My First Sketchbook Tour - Absolute beginner realistic 6 month progress

[@artemisceleste]

I am so very impressed. As a beginner, I find this so inspiring. Your color wheel made me smile as I am still at the “laying down way too much pigment” stage. I hope to be able to progress like you have. I love it when you paint in a more loose style. Fish.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Oh my goodness I am cringing every time I see my colour wheel, especially compared to the beautiful ones I saw other people making 😂 but I'm glad to say there has been progress, and I'm so happy that we're together on this journey! PS. Laying down way too much pigment remains my number 1 weak spot 🤫🐠💙🫶

[@borisgromov659]

Great and inspiring progress through the sketchbook! Absolutely loved the deep “fish” end. Thank you for sharing!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thanks so much! 🐠💙🫶

[@insomniuke]

You have really inspired me to just have a go. Might start with a few fish 🐠🐟🦈

[@TheCherrypipangel]

You should! I’d love to hear how you get along 🥰🫶🐠

[@NancyBrown-iw7vh]

Fish Love, love, love your work!!! I am trying to begin water coloring but not doing well at all. All of your studies are just beautiful!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you, that is so kind of you to say! It’s wonderful to hear that you’re starting out on watercolor, and it is absolutely normal to feel like it’s not going well, especially in the beginning! I’ve found that reminding myself constantly that “it’s just for fun” helps 😅 but there is always some degree of frustration. As long as you are enjoying it and learning something new, you’re doing it right! 🐠🥰🫶🤞

[@lisagiuliani8167]

Ooooh I loved this! Your work is beautiful!! It's not embarrassing at all!!! 😊🎉

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you!! 😊 I’m so glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate your encouragement! 🫶

[@julieb737]

Absolutely love your water lilies , out of order double page piece . Wow it’s beautiful . Thank you for sharing your early work .

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! That’s very kind of you to say 🥰🫶

[@KarenSwift-TherapeuticTutor]

I’d say you succeeded in your goal. I’m inspired by the progress you made and I think I’ll give it a go! Your sketchbook is a beautiful keepsake, too. The “fish” at the end is great fun! Thank you!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you and I’m so excited to hear you want to give it a go. You should! There’s so many moments of learning and growth in this, you’ll really thank yourself 🥰🐠🫶

[@Mongruadh93]

I’m just beginning my watercolour journey. I found your sketchbook very inspiring and I’m going to look up the courses you have taken on domestika. Thank you. Subscribed hope you keep on sharing.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much, I glad you found it useful! Happy to hear you are joining in on this journey 🥰🫶

[@SequoiaCSI]

Thank you for sharing your sketchbook with us. Quite special to have a guided tour of your first six months of progress, love the "fish" at the end!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🥰🐠💙🫶

[@DoggyMom3]

This was such a delight to watch your progress... I hope you will share your other sketchbooks too. I love to paint with watercolors and your pages have given me some new inspiration. I also love painting birds ... just their shapes for now. You have inspired me to try fish next. Thank you for sharing your journey with watercolor.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear it has given you inspiration and fish are so contemplative to paint 🥰🫶🐠

[@saraholmes5100]

Fish thank you so much….you have made so much progress….and found what works for you' and that’s great. Hope there s more to come. Happy autumn

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you for writing, and I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Yes, there is more to come, very soon in fact! 😉🐠🫶🥰

[@TheArtVine]

Wow this is such an enjoyable sketchbook tour your art is so pretty 🤩 it’s incredible especially considering you were new to watercolour! Love how you went back later and added stuff to the more simple pages too.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it and your kind words really help remove my anxiety about sharing 🥰🫶

[@bellap2570]

Wow! Thank you so much for having the courage to share your first watercolour sketchbook. You give me the strength to keep going on my beginner journey in watercolour. Much gratitude ❤

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you for taking the time to share this with me, I’m so happy to hear you are keeping on! There is so much to be found in continuing this journey and you’re not alone! 🥰🫶💙

[@dotmorton4540]

