I love the Cotman Sketchers Pocket box as my portable palette but I have re-filled most pans now, as they ran out with artist grade paint from tubes. I have also modified my sketch box by adding 5 foam board dividers to the unused brush well to create an additional six small colour wells that I have filled with my lesser used but must have colours. This has given me a very comprehensive 18 colour palette - identical to the colour palette I use every day at home.

I watched this a few years ago and I'm still on my watercolour journey. Thank you!

I think you have found the perfect setup or kit. I like to keep it simple and not pack too much. This is all you need.

👍 👍🏻 👍🏽 *Tip* : get an old tube sock, cut the tip off, and put it on your wrist....use this as a wiper , for your brush....this way you don't need to use a ton of napkins. cheers 5:41 No such thing as a bad painting / sketch .

@cassandradoyle3609

4 жыл бұрын

Or a sponge

I really like this easy to pack watercolor kit. Thanks for sharing.

Years ago, my dad (since deceased) gave me a little travel watercolor kit. But it had brushes. Major hassle to have clean water and clean the brushes. I like the travel brushes. Neat idea.

Beautiful girl with an amazing talent! Thanks for the video

Love your catchphrase "go take a hike". Neat watercolour kit too.

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! You are the first person saing that :) I have started to wonder if people think it's offencive as the "take a hike" can be said in offencive way. But I hope you all can see that I mean it in a very positive way :)

@coastwalker101

7 жыл бұрын

I have given the paintbrushes you use to my father for Christmas to encourage him to paint some more on holiday this year. Your pictures show how well they can work. The 'go take a hike' comes across as a wide awake suggestion to me, it is charming as you say it. Have a great 2017!

@pdgiddie

7 жыл бұрын

"Go take a hike" is often associated with the meaning "get lost", but it's quite a mild version. I'm sure everyone can tell it's meant to be a fun / cheeky catch-phrase :) I would probably say "go for a hike", which doesn't have that association, but it's your catch-phrase now; no need to change it :D

To parody the tv ad...On your hike, buster!'. I feel an affinity for this stuff. Strange but true.

Thanks for sharing that. I thought that those pictures were all good. The rustic appearance of the paintings is part of the appeal of watercolor art, to me. I really liked the color of your walls, too...that looked like a very relaxing color. I hope all is well there.

I have always used watercolour pencils and spread the colour with a wet brush. Those brushes give a better effect I think, great idea, thank you. Tony

Loved the video!!! Sweetheart, the sketches/paintings that you said were "bad" is still a thousand times better than anything I could do!!! You're a very beautiful and talented lady!!! Thanks for all of your videos, they're great!!!

Happy to see you doing something you enjoy. Live Big, while you are young because living big when you are older means a different thing. I have never been able to draw or paint while traveling because my family (kids, in-laws) are not patient enough for me to take an hour. Cell phones didn't exist then. So, I am very happy to see you doing this. It is vicarious happiness, but I smile just the same. Best to you in your travels. Hike on!

Wonderful video of your watercolor kit and tools. I have the same watercolors and love them. I just subscribed so now I will watch some of your hiking trips too. Thanks Hiker in Estonia!

it's really really nice paints !

What a beautiful hobby. A nice complement to hiking.

Nice video, I'm glad I found your channel.

Aww you remind me so much of my high school friend Julia, she was from Estonia, great video btw!

My exact setup 8 years ago, now I'm using a Canson Montval Watercolor 300g notebook and enjoying it a lot. That little pallets is a true gem indeed! Thanks! -A

i really like your videos. I look forward to watching every one of them. I see you are a caring honest person and you have sparked an interest for me in your country. I am from Fenelon Falls Ontario Canada. not far from where i live is where there is the cottage from my youth. As a teenager i remember that there was a lot of Estonian people in our cottage community. The men were craftsmen and some of then built there own Boats. That inspired me to also build my own Canoe and i have enjoyed many a canoe camping trip. So keep up the videos and keep hiking. You are an inspiration . Take care

Great kit.. thanks for sharing:)

I've been doing some fishing to occupy some time between setting up my tent and sleeping when backpacking, but I've never really enjoyed fishing (maybe if I was better at it?). When I saw this video I got excited about having a new way to spend quiet time in the woods! Thank you. I showed this to one of my sons, who is much more of an artist than I am. He put together a kit modeled on yours and gave it to me for Christmas this year! Yay! I'm looking forward to playing with the paints a bit while waiting for the snow to melt so I can get back on the trail with my new hobby.

