My Painting Sketchbook

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A tour of my plein air, traditional media painting sketchbook. A great way to improve your digital painting and art skill. See pinned comment for all materials used.
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[@marcobucci]

More info! Materials are: - Winsor & Newton watercolor tubes - Holbein gouache (Titanium White) - 120-140lb paper (try different colored papers! It'll affect your process and force you to explore options and get different effects) - I prefer flat brushes - Any pencil - Any plastic folding palette with thumbhole (for standing) - Any watertight water container (with a clip so you can clip it to your sketchbook) - Conté a Paris conté crayons. I also tape off the borders of my sketch before I begin: you can see this at 4:22. I like to use black electrical tape because it provides a nice value comparison (black vs. lighter). I carry a ruler and sharpie in my hiking pack to make black borders after, if needed. I have a video available where you can watch me paint one of these sketches from start-to-finish (albeit with a slightly larger setup ... but same medium) here: marcobucci.myshopify.com/collections/online-workshops/products/watercolor-in-edinburgh

[@ezenami]

Awesome video! just stumbled upon your channel :) Q for the custom sketchbook what kind of hole punch or whatever tool do you use to make holes. I'm always struggling with sketchbooks because I want either very wide or square format, good heavy paper, hard back and wire binding. Been thinking its time to make my own, you video just drives that point even further :)

[@marcobucci]

I agree - I have so many specifications that making my own book was the inevitable path. I just get it spiral-bound, which you can do at most print/copy shops.

[@asianita2858]

Truly inspiring video! Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts and process.

[@JPdrrraws]

Thank you for inspirational video. I will do that for sure!

[@PeterSladenCinematography]

Was just about to ask about all of this and it's right here, you've outdone yourself once again thanks Marco !

[@sinixdesign]

Such a great surprise to see a painting sketchbook tour. I could watch these for days.

[@marcobucci]

Thanks man!

[@myronallen6020]

Yeah same here, I'm learning so much.

[@syntheticsynesthete2542]

yo sinix when you gunna make one?

[@not_myosotis813]

Hey Bert, what brushes do you use for your traditional stuff? there an Mspaint version of it? Do I need corel for them?

[@lolusernames]

couldn't help reading that in your voice!

[@Envirhoe]

i adore the way you talk about art. Its very passionate and shows in your art

[@marcobucci]

roguelines thank you!

[@VishalNamani]

This video is a visual treat.

[@marcobucci]

Thanks :)

[@Time-cc2qb]

Yea

[@lemonyapples]

This is how I want to draw. it's a beautiful sketch book

[@marcobucci]

lemonyapples thanks a lot!

[@citrus_sam3939]

your art gave me a very big impressionist feeling, and i feel like you really put it into perspective when you said that "studying from a photograph wouldn't prompt you to think think that way"

[@myrkflinn4331]

I had to study this for art history class: William Turner did this with his ships: smelling the air, be on the ships, feel the steam, rain... Constable (or however you spell his name) did it with the sky. he admired it from upclose and added his own romantic feel to it from the impressions he got. His touch.

[@marcobucci]

Olivia Unknown Nice!

[@VisualMind]

I'm a photographer and when I see my photos I always remember the things around the picture. But what I adore about drawing is being inside, being calm, just copying photos or making my own stuff up. I understand how it can be amazing to draw outside, but I can't to that. Wind and weather distract me and make me anxious. But while photoshoots I don't care about those things and stay calm :D

[@0heck]

What is really cool about these, is when you squint your eyes, you see a photograph. The colors are so natural and those elements captured....really great.

[@marcobucci]

0heck thanks a lot!

[@timothyhenry4806]

Dude you get it.... most people don't.. but you do. Keep up the awesome work

[@nicolasalexanderriveroslei161]

I'm totally amazed by your talent and how much I've learned watching your videos

[@marcobucci]

Thanks a lot, and I'm glad they're helping!

[@TheBlackCrayon77]

The point you make about the importance in painting outside is so key...Today's youth are missing out on so much

[@legendarylitening]

I didn't know that you could create such brilliant impressionist paintings with water colour

[@agusristiono6801]

Your painting gives eyegasm to me.

[@LionArtStudio]

Thanks Marco, I love seeing artists sketch books! It’s like a window to the soul of the artist, that finished full blown paintings sometimes lose. It reminded me I need to get put & fill some more pages of mine, been stuck in studio to long.

[@baileyrivera]

I adore the way you communicate these things and I feel excited and inspired through your channel. Thank you!

[@katherinegrace1987]

That castle painting really "feels" cold! That was a great example of painting on the site verses painting from a picture.

[@bahtiyarozdere9303]

This is perfect idea to have a journal with sketches. You are brilliant about the job you are doing.

