My Travel Art Bag (pens, pencils, mini watercolour kit and homemade sketchbooks)

Talking through the choices that I made for my art bag, to keep it simple and practical for every day use as well as for holidays.

[@lynnconroy8]

😮 what do you mean you’re not at that level? Your artwork is fantastic! That brown paper is so clever, and your book is so cool!

[@madebylora]

Aww thank you so much!

[@philshepherd90]

Yes I agree about the brown paper. I normally use it to start my wood stove but now I will save it.

[@phillipstroll7385]

Agreed. I've come back to this video a year later just to look at her art in that brilliant paper and towel book. Bang on brilliant. And the bracelet box idea for brushes, bloody brilliant!!

[@joannnicol346]

Lovely video. Really liked the idea of having a grab bag for when your sitting on the couch and don't want to go to your craft table! I often don't feel like moving up to my "art room" because it feels lonely when the hubby is watching TV in the living room.... looking forward to watching more of your videos! JoAnn, Eastern Canada!

[@madebylora]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@ligli500]

At the beginning of the video you mentioned only having 4 subscribers and I'm thrilled for you that you now have 962! Very happy that KZbin's algorithm sent me your video, this was very helpful and had lots of good ideas that I haven't heard anywhere else (: Greetings from a Brit living in Montreal Canada, soon to be traveling to Korea and Japan! (This video will be very helpful, cheers!)

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much! I’ve been surprised by how popular this video has been! (It’s definitely the one that KZbin recommends the most). And I’m so pleased that it’s been helpful!!!

[@s.maskell7134]

The sports wristlet is inspired. I got a tip from another watercolorist that the blue shop towels are more useful than paper towels as they are more absorbent and can be reused several times. I also love the overall size of your kit.

[@madebylora]

Thanks. I got the wristband tip from Koosje Koene on KZbin

[@lschn4]

I think you did a great job with this video, Lora. You and I have a pretty similar setup for sketching as well as a similar attitude. I am a 51 year old woman living in Toowoomba, Australia and I am only quite new to sketching. I love your art style and would enjoy learning more about how you create your art. Enjoy your holiday.

[@madebylora]

Aww thanks Liz, that means a lot!

[@lyndasmith593]

I really enjoyed your video. I've got to find that zip bag for you have all of your pencils I love the way that just folds down in your cup just sits there You've really thought this through. Keep these videos coming I just really enjoy them and will be subscribing

[@madebylora]

@lyndasmith593 thanks Lynda! I got the pencil case from Amazon. If I recall I just searched for vertical pencil case. (The big one with the multiple zips around the side, which opens like a book, was also from Amazon)

[@lyndasmith593]

@@madebylora thx.. just ordered the pencil case but I don't know how to look for that multiple zip pack that you ordered I don't know what it's called. Love your work... So helpful for me.

[@madebylora]

@lyndasmith593 I can't remember what I searched for with the big pencil case, but probably just searched for pencil storage or large pencil case.

[@Ms_Ink]

Oh my goodness!! Your bound sketchbook is to die for!!! I’ve just started binding books myself and I truly hope I can make something as lovely as that! ❤❤❤

[@madebylora]

Aww thank you so much!! I've also got a bookbinding tutorial on my channel. It's quite long but I go through it step by step. One person told me I talk too much, but the majority of the comments have said the detailed explanations are helpful. Although if you've already started making books you might not need a tutorial anyway. (This is me "self-promoting" and then feeling awkward about being too pushy hahaha)

[@Ms_Ink]

@@madebylora No, not pushy at all! I’ll be looking it up. I have only just started and I am pretty clueless. I have many of the tools now and my dad helped me make a press from a couple of wooden chopping boards! So, I am really looking forward to following your tutorial. How bizarre that someone said you talk too much through it!! One of the issues I have had is that many of the tutorials I have looked at have too much assumed knowledge. I’ve just subscribed and I’m keen to watch the rest of your videos! ❤️

[@madebylora]

@@Ms_Ink Thank you so much! (You'll be able to judge for yourself if I am too wordy haha).

[@nancylove7911]

I had another tidbit to add: I used an old cotton sock and cut the foot part off to make the wrist band. I also occasionally tuck a paper towel into it to absorb more water.☺

[@vatiammatri]

Great idea! I have just the sock waiting for this!

[@Nicole_Barrett]

I'm watching about two months late, but now you're nearly up to 300 subscribers! Keep creating!

[@madebylora]

It’s so surprising to me! I never expected the subscribers to go up like they have! Travel kits are obviously a popular topic because it’s definitely my most popular video so far! Thanks for watching!

[@AuDHD_Mom]

"Maybe I'm just lazy." Oh man, I think that to myself so many times per day. But I read an anecdote once that said smart managers give their laziest employees problems to solve, because lazy people are great at figuring out how to work smarter, not harder. So, it's not laziness, it's efficiency, and that shifted my perspective.

