Sketchbook Tour & Making My Own Paint Markers

[@Blick_Art]

We don't know why it made us feel happy to see a little messy paint action going on with those homemade markers! We just love seeing folks get paint all over the place!

[@sandihester]

I love it too Blick!

[@shelleoshelle7252]

Hi Sandi! Wow!! I love the landscape you painted of the neighbor’s property took my breath away. Thank you so much for sharing that particular piece. There is something so wonderful about the looseness in your work.

[@sandihester]

Awe - thank you ❤️

[@jlm517rocks]

Another buffet, full throttle, no holds barred...got myself hemmed in w/multiple pieces playing tag with crayons, watercolors, inks & pens...this is my version of heaven...

[@sandylabrecque2422]

Sandi, this was excellent!! Thank-you so much. ( Just now watched it.) 😊

[@kp-ew1bn]

I just love escaping into your art world, Sandi! Thank you!❤

[@sandihester]

Awe - thanks!

[@kp-ew1bn]

@@sandihester ❤️🤗❤️

[@belislemichelle]

looooove the page at 5:30!!

[@lightwavz]

Me too! That and 15:09 The colors and textures!

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@enamary1]

Suggestion Sandi: clear tape around the homemade markers to preserve your writing? Thank you for all your videos, I look forward to them and love them. Make a great year.

[@hannatrue150]

LOVE the "Painting Birds" painting at 20:28 that's teasing your new class. I cannot wait for this to go live!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful sketchbook!

[@sandihester]

Ohh good! It will be out at the end of august

[@irenestone7635]

Love your sketchbooks! Would also love to see a video on how you use the sketches to make a finished painting!

[@lizaw7641]

Sandi ,you can add Liquitex or any flow medium along with the water and the paint markers will stay liquidy.

[@stephanie.kilgast]

I especially loved the landscape at 5:32 I think it's quite strong in composition, value and colors. Always fun and inspiring to see your videos :)

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@Drpepperlover4evera]

I love all your work but there's something so magical to me about your bird paintings, especially your owls 💜💜

[@sandihester]

Thank you so much!! I do love painting owls

[@kierusekai]

Hi Sandi! A couple of people already kind of mentioned, but I think the issues you were having with the paint markers is because the paint isn't thin enough. Someone else also mentioned Golden, which is good to use as an example, because they have 3 different thicknesses of paint- heavy body, fluid (soft body), and high flow. High flow would be the appropriate viscosity for a paint marker, but if you only used Liquitex Soft Body and didn't thin it with a medium, it would be too viscous still and would not flow appropriately for a paint marker. I believe FW acrylic inks are also about the right viscosity for paint markers. Further, I would advise that if you opt to thin your paints instead of using one meant to go directly in paint markers, you should definitely use an acrylic medium and NOT water. Someone mentioned Liquitex Flow Aid in the comments, and that may work, though if you use too much it will have the same issues that you'd get by adding water, since it doesn't contain any acrylic binders. What might be best could be an airbrush medium, since that uses acrylic binders and won't alter the opacity as much as other fluid mediums. I believe airbrush paints are also suitable to go in paint markers, if you need yet another option 😅 Though you've probably already started doing research or further experimentation on your own... I hope this unsolicited advice isn't unwelcome!!

[@kierusekai]

(btw, I do not actually have personal experience with some of the products I mentioned, but I like to think my knowledge is reasonably solid, as I worked at Blick for almost 4 years)

[@lightbulbnirvana]

You are so prolific, Sandi! Thanks for sharing. And ALSO the good bad singing!

[@sandihester]

That good bad singing cracked me up!

[@fuzzydragons]

lol 'wall of glass', my brain does the same thing😝 16:53 often the big burly bikers are teddy bears

[@fredman5222]

I love your work, very inspirational. Thank you and God blees!