Dot from the UK Wow, what a fabulous sketchbook and your first, you must be very proud of it and of yourself too, it is so beautiful. I would love to see all of your other sketchbooks as well. You certainly have a talent with watercolor. I have struggled for many years with watercolors, but recently bought a big set of Kuretake Gansi Tambi, cost a lot of money but at 73 I can't take it with me, so I'm more determined than ever to paint something I can be proud of, you have given me hope and lots of ideas. So, thank you for that and for sharing, I loved all your colors and subject matter. I'm going to see if you have anything else on You tube, and watch this delightful video again. Lots of love from the UK, Dot xxx.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Hi Dot, what a pleasure to read your comment, thank you! And you are absolutely right, I love your attitude in giving yourself supplies you love using 😉🫶 I will be filming more sketchbook tours over the next few weeks, to catch you up to the present day slowly. And then I’m thinking of filming some live sketch-along sessions! Would you enjoy that?

[@francinetoni268]

Thank you so much for this honest tour of your journey learning about watercolor. We need more videos like this on KZbin❣️. Beautiful sketchbook!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you for your kind words, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I would also have loved to peek into other absolute beginners sketchbooks when I first started! 🥰🫶

[@myyoga8spa]

Fish 🐠, great video 😊

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! 🐠🥰🫶

[@tabbi888]

Very nice, can't wait to see the progression through the other sketchbooks too. The seashore and koi/ lilly pad paintings are particularly beautiful...well done ❤❤❤

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you, I’m already looking forward to sharing them soon over the next weeks 😉🫶

[@tabbi888]

​@@TheCherrypipangelcertainly looking forward to it. It shows lots of potential and is very interesting, thank you for sharing your wonderful work with us ❤️

[@robertadrsvensson]

Inspiring! So impressive considering you were a beginner! 🎉

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! 🫶💙 it still feels so awkward seeing my first brushstrokes 🫣

[@drawingsinadrawer]

Such beautiful spreads and development. I loved watching! think the paper not holding up to masking fluid washing tape etc is probably due to lack of proper sizing ( like a sort of gelatine with which the paper is treated) which makes watercolour paper behave as it does- Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Fiona X

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Oh thank you! And thank you for the suggestion about why the paper is not quite up to snuff - I didn't even consider that this could be linked to sizing. Grateful to learn from you 🙏🫶

[@MeltingMarjorie]

Fish. Im about six months in from beginning in mid February this year but taking two months off without painting. You certainly surpassed my efforts, and I’m thrilled for your progress. Can’t wait to see your other sketchbooks. Thank you for sharing.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much and it’s so exciting hearing that you’re also just starting. It’s a wonderful time when you just begin, and the progress in the beginning is really such a rollercoaster! Some days you’ll feel like you’ve really “got it” and have unlocked a new level, and other days you feel like you’ve not just regressed but even gotten worse 😂 It’s a fun ride at the end though, and looking back later is when you’ll really see your progress. I’m glad we’re on the journey together meanwhile 🐠💙🫶

[@tanyarace1767]

I would be very proud of myself if my sketchbook would look like that!!! It's amazing 🤩😍 thank you so much for sharing this! 🙏☺️

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much 🥰🫶

[@chichcowainui708]

Fish. It was brave of you to share your first sketchbook, thanks so much. I enjoyed it very much, especially seeing the way you created stories in your pages with your fish and birds and other quirky elements. That's so much more creative than just putting blobs of paint down on the paper. In an earlier video you talked about using your Daniel Smith dot cards, where you created small pieces of art with with each colour rather than just swatching them. I also have the complete set of DS dot cards and I love this idea - I haven't touched them yet because I'm scared of "wasting" them. I would really appreciate it if at some time in the future you could make a video about this. Thanks again.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much for your support and for writing to me 💙🐠 and yes, this is true, I was a bit obsessive and sketched with every single one of those 238 Daniel Smith colours 😂 I’ll be filming that in the next few weeks (it’s sketchbooks 2 and 3 😉). It took me 9 months lol, but it’s also a great way of getting to know the paints. Don’t be afraid of “wasting” your paint dots - whatever you do with will teach more than if you don’t touch them! It’s never a waste. I hope you go have a play and enjoy them! PS. The duochromes (like cabo blue, emerald and autumn mystery) are SO MUCH FUN to play with, especially for painting things like seashells and sea urchins!😉🫶

