I don't need to worry about bringing everything. I'd love to see what you will paint from the Silmarillion!

[@evydraws-art]

Schadenfreude for art supply rabbit holes is the best kind of Schadenfreude! :D (there are too many rabbit holes! the entire art community is just rabbits digging little holes for each other...) I'd never even heard of Reeves! I have a couple by W&N and a single poster color by Shinhan, but Holbein are my first pick now since they're very affordable in Korea and easy to find. I think I've seen those seasonal sets by them, they look VERY tempting (oh no, the rabbit hole!) I'll have to take a closer look! And that color selection from Winter would be a great pick... 👀 A mom who paints and has her own supplies to add to the mix sounds amazing! But yeah, the bringing along of supplies is why I mostly paint at home, too - but that's why I feel like documenting these travel sketching sessions when I get around to them.

[@WingedJedi]

@@evydraws-art Hahaha, yes! I feel that we artists are caught in the endless loop of rabbit holes. My husband saw me look at the Sennelier oil pastells on Amazon and I had to tell him "I don't have this particular medium yet" to explain why I'm looking at art supplies again. The Holbein winter set is lovely, just know that many of them are more transparent paints, even when used straight from the tube. My mum used to only paint in acrylics, but recently she has gotten into inks and watercolors. Whenever I visit, we show each other our recent work or latest supplies. 🤩 This also makes it super easy for me to find gifts for her, since I know what she already owns and I generally know what kind of brands or sets are good, even for media that I don't paint in.

[@evydraws-art]

I was just talking to my partner about all the acrylic gel mediums I own (it's only three! it's fine!) and what the differences are... at least he gets it since he loves photography haha. (... did you get those Sennelier ones? 👀) Interesting about those being transparent! I'm definitely looking for more opaque paint, because I have my old watercolors for when I'm painting transparently. Now you might actually have saved me from doing an impulse buy haha As I love acrylics above all: Say hi to your mom! ☺️ And that really sounds like an amazing gifting opportunity - artists are just so easy to shop for!

[@reeseosbornestudios]

Lovely sketches. I love S. Korea. Lovely culture, places and people. I've been 2x and brought my sketchbook both times, but it's hard to travel and sketch much, even going alone. I love the idea of making smaller sketches, so I might try that for my next trip. Thank you for your video. It's always lovely seeing Korea. 🇰🇷 🖌📚🙏

[@evydraws-art]

Thank you for the lovely comment 💕 it really is a beautiful country and Seoul is so vibrant - but like you said, sketching in a busy city or just enjoying travel AND sketching at the same time can be difficult! Going small and simple for my sketches helped me a lot, and I hope it works for you, too. 🥰

[@reeseosbornestudios]

@@evydraws-art 😌🙏