[@reecechan6065]

What you talk about the special brush strokes in the extreme cold surrounding is very inspiring. I truly appreciate your art philosophy !

[@MissBellaHolmes]

That tip with the white gouache sounds great. Gonna try it in the future. Nice works, loved the vibrancy and the dynamics of your paintings. Lately I've been noticing how vital studies and drawing from live is, so I absolutely enjoy and get inspired by other artists doing it.

[@izumikosuzuhara8651]

I love your painting sketchbook so much. They are all wonderful. And I would like to add that your videos are very helpful. You provide all necessary information that an artist needs. You broke those info into a more simple piece to feed. Thank you very much. This is a big help for us, as I am a young and aspiring artist in the moment.

[@marcobucci]

Izumiko Suzuhara thank you!

[@EurrikkeEdward]

As soon as you opened that sketchbook- *mindblown* even far from my sceen, I could tell what they were paintings of

[@ggdk2865]

The farness probably helps with it :)

[@hectordehesa2118]

Love it. Love what you said about the painter painting the feeling of cold. And you really did.

[@legendarylitening]

I live in London and you captured the feel of these locations so brilliantly that I could recognise them in an instant.

[@marcobucci]

That means a lot - thanks!

[@legendarylitening]

How do have any tips to overcome the nervousness, awkwardness and uncomfortability of painting in the outdoors?

[@marcobucci]

Sure. I'll go from easiest to hardest: 1) Find a spot to paint near a corner, or an area away from the natural flow of pedestrians. 2) Use a small setup so you're less conspicuous (my other sketchbook videos show my setup in use). Also this allows you to paint small, which means you can move through your process more quickly, and you will feel more inclined to try more paintings. 3) Bite the bullet and get outside a few times a week. Face that discomfort head on. It'll dull down those nerves you feel (I know this is true because I used to be very nervous myself). Again, painting small is great because the sessions don't last so long. 4) Over time, hone in on a process that allows you to capture information quickly and directly. In my other sketching outdoors videos, you can see that I arrive at a picture pretty quickly. It's taken me years to learn how to do that, and I'm still honing it. But once you can do it, painting outdoors suddenly becomes mega fun, as not only do you have a cool little sketch from life, but the people who pass you by are actually stunned by what you're doing, which is always a nice jolt of positivity. Good luck!

[@cheerp7313]

Simple explanations that get through the brain easily, reinforced by sample sketches. Your videos are fantastic! I learned so much more from them than from the heaps of books I bought. Thank you!

[@arkadygerasimenko4864]

10 minutes on that incredible sunset wow)

[@marcobucci]

Thanks! Some of my other lessons ('Merging Shapes', for example) will give you ideas and insight on how it's possible to get away with a 10-minute painting.

[@103Ds]

You have some fantastic teaching in here on how you pick and analyze a subject before painting. Really great video! Thank you for posting this

[@arcuda2001]

i've watched this video at least five times, and am consistently inspired and learning .. I am an avid plein air painter, and urban sketcher .. I love the way you described it as " engagement ".. perfect !! Norakag, here 👍👍👍thank you , Marco

[@arcuda2001]

No matter how many times I watch your sketchbook videos, I am inspired and just absolutely love your style and your gift ! I had bought your book” small world” and I love flipping through it .. I’ve been doing urban sketching ( maybe not quite as “ painterly” as your pieces) now for about five months and am totally hooked!! Anyway thanks again for all your videos, instruction and inspiration .. happy 2019 to you ...

[@forgotten-z2f]

I really love these sketches they're very feely and raw and the brush strokes are just the best. The traffic one is especially wonderful! Thanks for the cool video//

[@carolblue9945]

I think that tree is just perfect. It is my most favourite picture. It is almost as if i can feel the light falling through his leaves.

[@PHeMoX]

It's impressive to see how those abstract shapes can appear so photorealistic. Very cool stuff.

[@anonanonymous7048]

Your sketches are fresh and engaging my favourite the reflection of the tree on water. Thank you for all your well taught lessons🎖

[@watchvids7802]

This was a lot of fun! And inspiring. Makes me wanna grab my sketchbook and run outside. (If only it wasn't night right now, and freezing 😁)

[@jacobduncan958]

Absolutely gorgeous work, Marco!

[@saragomez3322]

I really admire your work! And your videos are so useful i'm really grateful, thanks for uploading and doing what you do!

[@folbfolb]

The thumbnail was enough to get me to like the video.

[@folbfolb]

I really appreciate how talented you are.

[@marcobucci]

Thanks a lot!

[@marlenemarczewski1006]

Great video, good advice. I love outdoor sketching and take my sketchbook everywhere. Loved the way you simplified the big shapes....I need to simplify more.

[@ggdk2865]

@@folbfolb You mean how "practiced" he is :)

[@nixxni3571]

Absolutely stunning paintings ♥️ I love your style!