[@leesvision]

Much love ❤️ 🙏 I've never used soft pastel before but after seeing your work I might have to try them

[@JulieToye-gy6ij]

Need to get myself over to substack!!! ☺️💖☺️🤗

[@oneeyewitch]

I did my degree in art but glass art so i didnt learn to paint or draw. I never did art when I was younger. I went to art college when i turned 33 and learnt to do glass. I wanted to do a masters I took last year as a break and did a glass artist residency. I was applying for my masters and I didnt have a clue what to do. I remembered in alot of your vidoes you talked about playing. So when getting my portfolio together I decided to play. I had it in my head if i didnt get in it wasnt meant to be but at least I had fun instead of being stressed out. I got in. I start my masters iin art and engagment in september :) Im glad i listened to you about playing.

[@JM-qf1nr]

I like your pictures. They are so powerful.

[@NatashaNewtonArt]

I love your sketchbook tours. I always find them hugely inspiring! Edited to add: I keep meaning to have a go at car sketches - I love this idea!

[@sandihester]

Thank you Natasha! I’ve been loving the new season of Creative Catch Up!!! Thanks so much for watching and yes, give the car sketching a try!

[@leahevergreenart]

I didn’t even think to look on amazon for empty paint marker markers! Thank you for letting us know. I tried to use paint and watered it down before but they ended up drying or something cause they didn’t work that well. I ended up using Air Brush medium instead of water and high flow from golden and it works great now.

[@AnitasDreams]

So excited to see a video this afternoon. I have been binging on your videos & I plan on taking your Acrylics workshop. I just placed an order with Blicks. I ordered some Inktense blocks & a sketchbook & some more watercolors but I forgot the Tombows. Guess that will give me an excuse to order again.

[@sandihester]

Thank you for watching! So glad you’re enjoying the channel!

[@svetlanav1107]

Thank you Sandi ❤ nice as always 🤗 love your sketchbook tours

[@sandihester]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@crystaltanart]

SO INSPIRING!

[@lisathemessenger7973]

The more of your work I see the more I love it 🙏😎

[@fergo3571]

I love this! The intensity of the ink tint blocks (is that what you called them?) is brilliant. Do you feature these in any of your videos in more depth? I’d like to know about them and perhaps add a few to my supplies to try out.

[@GM-yn9nc]

Yes, more ducks and owls please ❤

[@janeandclementine]

Please please please Sandi, publish a book of your sketches. My husband, sister, niece and nephew say I am the hardest person to buy for and I reply “it’s because I’m holding out for Sandi’s books”.

[@sandihester]

Ohhh I love that you’re holding out! I’m waiting for Grady to start that project

[@brittabeningfield3472]

I LOVE Sandi Fridays ❤ So excited for the birds class, can't wait! The painting you were concerned about the values : totally enchanted with it. It gave me the feel of being in a shaded woods on a very bright, sunny afternoon. No really white highlights, but still super vibrant colors. If you really want to keep track of your mixes in the markers you could number them and cover with masking tape so you can get at the numbers later. Then, while you're mix/swatching (in designated recipe sketchbook?) you could write the ingredients by your numbers.

[@kathyhackney7950]

Omg she's doing a bird class? Do you know if it'll be available to purchase like later? Or is it live? I def don't gave the money right now but I'd love to support and learn from Sandi❤

[@sandihester]

Good tip with the markers and I’m so glad you like the woods painting

[@sandihester]

It will be out at the end of august

[@rosaliemaguire]

If you have liquitex flow aid, that works great to thin paint for the markers.

[@sandihester]

👍🏻

[@hollynoscar3534]

love love love the lake paintings that start at 10:58. i love that they say so much with very little detail... they're stunning. you inspire me so damn much! xo.

[@sandihester]

So glad to hear that!!

[@loriknoke8021]

I would keep the paint brush that you show at the end as it may be useful for creating different marks. I know some artists actually take old brushes and cut off some of the fibres to create a more scattered/varied brush stroke and adding in a textured layer ie. grasses.

[@lyndacrawford521]

Love your work with the kids! I’m excited for a book from you! 🌺

[@sandihester]

Thank you Lynda!