[@madebylora]

That's a nice perspective to think that being lazy makes us more efficient hahaha

[@liz-annawaugh8349]

I enjoyed your video. I had to laugh when you introduced your video as “scraping the bottom of the barrel”. That made me want to watch it through. Usually I skip over beginner’s videos because they are pretty awful but you have a nice, natural style. And a natural voice. Thanks for sharing!

[@madebylora]

Aww thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words! I think we all hate hearing our own voice so it is good to know that others don't think you sound terrible! Haha

[@kishasworld]

I’m from Manhattan, New York and I got the most unique and useful thing in your bag that nobody thought about is the portable waterproof blanket that is phenomenal,

[@madebylora]

Thank you. Thankfully I've not needed to use it very often, but it's good for sitting on a damp bench! (I also once used it to sit on a bench that was covered in bird poop, but I didn't think that through very well because I also got pooped on while I was sketching hahaha)

[@dianner5415]

Hi enjoyed the video. Loved the tips on the wrist band and phone ring on the altoids tin!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I got the wristband idea from Koosje Koene here on KZbin (and she got the idea from Liz Steel)

[@theresamongan3479]

Hi Lora, KZbin recommended this video and I’m so glad it did. Definitely not scraping the bottom of the barrel. It was interesting and delightful to watch, not only to see which supplies you use and how you pack them (love the second-hand backpack), but also to see your lovely artwork and your handmade books, which are gorgeous. I’m an amateur artist and bookbinder (learning from KZbin) and loved seeing your beautiful books. It’s such a fun and satisfying craft. I see that you’ve made a bookbinding video so I will be using that to improve my skills. I live in Melbourne, Australia (born in Halifax, West Yorkshire), recently semi-retired and looking forward to more time being arty and crafty. Thank you for your lovely, inspiring channel. Theresa 👩🏻‍🎨📓👩🏻‍🎨

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed my video. I hope you'll enjoy the book binding video too (I also learnt from KZbin, mostly "Nik the booksmith" and "SeaLemon"). It's so nice sketching in your own books!

[@madebylora]

@@theresamongan3479 thank you! I’ve only ever made one Coptic stitch book (as a special request for a friend). I enjoyed it, but I would need to rewatch Sea Lemon’s video again to remember what to do haha! I also love it when I can combine various hobbies into one project! Thanks for your support!

[@theresamongan3479]

@@madebylora yes, it’s lovely to combine our hobbies to create beautiful things like books etc. So lovely to meet someone who enjoys the same hobbies. Yes, the SeaLemon Coptic stitch video is good - I used that one to learn and refer to it when I am making books. There’s another video of Coptic stitching on another channel that is very good. I will check the name of it and let you know 😀

[@theresamongan3479]

It’s called Papercutspress. Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYqug2WBbLODr9U I also like Vintage Page Designs. You may have already seen these channels, but thought I’d mention them in case you hadn’t. 🌟📚🌟

[@madebylora]

Thank you for the recommendations! I’ve not come across those channels, I’ll check them out, thank you!

[@TiffanyYoung-bv2gb]

You’re not the bottom of the barrel, look how far your channel has come in a year, from 4 subs to 1.6k. Even then, you must have been putting out good content to have grown this much! Congrats on your success

[@madebylora]

Haha thank you! It's been an unexpected surprise to see my channel grow

[@pastichehaus]

You’re on your way to 400 now 🎉congratulations. I love your kit. I’ve been watching travel kit vids…why? Am I traveling? No. 😂😂 I just love art travel kit vids. I’m a new sub. Loved this vid. Much❤

[@madebylora]

I’ve been blown away by the responses to this video! Thank you so much!

[@thespottedscottnava6240]

I just watched your video and I really liked it. I believe that you have a really awesome talent at book binding. Thanks you for video.

[@madebylora]

Aww thank you so much for your kind words!

[@TarotLadyLissa]

You've got 705 subscribers now, including me!

[@madebylora]

It is such a surprise to me how popular this video has been haha. Thank you!!

[@Luma994]

This is perfect for me. I love those pencil cases that transform to a pencil cup. I have two myself. So brilliant marking the water brushes like that, I'm taking that idea with me. You have the perfect little kit. I am happy KZbin recommended your video to me. Much love ❤️

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much! And glad to give you an idea for your water brushes!

[@desmondehoppie4758]

Wonderful. Clever idea for the ring to hold the tin, and the wrist band. The pop up pencil case is also great.

[@madebylora]

Thank you!!! Quite a few shop bought paint kits have thumb rings so that gave me the idea of using one that’s meant for phones. The wrist band and pencil case, I think I got both those ideas from Koosje Koene, on KZbin.