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+FlashGeiger That's great! Happy painting! And don't forget - it's not about the picture, it's about the process 😉

Thank you for ths tip to use water color brushes that I have never heard or seen before! I guess in winter cold temperatures the water will freeze maybe adding some other solvent to keep the liquid from freezing? But of course you can always use your camera to take the pictures to then later on maybe at home be painted! So again big THANK to you for your nice YT Video that is well done and inspirational and keeping us all informed what to bring with us if we like to do some water color paint work during our hikes! Brillant work of you! Wishing you much inspiration in your many creative art works!

@MaiuLunekund

6 жыл бұрын

My fingers get very cold very easily so in winter time I do not paint outside. But yeah, in winter time the water would freeze in the brushes :)

Oh, I love these. It reminds me of the way I draw, but of course, much, much better! I am just getting started with the watercolor travelers notebooks.

Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing your art and your kit. I thought they were all great watercolor sketches. When I look at mine even the bad ones remind me of the place and time they were done. Sometimes things can fade without a trigger. Please keep it up and keep sharing. We all appreciate you.

Love it!!!! Light traveling tips, bare essentials I would defo see myself using. I live in Ireland so the zip lock bag idea is a MUST hahaha. Thank you also for sharing your drawings both the ones you are very proud of and those you don't! Great for sharing confidence among the community.

Thank you Maiu !

Very nice. Always looking for ways to lighten my load. Thanks

Hello from San Bernardino, California my Luna wanted to say hi! to your Luna, Lol! beautiful sketches as and awesome work of art, do enjoy watching your videos and that gorgeous smile hope to see more God Bless.

Excellent set up for easy carry and use. Rob.

lol your pet is sleeping at the back~~ so cute!

Yes, your watercolours are really lovely. Those watercolour brushes are pretty cool! If you hadn't pointed out what you thought your 'faults/not-proud-of's' were, they wouldn't have been 'faults' and wouldn't even had registered as such. I liked 'all' of them AND your self portrait with Luna..

Just a note to tell you that my wife really loves those water color pens! She has been using them for about a month now and we found out about them thanks to you :) Keep on hiking and painting!

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

Yeii! :D Glad to hear it.

Interesting brushes. You've got some good water-colours there.

A great compact sketch/watercolor kit. I love the watercolor sketches you showed that you completed. Very well done! (Luna sure knows how to relax and enjoy herself in her comfy bed :))

Just discovered your channel today. Love your videos! You have inspired me to put together a similar kit and learn to sketch and paint. Thank you very much!

outstanding pretty

Simple art project! I was trying to carry pastels, way too much weight and mess, watercolors look so easy and light!

Your paintings are very good! I to am an artist; but sadly I paint in oils! Many years ago I (played) with watercolour....never thought of taking a set with meon hikes....thanks for the suggestion! cheers & keep painting!

Great video! I’m going to make a similar kit soon to take on my hikes and wild camps in Ireland.

Very nice! I really like your technique.

Hello from one guy who lived in Latvia) Now I live in Spain and also want to do Hiking in new year and also do sketches. I have brushes like yours, but have problems with paper. Moleskine for me is very expensive hehe. Yours sketchs is very great and beautiful! When I studied at school, I was in Estonia many times and I very much liked the cities in which I was. It is obligatory when I go home to Latvia I will make an excursion to Estonia. ^^ You very much inspired me. This weekend I will go to draw the nature. Thank You!