[@cherrycrandall8454]

Thank you for sharing your journey, it’s very inspiring. Go fish 😉

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Yay, thank you! 🥰🫶🐠💙

[@mchyde9645]

Thank you!!!!! Decided to get back to watercolor and this is so helpful. Thank you. Just found you.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! I'm so glad it was helpful 🥰🫶

[@julianneaitch]

U did incredibly well! U improved so much u can see you’ve obviously got a nature gift for it. Well done!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Wow thank you so much, that’s very kind of you! And I’m not going to lie, positive feedback always helps keep motivation up, especially on days when you don’t love what you have made! 🫶💙

[@julianneaitch]

@@TheCherrypipangel awww you’re very welcome. I believe in credit where it’s due and you’ve done so amazing. Never put yourself down. On things u aren’t keen on use it as a learning tool. Why don’t u like it? Delve into it and learn what u like and what u don’t. Never think u have to replicate in a drawing or painting. We have cameras for that hehe. It’s about style and interpretation and creating a memory. Enjoy it! Xx

[@ceciliaflyer]

Fish - and thank you for sharing your beginner's work and learning process. very encouraging!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! I’m so glad you found it was helpful! 💙🫶🐠

[@purenatures4755]

Thank u for sharing your sketch book with us. The art is amazing and beautiful ❤

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much, I’m glad and relieved you liked it! 💙🫶

[@NeonCoffeeCat]

Thank you for sharing especially your struggles with colour matching as its something i struggle with too. I would enjoy seeing more of your sketchbooks olease

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you for sharing, and yes colour matching is so much tricker than we initially think. I’m so glad I’m not the only one who struggles! I will be sharing the next sketchbooks over the coming weeks, and I hope you’ll enjoy them 🥰🫶

[@missinkyart]

Beautiful sketchbook, lovely paintings. They look so good and this was amazing to watch and see the progress (My favourite is the seahorse!!!)

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! And I loved hearing which was your favourite, thank you for sharing! 💙🫶

[@KeepBeautyReal1]

Love seeing this. It's so funny because blue is a shade that I rarely reach for unless a subject absolutely calls for it (unless it's indigo, which I love). You have so much natural artistic talent--and seeing your progress through your studies really makes me want to focus on a strong intention when I sit down to paint. I usually just sit down and either work with a tutorial I have saved and intrigues me that day, or just completely throw caution to the wind and dive in (and usually find that I'm dismayed in the result). FISH!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

First of all: Thank you! And yassss that you love indigo too ☺️! And wow so much praise, I’m overwhelmed lol! You sound very bold and enterprising and that probably shows up in your work, there is also a lot of freedom in just throwing caution to the wind! I’ve also had to work quite hard at maintaining some structure/disciple during the first year, but I can reassure you, by now I’m far less disciplined and my latest sketchbooks is a mix of fire breathing kittens (yep, I’m in the phase), autumn landscapes, abstract puddles, and classical statues… it’s chaos 😂🤣 And I think phases of both structure and chaos are good for growth. Let me know what intention you end up choosing and how you progress! 🐠💙🫶🥰

[@dandfawesome3611]

I love the end of your sketch book, with the angler fish. Thanks for posting this, I know how hard it is to share first attempts,but it’s really encouraging and appreciated

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! I hesitated for a long time before daring to share … and I’m so relieved to read your wonderful comment 🥰🫶

[@dandfawesome3611]

@@TheCherrypipangel honestly, you have made me feel so much better. My watercolour trajectory is not as wonderful as yours but you truly encourage me ❤️

[@TheCherrypipangel]

@@dandfawesome3611I may be a paint addict by now, but any trajectory with watercolor in it can only be wonderful 😉 and more importantly, lead to wonderful things within ourselves ❤

[@cpater5397]

I didn’t know that bout ivy 😊. I’m currently trying to grow sone with cuttings but I’m definitely not planning on putting it on the ground I will you a big pot .. that large green frog was wonderful.. your sketchbook is great And the view out your window is amazing I’m so jealous they ripped down all the trees and put 29 ugly tall houses next door .