[@mulle3574]

I really liked the phone ring too, I even have one in my drawer I can add to my Home made palette.

[@TracieWho]

I love your handmade journals! It would be amazing to see you create one. You have some really great ideas and your sketching is wonderful! Watching from Seattle, WA, US

[@madebylora]

Hi Tracie, thanks so much! (I have actually done a sketchbook tutorial, if you’d like to have a go at making your own. It’s in my ‘handmade books’ playlist)

[@kirstymartin6898]

Hi Lora, greetings from Western Australia. Your intro made me giggle because I have been watching a tonne on art kit videos and KZbin did recommend your video to me. Watching this 7 months after you made it and your subscribers have grown from 4 to 622. I love your video and I’m now keen to learn more about book binding…what a great job you did on your homemade art journals. I will be checking out your other videos.

[@madebylora]

Hi Kirsty, I still can’t believe how popular this video has been! I’m glad you enjoyed it! If you’re looking at my other videos, you’ll see that I did a tutorial for making a sketchbook. It’s so nice sketching in a book you made yourself.

[@thelanes6448]

I’m addicted to travel kits and always seem to get a bit of new info. I hadn’t considered the fold down pencil case. It seems to work well - at home I have cups and jugs holding my art equipment and it means I can grab exactly what I need just like your pencil case. Looking forward to more! Thank you.

[@madebylora]

Thank you!! The travel kit has definitely been my most popular video so far! The danger of watching too many travel kit videos is that you might need a suitcase for all the great ideas that everyone has haha. I love my standing pencil case so much and definitely recommend it haha

[@rootwoman123]

Detroit, Michigan here. Loved your video. Some great ideas here. Thank you.

[@madebylora]

Thank you

[@chaoticgood8645]

Don't discredit yourself so much! This is a great video and so helpful to see WHY you like certain things about your setup. I came here looking for pencil case ideas (planning on sewing my own so i want to customize it with all things that i might find helpful) and your reasoning for why you like the stand up case so you can see the labels on the end of your pens, plus the "now i dont have to put my pens away" reasoning really sold me on this design!! A lot of other videos show what they have but don't always explain why they like their setup compared to other designs they've tried or seen. Also greetings from the Pacific Northwest in USA :)

[@madebylora]

Thank you for your lovely comment. Hope you manage to do a great pencil case. I really do love the vertical design, it's so practical.

[@AuDHD_Mom]

I have always wanted to live in the Pacific Northwest!! Closest I got was Santa Cruz, CA. I was interviewing with Deloitte in Seattle when I started dating the man who is now my husband. He's a ray of sunshine, and needs a lot of sunshine, so when I didn't get past the second round of interviews, I stopped applying to companies in Seattle.

[@nancylove7911]

Oh, I forgot, I am from Michigan in the US. I've been a watercolorist for a couple of years but recently began the Urban Sketching and I love it. So, I am a beginner at that as well.

[@madebylora]

I have so many different hobbies I always feel like a beginner at everything as I flit between different arts and crafts haha

[@nicoladavies8878]

I'm with you on the lovely sound of a pencil case. My Sister used to say the sound reminded her of our childhood Christmases, when our Mum and Dad would give us new art equipment. Such beautiful memories.

[@debbiekromka8161]

You were indeed a KZbin recommended channel, and now you've got a new subscriber! Loved your bag and set up and that pencil case is amazing!

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much!

[@lindyvalentine5434]

You have a very clever set up. I love the thumb ring for your kit. Great video

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I saw that some of the pre made kits had thumb rings and it looked like a good idea be being able to hold more stuff in one hand! I like that the one I bought can also swivel because I’m still experimenting with what is the most comfortable position for the thumb ring.

[@VickersConnie]

Just found this video and love it. I did like and subscribe so I hope to see more. Your drawings are amazing! Thank u for sharing.

[@madebylora]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Hard to believe this video was over a year ago (it’s still my most popular video so far) and I’m currently in the middle of filming an updated art bag video…

[@earthingearthling2976]

I have similar pencil case & love it. Can go from desk to back in just a zip.

[@leighhornak3383]

I think it is awesome that you make your own sketchbooks. Love it!!😊

[@madebylora]

Thank you! If you want to give it a go, I’ve got a tutorial about how I make mine (in my handmade books playlist). It’s quite a long video, but done in easy to follow steps (so the comments tell me, anyway)

[@janmcintosh327]

I loved this video! Bought the pencil case and now I’m off to your video to learn how to make sketch books. Thank you!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the bookbinding video too

[@cristinatm7879]

Watching from a little village in Andalusia, South of Spain. I loved your sketchbooks :)

[@madebylora]

Thank you!

