Art journal #3 - drawing strangers from memory

Hi everyone, here's a quick sneak-peek at my latest art journal entry. I saw a stranger on the train station the other day, and her style and outfit really stuck with me. So I decided to try to recreate her look. I really like how it turned out and honestly, it was really fun trying to draw and paint something from memory. I used watercolors in my Moleskine sketchbook, which is not the best combo, but I made it work. The paper, although thick, is not heavy enough to handle a lot of water. I show the process of how I made this page in this Youtube video, which is linked below. All the materials I used will also be linked (they are affiliate links :). 

Sketchbook

Watercolors

Thanks for reading, I hope you'll go check out my channel :)

- Amanda

Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I get a small commission from each purchase through the links :)

watercolor portrait

Hey everyone! Here's a little sneak peek at a watercolor painting I did on my YouTube channel. If you want to check that out, there is a link here. I used watercolor and a white gel pen for pretty much the entire painting. 

Thanks for reading. I know this was a short one, but I just wanted to show you guys my latest work. If you have any ideas for new videos you want to see or questions for me, then please feel free to leave a comment. And otherwise, until next time!

- Amanda

Painting movie stills - sketch with me

Hello. Here's a quick post showing you the paintings featured in my latest Youtube video. I decided to ignore every and all expectation to myself and instead focus on creating. My primary goal was to explore the colors and textures of the different still images I found on Pinterest. I ended up choosing four screencaps from four great movies: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Dunkirk, The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road. I really enjoyed the process, and I hope you like the paintings. 

Go check out my Youtube video to see me paint each image. I started them all by laying down a base color for the sky, slowly adding paint strokes and never getting too caught up in the details. I'm really happy with all of them, and I think they are beautiful in each their way. 

Thanks for reading! If you want to see more you can go to my Instagram or Youtube channel, and otherwise, I'll see you soon.

- Amanda

Travel journal - my trip to Budapest

Hey everyone! Just a quick post here showing my latest travel journal entry. I did a video about it on my Youtube channel as well, if you would like to see my process. It was a wonderful trip, I went there with 8 friends and we all lived in a big apartment together. I'll write an in-depth blog post about my trip as well as recommendations for places to see and visit over on the travel blog section of my website. Here are the materials I used for this travel journal spread:

Watercolour brush pen

Windsor&Newton watercolors

Typewriter font stamps

Micron Fineliner

Faber Castell PITT artist pens

Finetec watercolor palette 

Thanks for reading <3 Remember to check out my YouTube channel, and otherwise I'll see you soon. 

- Amanda

Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I get a small commission from each purchase through the links :)

My art supply travel essentials

Hi there! I hope you are making it through the winter in one piece. One thing that definitely keeps me going during these cold months, is knowing that I'm going traveling soon. In fact, I'm going to Budapest, Hungary in just a few days, which inspired me to show all of you my favorite travel art supplies. I keep everything in a little canvas pouch. If you want to see everything go and check out the YouTube video I made! Here is a list of all the things I've shown in the video:

Micron Fineliner

Faber Castell PITT artist pens

Finetec watercolor palette 

Typewriter font stamps

Watercolour brush pen

Windsor&Newton watercolors

Reminisce gel pen

Kneaded eraser

I hope you all are having a great February so far. Remember to check out my video and otherwise, I'll see you soon.

- Amanda

Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I get a small commission from each purchase through the links :)