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You are so real! Thank you for the little "out-takes" at the end of your video!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and your kind words Pauline! I really appreciate it x

I was PROUDLY the 1000th like. It was my honor. thank you for sharing this magic

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Awww thank you! And wow 🤩 😂❤️ I can’t believe it’s hit 1000!! Thank you for watching, liking and letting me know 🤣😂🤣

Can’t believe I’ve only just stumbled across your content. Love it! New subscriber here 😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Dee! 💛💛

The Caran d'Ache palette is a great gift that isn't expensive but so useful especially with those Neo II crayons or watercolor pencils, or even watercolor markers.

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Paula!! That is a great suggestion xx

Thank you for your insights!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

You’re more than welcome Lena 💛

Great video. Thanks. Lots of great ideas and suggestions. I think you covered it all pretty good. In addition to the technique and tutorial type videos, I just love this type of video. My suggestion for gift ideas would be a good quality watercolor brush or brush set. I put nice brushes in my wish lists but usually never feel that I can justify spending that much on a brush, so getting one as a gift, as I have this Christmas from my other half, is just a wonderful feeling. Good quality paper is another idea. Storage solutions would be another good one and you covered that pretty well in one of your recent videos. Everyday studio supplies are always good - rulers , drawing pencils, erasers - like the Tombow Mono Zero or kneadable etc., tape, brush holders and pencil cases. Nice pencils, like Caron d’ache or Derwent Inktense. I got back into art, specifically watercolor, a little less than a year ago after being away from it for way too many years. I cleaned out a cupboard and came upon a set of watercolor paints (Grumbacher Academy) that my mother had bought for me for Christmas about 55 years ago. The tubes were, of course, all dried up, but wow, didn’t that bring back some wonderful memories. It was a very special gift. I think that you made mention in one of your videos about something special your mom gave you?? Hope I’ve got that right. It made me smile and think of those Grumbacher paints. It was that long ago Christmas gift that got me back into art and watercolor. I bought some paint and now I just can’t seem to stop myself, LOL. Thanks again for another enjoyable video.

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and sharing SnowPony! Your list of suggestions are great and I’m glad that you’ve got the good quality paint brushes! You heard correctly, my mum bought me the set of kuretake watercolours and they mean the world to me ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for watching and your lovely message! I hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful Christmas and that you continue to enjoy your love of watercolour with the same excitement you had when receiving that special set 55 years ago ❤️❤️❤️

@snowpony001

7 ай бұрын

@@SketchesnScrubs Thank you and a very merry Christmas to you! ✨❤️

Gifting art supplies to someone? My suggestion would be: 4 pieces 8”by 10” watercolor paper; 2 brushes Small and medium, 3 tubes paint primary, and 3 tubes secondary, simple instruction sheet, and two drawing pencils. A small but affordable taste of watercolor. Wrapped up and bowed! 22:30 22:30

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Great suggestions Karen xx

Ok, you just had me cracking up with you when you said “sketchbook-wise…” 😂😂😂 I know, I know - me toooo 😂😂😂😂

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Gonna send this video to my husband for inspiration 😂

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂 glad you enjoyed the video lol and I hope it helps him 💛

I love all of your suggestions. I would recommend some nice brushes. I love Silver Black velvet and the Princeton Neptune lines. Both brands offer regular brushes individually and in sets. They also offer their beautiful brushes in travel sets where the brushes pull apart and nestle into the handle. It is so nice to use your favorite brushes on the go. For water brushes, that have water in the handle, my favorite are the Derwent brand. They also can be bought in a set. ❤ Happy painting everyone!

@deeh9563

8 ай бұрын

Those are fabulous brushes - agreed!!!

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Jessica! And your lovely suggestion! I hope you’re well and that you’re having a merry Christmas & a happy new year xx

@JessicaHessjessanotherhess

7 ай бұрын

@@SketchesnScrubs It was a very blessed Christmas. I hope you had a happy day too. XO♥️

Great video. KZread keeps deleting my art supply suggestion so I am going to try this one more time. I love the HG Art Concepts Painters Colour Diary for paint swatching. 140 lb 100% cotton paper swatch book holding 350 swatches with glassine sheets in between pages so the pages won’t stick together. i think KZread is deleting this because I say where to find it so I am going to say think of the place whose packages have a big smile on them when delivered. Think Prime day. . Have a good week.

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 I loved your “clues”. I don’t know why KZread was deleting your comment! But I’m glad you found a way round it, thank you for sharing Anita P.S. Amazon 💛 for anyone wondering lol x

I would recommend a subscription or gift card to a local art studio that offers classes. While I’m appreciative of tangible objects as gifts from family and friends, I know that it can be overwhelming to go into the art supply store and pick something out.

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

That’s such a good idea 💛 thank you for sharing xx

I’m going a no buy too, and used what I have instead

Finally, a discount code that you can use with your existing Jackson's Art account! Thanks for saving me almost £20!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

You’re more than welcome! Hope you enjoy your new supplies 💛

Great suggestions! Neocolor II's are THE classic but I also like Derwent drawing pencils. They have a 5 or 6 pencil set in a tin that has a nice range of neutral colors with such a great texture for sketching.