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much, and potted ivy sounds like a good plan 🪴🫶🐸 I’m really sorry to hear about those poor trees and the ugly houses - there are plans to build houses in front of mine in the next 2 years and I’m really praying the plans don’t get approved!

[@bristremel1554]

I'm only a few minutes in and i had to pause to write this. i've had watercolours in my arsenal for something like 7 or 8 years now. apart from a couple of disastrous paintings, i've only ever used them to create marks in abstract mixed media art, or to do swatches because i love colour. i really want to learn how to paint but part of the problem is i'm so intimidated by what i see on social media. unfortunately, my entire watercolour learning journey has been through social media, so although i've learned a ton about pigment, qualities of paints and how they behave, even different techniques that i've dabbled in but rarely used to to make paintings, i've never taken the plunge into painting. i've never done a colour theory course or anything else. i see other people's sketchbooks and they're gorgeous and they make me want to learn how to paint, but they don't make me want to paint. they intimidate me. i already know that watercolour is challenging because i've worked with it in different ways and part of the reason i keep it to abstract and mixed media stuff is because it takes the pressure off of trying to get the paint to behave in certain ways, which is the part that intimidates me. but looking at your sketchbooks is the opposite: it makes me want to actually paint because i've seen what a beginner sketchbook looks like and it's almost exactly how mine looks. i wish there was more stuff on beginner's sketchbooks because this stuff is so encouraging. also, i just want to echo what someone else said here, this is not embarrassing at all. this is a new painter getting to know the paints. even if you layered it on like gouache, you were still picking up your materials and using them. you say in this video you've been painting now for about 2 years. those initial experiments, however embarrassing they might seem now, are what laid the foundation for the last two years of painting. i think that's fantastic. i'm excited to see the rest of your videos. :)

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Hi and thank you for this wonderful comment. This is one of the nicest things you could say about my videos and it’s the reason I share my sketchbooks as a beginner: Because when I started out for the first time I couldn’t find anyone else sharing their absolute beginning sketchbooks either and I had no idea what to expect or how to progress! And this was my sentiment exactly, I also wished more beginners shared their work, I find it encouraging too 🫶 And just like you, social media is beautiful but overwhelming and the talented artists I see made me dream of learning art but never showed me things I felt like I could also take on or paint myself. And hearing you say that this video makes you want to paint is the best thing I could ever hear. I love the thought that you are wanting to pick up your watercolors and work on them. Please let me know how it goes! 🫶

[@bristremel1554]

@@TheCherrypipangel I've only ever wanted to be an artist, so now in my 40s i'm redirecting my energy and pursuing a professional art practice. I have no idea what that will look like, but I imagine that a social media presence (likely KZbin and Instagram) will be part of it. stumbling upon your videos has given me the thought that maybe I can start my KZbin presence from the ground up - as a beginner developing my skills in watercolor - rather than waiting to get "good" and then showing my work. I don't know if I will film it as I go or do as you've done, saving those beginner sketchbooks and paintings to show them later. I'll keep thinking about it.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

That sounds really exciting and it is so inspiring that you are actively pursuing your dream now at this age - I wish I was that brave! This is an adventure I am convinced many others like myself would love to see and be a part of. You should share it!

[@lylebobroske5172]

I have to say that I absolutely love your little dog. I have a Chihuahua too, and I love him. His name is Chester. ............. I started my water color journey in October of 2019. I really like the sketch books idea. And the progress is always rewarding. Love watching your journey as well. I really also like how you've catalogged your sketch books. Inside and out. You're work is very nice. Karen from Canada ☺☺💖💖🐶

[@TheCherrypipangel]

You are so kind Karen, thank you! And hi to Chester, what a brilliant name, he sounds adorable 🥰🐶 I’m really glad you enjoyed the sketchbooks, and I’m excited to hear that you’re also on a watercolor journey 🥰🫶💙 Do you also use sketchbooks?

[@hemjoo]

Wonderful first sketchbook. A real achievement indeed!😊

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! 💙🫶

[@julieb737]

Looking forward to seeing #3 soon , hopefully .