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+Niko Deyrix Greetings to Spain! :)

I'm going to try this. I enjoy sketching but your video makes me want to try watercolors

love your talent, the only talent that I have is in knowing that I have none, so buying any art supplies is a comical waist of my time, and a tragic waist of money

Thank you so much !! Your art is awesome by the way even those you didn't like . Keep practicing and get better !

@MaiuLunekund

6 жыл бұрын

+Ruat ruata Thank you! 😊

Oh your work is so beautiful!

Very pretty art.

Awesome setup, great sketches. Keep it up!

Anyone ever tell you how pretty your eyes are? Anyway... I have never heard of those pens before, thanks for sharing. Now I have to get some for my wife and grand-daughters because they will love them. Keep on hiking and keep the videos coming :)

LOVE THIS!!!!!

Hi,your paintings are really nice and interesting. I don t know your profesion,but you can do paintings for books. Good lucky with that thing and with hiking as well.

You are very good. I really enjoy your videos. Come to Chicago.!

i learned another travel painting tip, use a wrist band instead of tissue paper for cleaning up bruhes

Oh my god

That is a fantastic and simple setup for watercolours =D I think I'll use a similar setup myself when I next go for a hike, so thankyou for the tips. Your paintings/drawings are all very good, your right to be proud of them! I'm from the UK and your English is VERY good! Your videos are well presented, well thought out, and delightfully pleasant to watch =) Keep being your cute self! T///

@MaiuLunekund

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 😊💙

I enjoy your channel ....I hope to see your country and Lithuania and Poland ...I spent six weeks in Ukraine and two weeks in Croatia and the people in both places were wonderful and I also wish to see Latvia. Do you speak Russian. I was amazed at how many people are fluent in so many languages.....we in my country for the most part just speak English.

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+William Reeder unfortunately I do nit speak Russian but I have learned it a bit in school so I can read it (but I don't understand 😁)

Oh thank you! I really enjoyed all your sketches. Yes, they don't always come out perfect but the process of enjoying and doing is the number one goal. Spending the time to do comes first. Result is a surprise and an exploration. What is the first language of Estonia?

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+elsa Grace Estonian is our official language :)

Thanks for this video, it was really helpful. I bought some items through the links! ;)

Very talented

Greetings from Sweden. I like your paintings. Sadly i can't paint so i try to capture my surroundings with camera instead. Your nature is very similar to the one we have here, but I recommend you to try to hike in the mountains here sometime. It really is well worth experiencing //Jonas

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+Mr Bassman Oh, I have clear plans in the future to come and hike in Sweden! The mountains are definitely something I can't experience here :)

I am going to do this on my next hike

Thank you, great share!

5:33 The sketching technique reminds me this series of books 4 children's, "Le petit Nicolas" ^^, love it :-D hahah. More sketching, g8 work girl ;-) gj btw, sorry 4 my English.

If you don't think you can draw or paint, but really want to, I recommend Betty Edward's "Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain." The book is really in a class by itself IF you really want to discover the truth about your artistic side. : )

I think you might like film called Waterwalker about traveller Bill Mason, who paint during his journeys...

@DominiqueB

4 жыл бұрын

Sympton, Just found the movie on www.nfb.ca/film/waterwalker/ - excellent recommendation, thanks!!

Thank you!!

I have to give this a try :D

loved the advice and your choice of colors. You have agood eye for painting landscapes. Did you go to school for art? thanks for sharing your a sweetheart.

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+Steve Gartman Thanks! I haven't gone to an art school, I have learned by trial and error (and with some help from KZread)

Thank you for the video

You're amazing :)

I really enjoyed your artistic drawings! I believe that drawing landscapes during a trip, makes the details engraved in our minds and provides unforgettable emotions, is it true???

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+Luiz Eduardo Bezerra You are absolutely right :)

Nice video. I liked your art work. Those little pocket water colour sets are handy, as are the water pencils. Have you ever used ink coloured pencils? They are similar to water colour pencils, but the colours are permanent when wetted and less prone to damage. The colours do tend to be petty vivid and this may not please traditional water colourists. Keep up the good work!