[@Lifeholder]

This is fantastic. Love your advice. More like this please.

[@thomascleveland]

If you have time I would love to watch an over the shoulder video as you do one of these. This may sound ridiculous to you but it would feel like getting to watch Sargent paint. These watercolors are on that level to me. I lol’d when you said that tree was a “failure” I would be proud of that painting personally. They were all just so great.

[@marcobucci]

Thanks, Tom! That's hugely flattering. Funny, that one sub-par painting you mentioned was done just after seeing an exhibit of Sargent's watercolors! Anyway, I may make a KZbin video like that in the future. For now though, I do have a video available that's very similar to this. It's behind a paywall, but it's pretty cheap. Link is: marcobucci.myshopify.com/collections/online-workshops/products/watercolor-in-edinburgh

[@MacMalte]

yeah, i find that in live drawing too! it´s a more direct way , with more senses gettin in. Thx for sharing Marco!

[@marcobucci]

Kris Fox yeah!

[@noaroos294]

Stunning paintings,, I have never been so amazed or inspired before,,, Im a bit old now and allways deep inside had a dream of painting watercolors, now I will begin. Thanks a lot and please show more of Your fantastic paintings. /Noa from sweden

[@lena951]

Thank you so much for uploading all your knowledge! I've learned so much from you!

[@brushrunner]

Man i've been to brussels two months ago, and seeing your painting of that building instantly took me back to it! Having one of these after going on a trip must be a nostalgic wonder! I'm an amateur photographer but the sketches i do have so much more emotional value! Thx for sharing this!

[@marcobucci]

Haha, that's cool - thanks! Yeah, these sketches are the closest thing to time travel. I can look at one done years ago and be brought right back to the day.

[@nunu7797]

Most of these were absolutely breathtaking. Im amazed that color can look that great 3:00

[@TitoValcrist]

Very impressionistic paintings. I love it. Impressionism is a thing that I really really wanted to paint.

[@Maria_Lourdes]

Wow! Those are great works! An I can't believe you did most of them in just a few minutes! I wish I could also learn how to make a good scene composition when painting like you do.

[@Intercepto]

Beautiful sketchbook! Thanks for sharing!

[@thomascleveland]

@marco I recently stumble accross your youtube channel. It has really changed the way I think about painting. Especially your thoughts on color. I am diving back into painting after having been to art school and then becoming very busy with life. Seeing your work has been a big part of that. Thanks.

[@marcobucci]

That's awesome to hear. Wish you all the best with it!

[@kimhigdon844]

Those paintings are gorgeous

[@markdonovan1540]

Fantastic insights, lots of tips to takeaway and try and put into practice. Thank you

[@heljoshinmax9459]

You are so inspiring artist! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@marcobucci]

Anytime - thanks for watching.

[@ep1cn3ss2]

Amazing tips! This really helps, thank you.

[@ipekkomurcu]

Loved everything about this video. Thank you.

[@BenedicteGele]

You inspired me a lot with your use of the white gouache! I use to never use white in my watercolor painting because of the "conventional use"… and it was a revelation to me! :) I quoted you in my last video for that (Horse Head study). Thank you very much! Another compliment… I absolutely love the colors you use!

[@blueinfiniti22]

Great video Marco, much appreciated!

[@petrstranik1770]

Fantastic stuff Marco. I love the sketch from Sweden - that overcast harbour. That is lovely. Very sensitive for its soft like greyish day effect (I love for handling of a soft light Richard Schimd's work)

[@chesca109]

Very informarive! Love watching it!

[@kellyjohngough9350]

Awesome artwork and information. Thank you.

[@LarsRichterMedia]

Wonderful art Marco! It's alive and you can feel it. I will definitely take on the challenge to do this myself! Thank you for sharing

[@marcobucci]

Thanks!

[@raynchang]

your sketches are beautiful ! thanks for sharing 😀😀😀

[@Janneve]

I really love your paintings.

[@remilemonde]

Excellent tips and perspective. Thanks for this.

[@sasan3196]

These are fantastic paintings. I had an uncle who also painted a lot from live, I might do this too

[@majamuster2470]

The content on your channel is fantastic! I am not a digital artist, but you still manage to condense so much important knowledge that really helped me with my traditional art. I would love to see more of those 10 min better at painting videos! (Btw I really liked the one sketch for which you said that it didnt turn out so well haha)

[@marcobucci]

Maja Muster thanks! I’m working on the next ‘10 Minute’ Episode right now in fact. I plan (hope) to release it next week.

[@sugahoneyy4971]

these are so amazing

[@designfordeen]

Thank you for posting this. It was very inspiring, ma shaa Allah.