[@tizzas1232]

I just want to say I love how you manage to capture people. The biker dude is so expressive, it's like I can actually feel him looking at me!

[@sandihester]

Ohhh thank you!

[@thuntz29]

There are some really gorgeous sketches here Sandi! So inspiring! I often find abstraction quite difficult to connect with but yours are absolutely stunning 🤩

[@deborahmeyers551]

Totally love your sketchbook tours thanks Sandi 😊 ❤

[@sandihester]

Thank you Deborah!!!

[@lacamasprairie]

I just love your unique interpretations of the landscape!

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@trudyhoneycutt452]

Sandi, Amazon has all the Cretacolor Mega colored pencils available as singles!! They have your beloved Ultramarine!!

[@loriknoke8021]

I love the pic of your neighbours property.!! The colour s are gorgeous!

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@valeriemafrica]

Hi Sandi ! I love looking at these sketchbook tours. You really have a unique style and such a spontaneous and fresh way of painting and drawing. I am also amazed by your way of approaching complicated subjects, like this Creek area, from which you created an incredible drawing, nothing seems to scare you. Your audacity is stimulating and inspiring also for me as an artist. Thank you for sharing all of this . Greetings from France 😊

[@sandihester]

Awe - thanks so much!

[@JJsketchbook]

Oh I just loved watching this! Thank you so much! I’m away from home and don’t have my Mega hex pencil with me but do have my Prismacolour Ultramarine 902 which I think I brought instead of the mega hex because it is the same colour and I’ve lost my big sharpener. The 902 is the very thin old style Prismacolor. But I’m sure you’ve probably got it and already compared it.

[@sandihester]

I’ll check that one out. I don’t think I have that prisma color

[@NATUREDRAWINGS]

A interesting and nice tour

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@impish22]

Starting my weekend off in a happy way with Sandi !! Thanks for posting Sandi !!

[@sandihester]

Thank you! 🥰❤️

[@ChantelleArts]

I love your sketchbooks, it’s so inspiring seeing how much art you can create in such a short space of time 😍 plus I currently have a royal talens sketchbook and they have a lot of pages! 😮

[@sandihester]

Thank you! I haven’t always been this prolific but I do enjoy it so much now that I an

[@franshelley6288]

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[@demandarampage]

bumpity paper makes you shudder and I laughed out loud! lol

[@sandihester]

😂

[@mozidacat]

Yay! Thanks Sandi!!! Been waiting for this! Now I can kick back and enjoy my Friday afternoon 🧡🩵🤎

[@sandihester]

Ohhhh good ❤️

[@gwenritch]

Thanks so much Sandi for another great video! My sketchbook is like my diary so full of expressions and memories...precious...thanks for sharing

[@sandihester]

Yes, I totally agree!

[@estrellasenlatierra2717]

Estaba apurada por terminar de trabajar y dejar todo limpio para tirarme en la cama, tapada hasta la cabeza y disfrutar de tus cuadernos ❤ gracias Sandi 🩵

[@sandihester]

Ohhh thank you!!!! ❤️

[@michl6688]

Thoroughly enjoyed this one with a big cup of coffee this afternoon. Love the painting of the neighbouring property. I am so excited for the bird class!

[@sandihester]

So glad you enjoyed it and I’m glad you’re excited about the class!

[@jam4441]

I will be saving my pennies for your bird class, very exciting. I am guessing it will include a few different media and surfaces?

[@sandihester]

Ohhh good! Yes, different mediums for sure

[@artistzhna]

Blick’s may have ultramarine megacolor. I use sepia & picked it up at Jerry’s. I could check locally if you get stuck & send it to you

[@sandihester]

I’ve got another mega color ultramarine I just haven’t been able to find that same blue in other brands

[@sandihester]

Thank you for offering that though! So sweet of you!

[@artistzhna]

@@sandihester Understand having the right color. You're so sweet

[@catholictortillas777]

I so love your sketchbook tours! Handing you a glass or wine or tea! Thank you so much for your car sketch idea! I did this on our 4 bus trips in Mexico recently. It was so fun and helped pass the time. HUG

[@sandihester]

I bet that helped pass the time! I know it does for me!