[@pamgaylord2130]

I envy your skills in making sketchbooks! Yours appear to be very well crafted! Your artwork is also excellent. Great job!

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your kind comments! (I mostly learnt to make books from SeaLemon and Nik the booksmith, both on KZbin.)

[@eviedivadoodles]

Ha ha, loved your Intro: KZbin DID show me this based on my recent search! 🤣 But not the worst way to meet new peeps here on KZbin! 😍 I'm English too, but currently living in The Netherlands. Love your kit, those handmade sketchbooks are so lovely as well! 😍

[@madebylora]

Hahaha thank you! Thanks for your kind comments!

[@mangm1]

Great video. Love your sketchbooks and the pencil case. Watching from US.

[@madebylora]

Thank you very much

[@bettysweet9644]

So glad I found you. I’m new to drawing and watercolor and am going on a trip soon so this is helpful. I imagine these are things that change with time. I don’t know anything about pens but that really seems to be what people take a lot of. Thanks your sketching is great by the way

[@madebylora]

Thank you for your lovely comment! I'm glad you found my video helpful. My best advice is don't take too much! Take the few things you feel most confident using because (in my opinion) if you're sketching in an unfamiliar environment and maybe nervous about sketching in public, you don't want to be overwhelmed by your supplies or not knowing how to use them. At the moment I've just been using 2 fine liners (0.3 and 0.5) and I've started experimenting with using a fountain pen too. I gave up trying to make myself use a brush pen because I really don't like it (but some people love brush pens).

[@AuDHD_Mom]

1 year later, and you now have over 2,500 subscribers!! Way to go!!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I never expected my channel to grow this much. I know it's still small compared to many channels but it's been so nice to see it steadily growing.

[@AuDHD_Mom]

@@madebylora steady growth is better than going viral and then never being seen again. Or going viral and thrust into a whole new world of negotiating being KZbin famous before you can manage it. My husband always says slow, steady growth is better for the all mighty algorithm.

[@bellastname1244]

I always love seeing what people include in their drawing kits, it's so satisfying seeing a sort of compact or semi-compact setup. Yours looks wonderful!

[@madebylora]

Thank you!

[@pantalonious3984]

Marking the tips of the water brushes is genius I’m doing mine the exact same way thanks for the tip!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! Glad this was helpful!

[@jeidyyazminjuarezaguilar2064]

Thank you for your video I really loved it. In my personal opinion I think you did a great job. I'm a lover of watercolor and arts, so I am really glad that KZbin suggest me your video. I loved your voice, because It sounded really calm and peaceful. Greetings from Mexico.

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me!

[@shoepixie]

Love that pencil case. I had an older version of the same, before my bag was stolen. They're so nice! Really love how natural and everyday your style is, how you just have sketches of all your tools and art supplies. And the brown paper! Makes me wanna start drawing on paper bags again...

[@madebylora]

Oh no, I’m sorry to hear your bag was stolen!! Yes, I love that pencil case. Been using it for over a year now and still love it. I haven’t used the brown paper for a while, but I’m doing Inktober again this year and will be using my little brown paper book. Thanks for your comment.

[@ashleyruth_artadventures]

You had me at the intro. :) Love your kit as well!

[@madebylora]

Hahaha thank you! I never thought this day would come, but you are my 1,000th subscriber! It’s taken exactly one year from this video, when I never thought anyone would see it because I only had 4 subscribers! Thank you!

[@melindaelliott6680]

Hello, great job! I'm from Vancouver Washington. I love your pencil case. Found one on Amazon. I also love your books!

[@madebylora]

Thank you. I hope you will love your pencil case as much as I do haha. I find it so practical!

[@AuDHD_Mom]

I had never seen a pencil holder like that. So cool!!

[@Wacky_Whimsy]

You have some really great ideas here - the phone ring being one - I have been using those on my phone for years and never thought to put it on my Altoids palette! Brilliant! And I love your little sketchbooks, they are beautiful! I'm super glad that KZbin suggested this video to me while I was enjoying my weekly troll of Travel Art Bag videos. Thanks!

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed this! I have since done an updated video about my art bag, but this original one still seems the most popular because KZbin is still recommending it to people which is nice!