[@tybalarezo4375]

I am so glad i found this channel. I was literally thinking how awesome if would have been to have you as a teacher in high school or something and then you said you were a teacher... Well shit, of course !! Thanks for the amazing content man!

[@ReginaShakirova123]

Marco, your sketch from German Castle made me shiver. Your work is amazing!

[@marcobucci]

Thanks!

[@lukhenkens1843]

You’re inspiring! Thanks for sharing.

[@digitalsketchguy]

I love that painting of Parliament Square at 8:14 absolutely gorgeous and reminds me of a Maurice Prendergast or even a Raoul Dufy.

[@henriquedldart1676]

Thank you for the great video. and share of knowledge.

[@TerryMcGearyScotland]

Very nice! Impressionism is alive and well thanks to painters like you. Monet and especially Boudin would be delighted to see your work. Great advice for a learner like me. I will try it alfresco. I love water colours. Mainly being tutored in acrylic but I am not a fan so my private stuff is wc. Thank you!

[@artsideoflife]

Thank you for great advice 😊🙏

[@marcobucci]

Thanks Iva!

[@animator1982]

Omg you’re gorgeous looking and talented. 😍

[@ganjazz]

This is the kind of motivational video I need.

[@GodsPoetryProductions]

I would've said a beautiful work but it's really beautiful moments on paper. Amazing

[@GabriellaDaroczy]

Beautiful!

[@RanchoZabara]

I am primarily an oil painter but occasionally do not have time to set up. I carry some pan WCs but am not very good with the medium. I do manage to capture some of the color..that's about it. You must have an amazing sense of dexterity to handle all the implements of your craft while standing upright. A real re-learning experience to see how you simplify the scene into just the essential shapes and tones. Terrific work

[@tailspinart]

Thank you so much for sharing, your work is amazing! I’ve been a graphic designer now for 19 years and only recently found the courage to try my hand at watercolor. It’s a much different world from digital art. I have no clue what I’m doing at the moment but I hope to one day be even half as talented as you!

[@marcobucci]

Thanks Cherie! I had no idea what I was doing either when I first started :) I remember spending an entire summer only with watercolour, to try and "crack the code". Did maybe 50 paintings, and only 2-3 were any good. But over time you'll start to build a kind of repertoire of how the medium responds. Enjoy!

[@HernanCarracedo]

Thanks Marco!!

[@NorahsYarnArt]

Thanks for sharing 🌹 I found it enjoyable and informative

[@oldzensoul]

I really like your advice about live sketching .

[@t.s.5206]

You are fascinating and I love love love your work! Thank you!

[@marcobucci]

Thanks Trish!

[@CoreyLansdell]

Beautiful stuff!

[@rosezif]

Simply amazing 😍😍😍😍😍

[@arturvidal5829]

I love you so much for making this video, a couple of days ago I asked a related question to this on instagram and you kindly responded, but this is so much better! Thank you

[@marcobucci]

UnUserCualquiera thanks!

[@painterlybrushes4035]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing

[@Rfighter7]

This was very inspirational! Thank you! Ill be doing my first outside painting today

[@marcobucci]

That's awesome!

[@PapayaStyle]

awesome, I also really need to go back outside and sketch the world, digital painting made me lazy not only about going out, but also about the way you draw. thank you for this viedo it's amazing!

[@marcobucci]

Great (and thanks!) The best part is that what you do with digital really compliments what you do outdoors, and vice-versa. They make each other more powerful. All the best!

[@PapayaStyle]

thank you, I will definitely try it out next weekend!

[@rosanne_de_sousa]

thanks for the wisdom your gave me n for opened my eyes to the outside...

[@marcobucci]

Great!

[@jinkstacks4830]

That traffic painting is really cool

[@Sketchartbymarc1]

Great insight as always! 👌👍

[@augustine.c8204]

I like these more than your regular finished digital paintings. I find that true abt myself too. Wondery why...

[@marcobucci]

Yeah that's a common thing. With most artists I prefer their sketches to their finals as well. And I know I have the most fun with these little sketches. As far as I know, it's something about the feeling that's created when we're not concerned with a finish. I've heard another interesting theory about how a sketch reveals the artist's thoughts more truly. Probably some deep philosophical truth to do with human nature, right there.

[@zinzinn7575]

can't wait for your CGMA class! xD your videos are awesome!

[@jamesstavridis936]

Very inspiring, thank you.

[@mucmucmuc]

Malta! That was a surprise!

[@sooart5333]

very nice work!

[@andersonlimaa]

Amazing 💛

[@lilypoppy1962]

I think the words your looking for is the energy you feel and put into art is important. There's a diff from sitting at home drawing apicture from Google vs outdoors feeling the actual energy becoming it and drawing it. Least that's what I heard. Lol. I agree with it.