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and sharing! I’ll keep an eye out xx

Such a lovely inspirational selection of supplies! I love my Kuretake watercolours but aspire to having the wooden box of sennelier watercolours! The brass palette is a thing of beauty! 😊

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Simone ❤️❤️❤️

Ooh the color cubes look interesting, will definitely check those out! Thanks for these recommendations 😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks for watching Melanie 💛

Dr. Sketches, you know how I feel about the Koval sketchbooks, I put them on par with the Etchr Perfect Signature (they use the same paper - Fabriano Artistico) and they come in different sizes and some even come with Arches or Saunders Waterford paper. I mention them because while I love love love the Etchr Signature, it's always only a limited edition, whereas the Koval Pro Sketcher is offered all the time (though my favorite of them all is the hot press landscape Pro Sketcher that uses Fabriano 5 paper).

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

😂😂 I’d expect nothing less from you ❤️ the day I try Koval (once I’ve made a dent in my triple digit sketchbook collection) it’ll be because of your recommendation x x

Thanks. Another suggestion is an Art Toolkit palette 🎨

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! That’s a lovely suggestion, one I’ve had my eye on 💛

Well, I can't help but recommend my watercolor gift box - it's so much fun! Great video, Sketches! Thank you!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Miranda! P.S. Miranda’s advent calendar is available via: alkalicreekart.com/ols/products/2023-watercolor-gift-box

@MirandaWatsonArt

8 ай бұрын

@@SketchesnScrubs thanks!

I love the craziest supplies so i would recommend Artgraf and XL blocks. I love neocolour one and acrylic inks aswell. Well, i love all art supplies 😂

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

😂😂 soo many great art Supplies it is hard to narrow them down x

Thank you for sharing your recommendations. I also adore the Etchr sketchbook, they are such a pleasure to work with. I only recently came back into the creative world (child obsessed with drawing and creating but unfortunately stopped in school due to stress and burnout.) Your videos have served as a big inspiration for me. July 2023, I successfully completed a sketchbook in full for the first time in my life using the everyday sketchbook by Etchr. I can't even emphasise how important that felt for me. OMG, the major brushes brand making you almost quit painting is so relatable haha. I'm sure we used that exact brand in secondary school. So, combining those paints with bad-quality paper was just a recipe for disaster. It convinced my younger poor self that I was just too stupid to understand how to paint :( higher quality products really do make a difference with some mediums.

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Katie xx

My Caran D’Ache Neocolor II tin is my number one recommendation for a gift! Such a fun video!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Maggie 💛💛💛

These are all great suggestions! I have half of these and kind of want the other half lol. Travel brush sets are a good idea- they're usually more expensive than normal brushes so i remember it took a long time for me to buy some and i love them so much 😊

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ChaosInca xx

Davinci has their dot cards on sale along with watercolor and gouache 60% off right now

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

I’m so tempted but the international shipping fees are quite a bit 😭😭😭

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing though Rebecca xx

I really need to try the Etchr sketch books! I would also recommend the Artgraf tailor shapes sets. They look so good in the cork trays and are so much fun to paint with.

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Laura xx

so many cute gift ideas, its wonderful ❤❤❤

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Chantelle! 💛💛💛

So many art supplies that it's hard to not want all of them, especially the ones that are not very renowned are getting very nice color pallet. Thank you for upload , pretty hair lady 😊😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Great point! Thanks for watching John! Xx

I was fortunate enough to receive a large sum of money a few years ago allowing me to purchase the entire set of neocolor 2 crayons only to discover that you cannot use other mediums on top of them once dry as they are made of wax so as wonderful as they are to use the tin still looks brand new as the day I opened them. I have tried to use them as accents to other mediums or as the last step but they are quite thicker then a pencil crayon so I just like to open them, run my hands along the crayons and then stick them back on the shelf again.

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

That’s the same set I have my eye on lol I use them as final steps/ touch ups too. What mediums do you usually use? I do find that most things won’t layer on top of them in the dry state but you can layer once you’ve dissolved them with water and it’s dried 💛 I hope that you find a way to use them that sparks the same level of inspiration as when you bought them those years ago 💛💛💛 thanks for sharing x

Great recommendations. I love the Betty Hayways watercolour brushes from the Chelsea Paper Company, saw a few KZreadrs recommending them and wasn’t disappointed.

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and the suggestion Dale! 💛

Thank you for sharing all these wonderful ideas ❤😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

You are so welcome Sandra! xx

I love Davinci watercolor and they have some wonderful curated palettes. Such fun colors! A nice Kolinsky brush size 6 or 8 could also be a special gift

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing LC! Are there any DaVinci Colours in Particular that you would recommend? 💛

Lovely recommendations! I ordered the Khadi fat book and a Szmal set from Jackson’s. Thanks for the discount code!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

You are more than welcome! I hope that you love them as much as I do x x

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Qor also makes some half pan sets. The paints are gorgeous and the palettes themselves are also kind of unique and I really enjoy them.