[@leenb.7936]

The simplicity but optimized use of your travel kit is inspiring. I am going back and forth on everything. Which sketchbook or -size, which watercolors and mostly the how many colors in what tin and all other options. I tend to leave even my bedroom with a bag of supplies, always traveling with bags of medical stuff (a lot of braces and medication), layers of clothes for colder and warmer weather, whenever I leave the house. Due to a… rocky past and several illnesses I need that stuff that others deem unnecessary. But with art I just can’t decide. It doesn’t help to have such versatility in art supplies. Sometimes I take my acrylic markers and a sketchbook, sometimes watercolors, sometimes just just pencil or pen. Belgium is small but I feel like I’m always lost. I think that’s why I kinda have a survival “kit” stockpiled in my car 😅 Love your artwork btw

[@FaerieDust]

I love your setup! I'm a little bit in love with your brown paper sketchbook, what a great idea to use the packing paper for it. And that little blanket looks great, I'll definitely have to get something similar. I live in Sweden and, although we've had some distressingly dry summers lately, most of the year can be quite wet. We've got a decent amount of benches in public parks etc, but that's not super helpful if the benches are wet 😅

[@madebylora]

Glad you liked it! I’ve used the little blanket a few times now. First time I used it I sat on the grass and it got covered in grass stains…. So it saved me from getting a green bum! Haha, it’s been good on damp surfaces but I’m not sure if I’d trust it on very wet surfaces.

[@cherylclough4309]

I love these what’s in my bag videos. Yours was very interesting. So glad YT brought you to my attention.. immediately subscribed. Thought your little sketch books were wonderful and I loved the peeks inside. Your art is so impressive, can’t wait for more. From a bitty little rural town in the wilds of Illinois.

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much!!! I’ve actually just uploaded a flip through of my holiday sketches (a chatty version and a slightly less chatty version)

[@jennysullivan106]

Lovely kit!

[@madebylora]

Thanks Jenny

[@lizgorley]

OMG! Your artwork and handmade books are so great!!! Beautiful!! Please tell me who makes the collapsible pencil holder? I look forward to more of your videos. Maybe a sketchbook tour and a tutorial on how you make your books. Enjoy your holiday! Happy sketching!🎨

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your kind words!!! If you do a search on Amazon for standing pencil case or telescopic pencil case there are loads of them (including some with cute faces on them). I’ve since done a flip through of my holiday sketches and I’m currently doing a weekly flip through of my inktober sketches. I learned most of my bookbinding skills from Sea Lemon and Nik the booksmith here on KZbin. Maybe I’ll do a ‘tutorial’ when I make my next book. Thanks

[@rinavogels4262]

I'm from Holland Lora and I've been watching a lot of these videos. Your's is very well with new information and you have a very nice voice to listen to 😀💖

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your kind words!!

[@rinavogels4262]

You to 🙏

[@user-bj5ff6dr8x]

Brilliant! Love the simplicity and creativity! Thanks for sharing. I’m in California and new to stepping outside my “studio” with my watercolor paints. Your inspiration of simplicity helps me know I can plan less so I can paint more!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! It’s a balancing act of taking enough so you don’t feel too restricted but not taking too much so that you don’t feel overwhelmed by it. And I guess that is different for each person. I did an updated video about a year later, but not much had really changed

[@IamGadgetcom]

I enjoyed your video. I clicked on "Like" and " I Subscribed" Your artwork is also very good. It appears that you are too hard on yourself. You should feel good. . I am going to purchase the pencil case and get a 5x5 sketching/watercolor cold press journal. Be happy..get out there and enjoy yourself. I look forward to your next video whenever it is. I wish you good health and happiness....ENJOY, Allen, New York and Florida USA

[@madebylora]

Hi Allen, thank you for your encouragement. I was going to mention that I’ve done an updated video since this one, but then I saw that you found that one anyway.

[@MaxMustermann-co7nr]

Hi, your sketchbooks look gorgeous. And your set is very functional. Thank you for sharing😀

[@madebylora]

Thank you! It worked really well for my holiday and I will definitely make more square sketchbooks in future, I loved using it!

[@WhiteXIII]

I love how you approached the issue of a travel kit with the understanding of what really makes it useable for your own working style! I agree 100% with the idea that if it's hard or inconvenient to use you'll lose motivation and not use it, no matter how good each individual piece might be. You had a really smart approach to making your tools work for you! I didn't think to use a sport wristband or phone ring for the mini palette, both very creative solutions in my opinion. Also good move using nicer watercolors, I think that can also influence how good or bad it feels to do your painting. Sorry for the novel of a comment, I've just been making any own small kit and thinking about problem solving similarly. 😅

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your comment! (Long comments are my favourite!). I’ve actually been using my “travel” kit today, while sat at home on my sofa haha! When I was on holiday I found that I used the proper brushes more than I expected, so I’ve since bought a set of travel brushes to add to my kit. I got the wristband idea from Koosje Koene on KZbin, so I can’t take credit haha. Although, I think she also got the idea from someone else, so all the good ideas get passed around. I hope you’re enjoying your small kit too!

[@yvonnehebert8579]

I'm in Oregon. You had some really great ideas. I love that you didn't just fill your bag because there was still room. When you are visiting away, you always need more space. Excellent idea. Thank you for sharing.

[@madebylora]

Thank you!!