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Very soon! 😉🥰🫶

[@caroles5258]

That was very interesting. You progressed very quickly.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Glad you think so! Thank you 💙🫶

[@deborahmcarthur8896]

I'm loving these. Thank you so much!! Absolutely gorgeous sketchbooks and I so hope for more! May I please ask which tutorials on Domestika you've referenced? "Fish!" They're terrific.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! The tutorial is one by Laura McKendry on Domestika called Creative Watercolour Sketching for beginners www.domestika.org/en/courses/2373-creative-watercolor-sketching-for-beginners

[@deborahmcarthur8896]

@@TheCherrypipangel Thank you again so much!

[@Carolyn750]

Good grief. This is only 6 months, amazing work!❤❤❤

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much - it is surprising what we can do in 6 months when we can keep at it right! 🥰🫶

[@Carolyn750]

@@TheCherrypipangel absolutely 💜

[@lisafall3561]

So interesting to see your progress. You clearly had some talent in drawing when you started. I think seeing you go through this has convinced me to take the domestica course. I am currently doing a different one and once I finish, go ahead and start the domestika one.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I’m so excited for you to start this course. I felt like a child in a playground during the course lessons, and I’m sure you will too. Such a liberating experience 🥰🫶

[@couturehelvetica1261]

Amazing tour, amazing sketchbook, amazing progress! Thank you for sharing. I'm taking that Domestica course too and it's been fantastic to see how you got on with the exercises. Your doggie is adorable!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you, and it’s so cool you’re doing the same course! Have fun with it! 🥰🫶

[@elisanishimura974]

Amazing progress in just a few months. I love your last painting. Collage is not me either.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you so much! And yay for the no-thanks-to-collage club! 😂🫶

[@RagNBoneArt]

Beautiful work, loved the last page best. Moonglow is my favourite colour in my DS palette also ;)

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! And yasss moon glow is the absolute the best! 🥰🫶

[@KittehNow]

Fish.....LOVELY FISH😊😊😊😊

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! 😍🐠💙🫶

[@Gypsisoul1111]

Fish, love your cuddle buddy. Good information too.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you, from Renley too, we’re glad you enjoyed it 🐠🫶🥰

[@terriponcelet2169]

Fish, thanks for sharing.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

🐠💙🫶

[@BruceBabcock-n4y]

Your sketchbook is beautiful! I have this course from Domestika as well, although I have yet to start it. Been focusing on pen and ink, but the plan is to combine it with watercolour. Thank you for sharing, your work is inspiring.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you and I can’t wait for you to get stuck in this course - I enjoyed it like a child in a playground and I am sure you will too! 🥰🫶

[@cslattfri]

You progressed much faster than I did! I still struggle with this medium and I have been doing it for well over a year. It can be frustrating! This was impressive.....

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you but I can’t claim full credit - I did have the guidance of a very solid course from Laura McKendry on Domestika, and my work still feels very awkward and amateur to me. I think we are our own worst critics. And there are many moments when it feels like “one step forward, 2 steps back”… and often everyone else’s work looks impressive instead. As long as you just keep exploring and playing, you are progressing and I think everyone still struggles, at every level. I just keep reminding myself that I do this for FUN - because I tend to forget and become too serious. But to keep finding the fun is my best advice 💙🫶

[@cslattfri]

@@TheCherrypipangel You are right on all counts. I am totally my worst critic. Sometimes I paint something and hate it but then three weeks later I pull it out of my box of "garbage" and actually like it. I need to stop picking apart everything I do. :)

[@TheCherrypipangel]

@@cslattfriso true! By the way I forgot to mention: I can also recommend the Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron - her book also really liberated me from my inner critic and helped me prioritize how I feel and not my results. It was a great journey actually working through her exercices 📚👌

[@sandrift]

I wonder if you have had any other artistic training? Your sketch of the scene in Santorini was remarkably accurate in terms of perspective, scale, and line control. Fish(!) and birds at the end, especially the angler fish, are lovely.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Wow thank you, that is so kind of you! I have never had any form of art training other than the usual art hours at junior school (several decades ago). And I still find that perspective and scale is a bit of a weak link for me, but I have started reading and practicing from some drawing books this year. Thank again for the encouraging words, this made my day 🐠🥰🫶

[@LulybelleLullaby]

Beautiful …. especially for a first sketchbook! Excuse me now while I go and hide my sketchbooks!