[@janineheifetz8825]

Thank you!

[@Marti_Lay]

Thanks for your idea of building up a scene while you're riding in the car. I ride trains in Europe alot and have started to do this as the trains are very fast so I capture pieces here and there, and add them together with some memory pieces. Giving permission to manipulate the scene as you are moving is very freeing.

[@sandihester]

That’s a perfect place to build a scene sketch!

[@irenegarcia7356]

Parchment paper works well for protecting them

[@madelynsmith8281]

Love the birds in the sketchbook tour. I love how you explain exactly what you have created step by step. Also I bought that viva sketchbook about a year ago. It was either Blick or Jerry's Artarama. I really love the sketchbook, but it did take me sometime to get used to it. 😊

[@sandihester]

It’s taking me some time to get use to also - I can’t decide if I like it or not yet

[@dejewa]

The paint markers section you’ve posted already. Still love it, but just wanted to share in case anyone had seen it already.

[@junemaguire5053]

Love your park scene.the blues and red with the black looks amazing in the hoodies.

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@thinkerdreamersketcherspy]

Your sketches are always so inspirational. ❤ I've been trying to get that "sketching from a sketch that was sketched from a sketch on location" process going myself but it's sooooo hard. I'll keep trying though, I know it's going to be useful. I don't know if you're going to see this, but as a paint marker user I like to write the mixes on the barrel, as well as adding a swatch. To have it last, I'll cover the marker with a clear packing tape. When refilling, ripping the tape out cleans the barrel really well so new mixtures can be recorded on a clean(-ish) slate.

[@sandihester]

Great tip! Thank you!

[@janeandclementine]

5:29. Exquisite!

[@megbowyer6436]

I love the page with the lake and the jetty 💚. Just seems to capture a ‘vibe or mood’ that speaks to me in some way. Of course we are only 7.32 m in…… but just couldn’t help myself to comment on that one 😊

[@sandihester]

Thank you Meg!

[@jude1515]

Beautiful sketches and paintings!

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@anapaulaotero-illustration875]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@denisecope]

The one from your yard. The golden brown mountain and the shadow in the background. I love love love that one.

[@sandihester]

Thank you Denise!

[@artshegoes]

so inspiring❤

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@dolphinboy9717]

i saw some dude on yt doing the refillable marker thing and he used that 'high flow' acrylic paint... was golden i think.

[@Christine__D]

Whenever you do the 2 + 2 fingers at the end I think you are remembering Chuck Woolery "We'll be back in 2 and 2 after these messages" 😂 Was it thwt Love Connection show he did?

[@sandihester]

No it wasn’t but that’s funny

[@DinkyPixie]

Your first sketchbook cover looks like a painted bird flew into it, haha...like the imprints they make on clear windows.

[@sandihester]

That’s funny

[@andeemay5954]

Love the Canada 🇨🇦 goose or geese!!!❤. Although they are messy and can be aggressive..sorry about that! 😂. A big fan from Canada

[@sandihester]

Very messy! We have two that come back to our pond every year.

[@evawagner8490]

✌️ P r o m o s m

[@editaedita473]

I find it quite telling that content that was made for paying Patreon's, finds its way to the artists you tube to reach more likes and money for themselves! What is the concept of a Patreon to then find it for free on KZbin other than a con on the Patreon.

[@lightwavz]

First of all, I think you have pretty bad attitude from the get go. But I don't know what you're complaining about. Sandi's workshop pieces that she has paid for from other artists? Her art doesn't divulge those sessions. And if you are talking about the Substack videos, those are a free bonus for her followers. There's no fees. Perhaps you are just having a bad day and want to rethink your complaining.

[@sandihester]

I have no idea what you’re talking about - I don’t even have a Patreon account

[@sandihester]

Thank you ❤️

[@kp-ew1bn]

I’m not sure what you mean. Sandi doesn’t have a Patreon; all of her content is free.