[@LaLa_ArtGal]

I LOVE the sketchbook you made! Bookbinding is so satisfying. 🔥 And your drawings are wonderful. The quick flip of the pages was tantalizing! I haven't looked through your videos yet, but a flip-through would be lovely. 😁

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your encouraging comments! It means so much! I’m having a lovely time sketching on holiday so I will see about doing a flip through of my holiday sketches when I get home (and maybe also the little brown book too)

[@grannieannie1371]

Oh I need a pop up pencil case in my life. I didn't even know such a thing existed. What a gorgeous sketch set up. I love it. I'm from Australia btw

[@madebylora]

It's been almost a year that I've been using the pop up pencil case and I still love it! Mine is from Amazon, but I've also seen similar on Temu

[@alliehartom5978]

I am so in love with all of your ideas here, and plan on stealing them! Brilliant, new subscriber!

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much!! I love that you want to 'steal' my ideas!! (although if one of those ideas is the wristband, I got that idea from Koosje Koene here on KZbin!)

[@alliehartom5978]

@@madebylora by the way, KZbin did recommend your video, and I'm so glad. I live in Michigan in the US, and am 63 years old, brand new to sketching and watercolor. Again, just a brilliant setup, thanks so much for sharing this!!! I love your art as well!

[@madebylora]

@@alliehartom5978 Thank you so much! This travel kit video is definitely my most popular so far! It has been a real surprise to me that I've gone from 4 subscribers to over 200 in a couple of months. So unexpected!

[@madebylora]

There are soooo many channels on KZbin giving advice for sketching and painting. Two that I have found very encouraging are Sketchbook Skool and Koosje Koene

[@alliehartom5978]

@@madebylora I do follow several, oddly enough most are in the UK. I need to stop watching and start doing, lol!!

[@tammyanderson1375]

Greeting from Texas!!! Great job!!! Love your little kit!!!

[@madebylora]

Thank you Tammy!

[@eileenvalachovic9435]

Today you're at 675. LOVED your setup. The phone pop up attachment to your palette was brilliant. I haven seen that before. LOVE your sketchbooks. Only thing I could suggest is a disposable poncho. They don't take up much space if unused but can be so handy. Thank you for a great video.

[@madebylora]

Hi Eileen, thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Funnily enough I was actually thinking about those disposable ponchos last week…. The weather forecast said it was going to stay sunny so I left my coat in the car while I went for a walk…. It poured with rain and I got soaked. But the sun came back out and I dried off. A lady walking her dog told me off “where’s your waterproof? You must always bring a waterproof”….. that wasn’t you was it? Hahaha

[@eileenvalachovic9435]

@@madebylora No not me, lol. I live in Florida US. We have our rainy seasons (and at times, just plain rain). I also do some ;-hiking and trail work. All my packs have disposable ponchos/ I also carry a loud whistle. That is actually in case I see wild pigs among other things.

[@rainysaturdaycreative]

I love that you make your own sketchbooks!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I've also shared a video of how I make them if you'd like to make your own too. If you've not made books before, it's simpler than you might think.

[@rainysaturdaycreative]

And I am from Wisconsin in the US and KZbin did recommend d this video. I have been watching a lot of travel art kit videos. I like how down to earth you are!

[@madebylora]

@@rainysaturdaycreative thank you!

[@leekorkmann3704]

Love you set up and the mini sketch books. Keep sharing we are interested xxxx

[@madebylora]

Thanks Lee, that’s so kind and encouraging!

[@alisonbell3475]

Make it 6. Loved the video. X🍄

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I can’t believe how popular this video has been (must be a hot topic haha). I’ve done a few more videos since this one and now have over 200 subscribers…. It’s pretty surreal hahaha

[@krissy2321]

Hi Lora, I’ve just sat down for an afternoon cup of tea an KZbin suggested your channel. I love your art kit setup - I’m getting back into art and sketching after many years away from it. I’m in Tasmania, which is the southern state of Australia. Thanks for sharing your art kit and lovely journal. 💛😊

[@madebylora]

Hi Krissy, I’m so glad to have been able to share an afternoon cup of tea with you! (Although it’s 7am here haha). Glad you enjoyed my set up. Hope you enjoy getting back into sketching as much as I have. (Also if you’re interested in my handmade journal I’ve shared a video on my holiday sketches and also a tutorial on how you can make your own sketchbook if you fancy giving it a go yourself).

[@krissy2321]

@@madebylora It’s around 4.30pm here ☺️ I’m definitely going to watch all your videos and I would love to try and make my own journal like you have. Thanks again for sharing and inspiring.

[@madebylora]

@@krissy2321 I hope you will enjoy it! Thanks for your support! (I’m just having breakfast now, before I head out for work)

[@francesschatz3131]

@@madebylora 11pM. Thanks!