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Oh no! Don’t go hide them, go grab them and use them instead! 🫶

[@dlucas5199]

I enjoyed your tour of your first sketchbook! As one who is in the beginning stages of learning the watercolour medium it’s fun to see and know others are beginning and growing their skills as well. I am on the search of a sketchbook I want to commit to. Today I opened a Kolo 100% cotton sketchbook. It has 28 pages 300gsm. I have an Arches travel sketchbook, a small Etchr, and I just purchased a Baohong 100% cold press sketchbook. Not really sure why I continue searching, sometimes size is an issue, also I think I can be reluctant wanting too much perfection due to cost of the sketchbook.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s so exciting hearing that you are also on a watercolour journey - and you sound like me, I also have quite a collection of sketchbooks 😅 (I even have a haul video and another comparison video for my sketchbooks). I’ve found lately that buying a “fancy” or more expensive sketchbook that I use for more finished pieces helps me keep my “everyday” sketchbook pressure-free and gives me the freedom to play and explore and make a mess. And at the end of the day, that’s what sketchbooks should be: fun and exploratory! 🫶

[@dlucas5199]

@@TheCherrypipangel 😊👍

[@sirmascopchanova4657]

Cool to see such a progress in only 6 months! Respect! My level with watercolor is like your page with the nail polish. I hope I will get also better in my drawings, like you. 😊

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! And there is no question you will get better, and you will also start finding your own style and what gives you joy. Enjoy the process! 🥰🫶

[@sirmascopchanova4657]

@@TheCherrypipangel thank you for the encouring words! :)

[@karenvc8005]

I'm very impressed by your first sketchbook. I found myself thinking that you must be a neurosurgeon or some other highly determined and committeed person, unafraid of doing hard things and risking failure.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Oh my goodness that is an eerily good guess! I’m a medical doctor originally specialized in ER but now working in longevity 😅 Your comment is so flattering, thank you 😅🫶🥰

[@KLHFM]

Fish ~Lovely to see ur progress !^^

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! 🐠💙🫶

[@faymahvar7616]

So neat! I loved watching this! Thanks for sharing! What brand are the sketch books

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it 🫶 the sketchbooks are the 250 gsm 100% cotton watercolour sketchbooks from Hahnmuhle in a square format 21x21cm

[@naomiforGodsglory]

So lovely :) which brushes/ brands would you recommend or have you most enjoyed?

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thank you! As a starter I began with “standard” synthetic round brushes, and the Hahnmuhle cotton watercolour sketchbooks. I still use the same sketchbooks but I have over time started using quill brushes 99% of the time, may favourite ones are the synthetic quill brushes from Raphael. I never purchase natural hair brushes, ever, because the animal cruelty involved is not something I will ever pay for. A lot of my current favourite supplies you can see in my art haul video, which was my first ever video - you can easily find it on my channel. Also, I will make a video in the future about my favourite supplies, that sounds like a fun idea! 👍🫶

[@naomiforGodsglory]

@@TheCherrypipangel Ah so helpful! Thanks for taking the time to reply :)

[@TheCherrypipangel]

@@naomiforGodsglory It’s a pleasure ☺️

[@mchyde9645]

What size is your sketchbook?

[@TheCherrypipangel]

This is a Hahnmuhle 100 cotton sketchbook in square format 21 x 21cm

[@pamelaavery2483]

🐟

[@TheCherrypipangel]

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[@jenneke2]

Fish…and definitely nothing to be embarrassed about.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Awww! Thank you! 🐠💙🫶

[@GabrieleTabikh]

Fish

[@TheCherrypipangel]

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[@anjeanettesilver3051]

Your sound is too low for me to hear.

[@TheCherrypipangel]

Thanks for letting me know! I need to look into getting a mic probably, my sound is not great recording on my phone 😅