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+oldigger I have tried the watercolor pencils andI found them difficult to draw. Traditional watercolors are easier to me :)

@oldigger7060

7 жыл бұрын

Understood. pencil colouring isn't everyone's style and I am aware that water colours have qualities of their own. The ink colours can also be obtained in little blocks (like watercolours) and have the advantages of permanence and not "muddying" if you overpaint them. You are doing some nice work with your present system and I won't try to influence you. Happy trails!

Awesome

You require ZERO makeup! You are 100% natural beauty. Incredible! I would love to walk with you some day, your country or mine, there is much to see here as you can check my video collection and verify. Cheers

You put together a wonderful, lightweight watercolor kit. But I disagree with you on the painting of the house. The trees are simple shapes that don't distract the viewer from the lovely fine details on the house and its reflection in the water. You have lots of talent. I enjoy watching your hiking videos as well.

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+Lily Mac Thank yoh 😊

Funny... I lost my emerald green, too, in a lake while I was painting while floating on my floaty chair.

Nice work! Your kit is very good. Do you ever do larger paintings when not hiking?

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+Neil McCarron I am not doing bigger paintings yet as I am not feeling confident for it. Small canvas is less frightening :)

@neilmccarron4940

7 жыл бұрын

I understand. But just go for it and do not worry about whether you have good result or bad result then as you practise your confidence grows and care not of other folks opinion only your own if you're sastisfied that's all that matters. I think you would do well going by your work so far.atb from neil in scotland.

Enjoying your video's! The Moleskin is that the pocket (9x14) or the large (13x21cm)?

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+bsidez It's the pocket one!

Hi why not paint your walls white, so the room is not so dark!?

You are a lovely lady x

Thanks for sharing your kit. Are you a trained artist or self-taught? Your watercolors are very attractive.

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+JGB Sweeper Thanks for the compliment :) I'm self-taught and I am still learning all the time.

What size is this sketchbook and do you enlarge your sketches when you copy them to sell? Thank you, I enjoy your channel

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

One page of the sketchbook is 9x14cm and I do not enlarge them when I make them into prints, I just add white space at the edges to make them fit to a A5 size paper.

Amy Adams!

what brand is your collapsible brush?

@MaiuLunekund

5 жыл бұрын

The brush came with the watercolor set so this exact brush is not sold separately.

I wish I could paint...

Check your message folder Maiu.

I'm the 3,971 sub :)

Can I use a original journal for this?

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

+HoiImKat! // Skin Maker,Skin Shader You can use whatever journal, but it has to have watercolor paper, otherwise the paper will crumple and it will be ugly.

how much time do they go?

@MaiuLunekund

6 жыл бұрын

You mean how long the kit lasts? Well, I have replaced only three colors in two years (blue, green and yellow because I use them the most) so I can say you can make many-many pics with these colors :)

@sabihak9730

6 жыл бұрын

Hiker in Estonia yes and also it seems in a high quality. thank you i'll give it a try :)

thanks for sharing you need to check out Emily learning Bushcraft you and her look a lot alike and do a lot of the same things. she seems to be a sweet girl God bless have a great day

Used this as a gift idea for my niece this Christmas, and here's the thank you note I got in return. Thought you might enjoy! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaxh0JSbYZjTn9I.html

@MaiuLunekund

7 жыл бұрын

This is so sweet, thank YOU! :)

Можно же вопрос по-русски задать,вы же говорите?

Push😂😂😂

I love this little kit! Also I just started a hiking channel and would love for you to check it out :P

Kannst du deutsch

@carollippincott4699

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your sharing this has encouraged me! I will make use of what you have shared.

I want to marry you!

It was not "Hitler in Estonia - Mini watercolor kit for traveling & hiking"... Edit : My self I mostly hiking, painting, and shooting (photos) in Finland (south, lakes in Savo etc., West Coast and Lapland), sometimes in Portugal, Madeira and places where there is more mountains than here ;) Nice videos, Keep On Painting!! - E

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