[@kcnolan3258]

I keep a travel kit near me indoors when I'm not traveling because I'm so lazy --- if my sketch kit is near me, I get more work done! Love the Altoid tin palette! I'm making one today...thank you for the inspiration!

[@madebylora]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one who is lazy even when it comes to hobbies! Hahaha! Motivation fades so quickly, we just need to make it easy for ourselves to get started! Glad that you feel inspired to make a little palette! Enjoy!!

[@salseragio9585]

Hi, Lora! Writing to you from Switzerland. I like how you've adapted your kit to your needs with tools that actually had a different purpose first. And how cool to have made your own sketchbooks!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I was so excited to colour Switzerland on my world map! If you’re interested, I have a tutorial on how I make my sketchbooks.

[@tabethafrick7102]

I am from Wisconsin and I ❤ your sketchbooks! Beautiful!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! If you’re interested in also making your own, I’ve got a tutorial about how I make mine.

[@grannydoodlesalot1687]

I love your travel art kit! I am trying to pull together a simple one for myself. (New subscriber. 😊)

[@madebylora]

Thank you very much. I tried to think about what I like to use and what is practical for carrying around. Lucky for me those things overlapped! By the way, I love your name!

[@grannydoodlesalot1687]

@@madebylora thank you! I picked my name in honor of my grandmama and the hours I spent drawing with her - and since I have a grandson of my own it seemed to fit. 😊

[@lindathaxton1994]

I have a couple of the pencil cases & LOVE them! Thank you for sharing 🙏

[@madebylora]

They are so good aren’t they! So easy to find what you’re looking for!

[@18marcie18]

What a lovely and chilled video with plenty of ideas and great content thank you for sharing Lora, you have a new subscriber.😊

[@18marcie18]

Forgot to say...I'm in Hampshire, England 😊

[@madebylora]

Thank you very much! I'm in Wiltshire so we're basically neighbours haha

[@18marcie18]

@@madebylora love Wiltshire ❤ Beautiful areas, just would also like to say you are so Creativity Lora, going to binge now on your videos 😊

[@madebylora]

@@18marcie18 thank you! I hope you enjoy my other videos (and hope I don't send you to sleep haha)

[@Simply.Owanda]

Loved your setup 😊 NSW Australia here and the algorithm obviously loves you! As I’m not THAT far firm the rabbit hole…. Yet 😅

[@madebylora]

Thank you. I’m shocked by how popular this video has been!

[@faypaints]

The tiny sketchbooks are adorable!! Love your handmade books. Thank you for sharing.

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your kind comment!

[@lindathaxton1994]

Little ones are soooo cute - they all look professional!

[@nomadfae]

Hello from Catonsville, Maryland, USA! So happy I found your channel! Hope you have an amazing weekend!

[@madebylora]

Thank you! Glad you're enjoying my channel

[@AuDHD_Mom]

I love your little art kit! It's so cute!!

[@madebylora]

Thank you.

[@katsmith8263]

16:09 you could sew in this sock magnets and put the box with watercolor on them, so your thumb will be free to hold the sketchbook

[@sarahgustafson123]

I absolutely loved your video. I do hope you share more of your art journals. Very inspirational.

[@madebylora]

Aw thank you so much! Since this video I have shared some others, including a tour of my holiday sketches and also inktober. And I also did a tutorial for making your own sketchbook if you’re interested in the book itself. Glad you enjoyed this video!

[@ubermaya]

Doodling while on hold!! Can relate to that. 😂 maybe I’ll upgrade my bic pen’s status!

[@caroles4709]

Yes - I’ve watched loads! Great relaxed presentation Lora - love it.

[@madebylora]

Thank you

[@janeconnor457]

Enjoyed this-your art is amazing! Hope to see more of it all the way in the U.S.

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot! I have also shared a flip through of my holiday sketches (a chatty version and a shorter version)

[@tanyalalonde733]

Hey there new subscriber here from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Great video... going to watch some of your other videos I really enjoyed this one.

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much! (I had no idea there was also a Cornwall in Canada!)

[@RobsCraftings]

Absolutely loved this video. Must confess though that I paused halfway through and ordered the pencil case from eBay. (Amazon deliveries outside the major cities are a bit hit and miss in Australia.)

[@madebylora]

Hi Robyn, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this video. I still love that pencil case! I hope you will enjoy yours too!

[@Better_Than_I_Ever_Was]

Wonderful video. I’m planning a trip and trying to figure out what supplies to bring. This was very helpful. And yes…. I also love the sound of my pencils rattling. 😊💕

[@madebylora]

@@Better_Than_I_Ever_Was thank you, I’m glad this was helpful! I’ve since done an updated video about what I kept/changed after about a year of using this. To be honest, not that much changed and I still have the same pencil case! Hope you have a great trip!