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing InkyMD! I love them too 💛

Love Daniel Smith watercolors and Strathmore 500 watercolor paper (cold press) 😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing and being an MVP Samantha! xx

Haha… always enjoy outtakes 😂😂. Great gift ideas, I agree with them ALL as I already have (and immensely enjoy) a lot of the products you mentioned! I love the idea of those colour cubes and have considered them SO many times, but I don’t really have a spot to store them (where they’d be easily accessible and get used). Someday, if I redesign my painting space and perhaps get rid of other craft supplies, I’ll be able to pick up a set. Some other gift ideas… 1) I ordered a wooden brush rest from Etsy a few years back and I love having a place to lie my brushes down while they’re drying, or to keep them flat and ready to use when I’m working on a project with multiple brushes. 2) I also think that a gift card to your loved one’s favourite online or local art store is a FAB gift. Give them the gift of choice and let them buy something they’ve wanted for a while. 3) Following along the Etchr gift ideas, if they like to paint on the go, I think the Etchr Field case is fabulous for taking a small selection of supplies with you (and more reasonably priced than the Etchr Slate mini… which I also use a lot 😊).

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and your great gift ideas FaithAnn 🤣😂🤣 I’m glad you enjoyed it xx

thanks for sharing...we have similar taste :) Happy holiday season from Montreal!🌲🌲

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

You are more than welcome Anna! Great minds think alike! Xx

Follow up- I have the signature series Etchr sketchbook from 2021 in cold press and just got a hot press one this week. I was very disappointed to see they cut the number of pages down from 52 to 44. So they basically eliminated 8 pages and charge $74.99 vs $75.00 from 2 years ago. They are beautiful sketchbooks, granted, but really for the price they should not skimp on paper which they most likely get bulk prices on. Did they think we wouldn't notice? Love your videos BTW. I always watch them to the end!

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and your kind words! I must admit I was also disappointed that there are less pages - my assumption is that they did this to remove the watermarked pages that some artists didn't like; but I miss the missing 8 pages lol x x

Love this video was good fun luv hugs ❤😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Lara! 🤗

Thanks so much. ❤😊

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching 💛💛💛

Artemiranda has a lovely enamelled white heavy weight palette, two versions, with a removable insert for less than 20 quid, perfect for assembling a personalised collection of watercolours, it looks to have nice sized wells, it is unusual and practical, check it out in their palette section. I would be delighted to own one, so it may well be my pressie to me!

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and sharing Lindy ❤️

I love this list! however I wouldn't have it in me to use the limited edition sketchbook (it's like getting into a super hot relationship but you know it's short term) or the brass palette lol

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 thanks for watching and sharing! I’m counting on Etchr to keep ‘em coming lol x

Got my self a etchr signature sketch book in hot pressed and one in cold pressed. Cant believe ive never thought to use or check for discount codes when i do my multiple hauls. Nice getting the 10% off the all ready 10%black friday deal! Little early xmas pressy :) thanks for sharing ❤

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Yay!! You are more than welcome! I’m glad you benefited from the discount lol I always search for but rarely find any for art supplies lol hence singing about this one from the rooftops 😂 I hope you enjoy your new sketchbooks!! 💛❤️

I was interested in your gouache class you mentioned but I did not see a link. Is it only available to ko-fi members?

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Sandra! It is open to everyone ( I just completely forgot to link it lool) It is available here: ko-fi.com/s/e289ae5fda Hope you enjoy painting with gouache! xx

hey great vid! have you tried michael harding watercolours? would be really keen on your opinion/ review of them! Thanks :)

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

Hey Ann! I have tried them a few times - they are okay. They are beautiful colours but have quite a drying shift and dull down a bit when dry. They are stickyyy so not for travel palettes as they will run from pan to pan (learnt that the hard way). All in all I think that they are nice but I think overpriced though I would like to play around with them a bit more to form a more concrete opinion. If you do get them - let me know what you think! xx

Thank you❤I tried to find the same kuratake set you showed in the video (the big one) but couldn't.. Does this set have a name, I really like it's choice of colours

@marilynlyon5953

8 ай бұрын

It might be the art nouveau set. It has been difficult to find at times

@ninanoorable

8 ай бұрын

@@marilynlyon5953 thank you so much

@SketchesnScrubs

7 ай бұрын

The 24 set is called art nouveau set: amzn.to/477J5Bd The other set is the "36 set", it doesn't have a name that i know of: amzn.to/486Qx0D Both are on sale at the moment! Sorry for the late reply, I hope that helps x

Hey! Are the neo colors nontoxic?

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks for watching 💛 I’ve honestly never checked 😅

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

I’d recommend checking the Caran D’Ache site x

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@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

Thank you 💛💛💛

I should not have watched this video! 😅

@SketchesnScrubs

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