[@colewoohoo]

Hi from Seattle USA! I am off to Hawaii tomorrow and have created a tin watercolor set for my son. Hoping he catches the travel art bug! Thanks for sharing your setup!

[@madebylora]

That would be so lovely if you can spend time sitting and painting together! I did that with my niece and we had a lovely time. Hope you have a great holiday (whether or not your son wants to paint)

[@sheilasinghal2922]

So many great ideas here! Thank you! (P.S. Love that pop-up pencil case...) I see that you also have videos on how you make your wonderful little sketchbooks. Very exciting to me! 😊

[@madebylora]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

[@starr-starr]

Yep, this made it into my feed. In the mid-Atlantic US, I have a little sketch kit that I take on my walks every day. Your kit is very well thought out. I hope you give a review of that pocket blanket! The bench I sit on is often damp. Your books are wonderful, you do a nice job.

[@madebylora]

Thank you very much! I used the blanket a couple of times on holiday, although the days I used it, it wasn’t actually wet so I still don’t know how waterproof it is. But…. It did end up with a few grass stains so I guess it saved me getting a green bum! Hahaha

[@dw020]

Texas, USA - Will start saving the brown paper from packaging .

[@madebylora]

I've since noticed that they don't always use the same type of brown paper. Some seems more suited to draw on than others. But I'm loving the books I made (I'm currently doing Inktober for the first time, on my brown paper)

[@jcookie9448]

Hello! What a lovely video. I'm Josefin from Sweden and I have the same humongous pencil case (but "only" 120 pencils fits in it). For now I've accepted the extra weight.. Or in reality - I'm in complete denial. Instead of storing my coloured pencils in those metal tins they come in to reduce the weight - I use those to store a few soft pastels and crayons. Your video was just what I needed. I find it so difficult to know what to bring so I always end up bringing more tools than I use. this was super helpful! Oh, and also, your sketchbooks look absolutely stunning!!

[@madebylora]

Hi Josefin, thank you so much for your kind comment! I’m glad my video was helpful for you!

[@DJolygeneral]

Hi Lora! I’m Dominique from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I really like your ideas. Some of them might even get incorporated into my sketching kit. Thank you for sharing. 🙂

[@madebylora]

Thanks Dominique!

[@cynthiachilli3726]

Greetings from Pennsylvania in the USA. I enjoyed your video and your products. Lots of great tips! Thank you!

[@madebylora]

Thank you very much

[@lindathaxton1994]

Love the little book you made or that you bound 😁

[@carolraymond1845]

Lora, new subscriber here. I absolutely love your kit and notebook! We’ll done on the book binding, that in itself is an art form. You ought to be proud of yourself.

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! It really means a lot!

[@nadinekim375]

Hello from Portland, Oregon!

[@susanwilman182]

Excellent video Lora, I look forward to seeing more. Beautiful sketchbooks.

[@madebylora]

Thanks so much! Since this one, I also did a flip through of my holiday sketches in the square book (a chatty version and also a shorter version)

[@lindathaxton1994]

Blue book is amazing Great job!

[@doloresh.4515]

This video has been so helpful! I’m just starting a sketchbook habit and your work is wonderful. I would love to see a sketchbook review. I’m writing from Georgia in the US.

[@madebylora]

Thank you! I'm glad this was helpful for you. I've got a playlist of artwork/sketches if you want to see more. I'm currently working on a series of videos flipping through older sketchbooks.

[@grannydoodlesalot1687]

The wrist band idea is ingenious!

[@madebylora]

I got the wristband idea from Koosje Koene here on KZbin. She got the idea from Liz Steel. And I think Liz Steel may have got the idea from someone else! It’s nice to be able to share helpful tips!

[@grannydoodlesalot1687]

@@madebylora this may be the best thing about KZbin - the interconnection and being able to learn from so many people. 😊

[@LunaSungflower]

Thanks for your video! Sending love from Asheville, North Carolina

[@madebylora]

Thank you! Glad you liked it. If you wanted to have a go at making your own sketchbooks, I’ve also got a tutorial on how I make mine.

[@naiana1502]

Hi Lora, it was lovely to see your travel art bag. You inspired me to create my own, I usually just pick up a bunch of art materials and take with me (it’s always a lot more than what I need). I also loved your books they are sooo pretty and well made, just flawless. I hope you make a video showing your abilities as a bookbinder. Lots of love from Santa Catarina, Brazil

[@madebylora]

Thank you so much! I think yours is the first comment from Brazil! It’s so interesting to know where people are from! To begin with I wasn’t planning on doing “tutorials” because I know there are better teachers out there already, but quite a few people have asked about my books, so I’ll be filming the next book that I make (probably later this month). Thanks for your support!