My review of Ohuhu's 320-marker set: quality, color range, nibs, blending, marker paper.

A guide to choosing paper for urban sketching: watercolor, mixed-media, sketching, and marker paper.

Beginner-friendly guide to graphite pencils: how to choose graphite (lead) pencils for urban sketching. Key characteristics and uses.

Colored pencils for urban sketches: what kind of pencils to use, how to choose and how to use. Read the posts or watch the video.

Gifts any sketcher and artist will love: markers, watercolor paper, pencil cases, books, viviva colorsheets, brush pens and inks.

Discover the basics of watercolor granulation. Learn how to use granulating watercolors in your sketches and paintings.

The best synthetic brushes to use with gouache: Winsor & Newton, Da Vinci, Escoda. Personal recommendations from an urban sketcher.

How many grey markers do you need? What's the difference between warm and cool tones? How do you decide what alcohol-based markers you need?

Best gifts for artists, urban sketchers, and other creatives for 2022 holiday season. Ideal for Christmas, birthdays and just for fun!

Pros and cons of using watercolor paints in pans and in tubes. Useful tips and personal experience.

How to read watercolor and gouache paint labels: series number, permanence rating, lightfastness, pigment number, opacity rating.

All the supplies you need to start drawing with ink: paper, nibs and nib holders, brushes, black and colored inks.

All you need to know about watercolor paper: textures, materials used, manufacturing methods, formats and sizes. Beginner-firendly guide.

Tips on how to store gouache on Mijello foldable palette, which protects gouache from leaking and drying. Ideal for urban sketching and home

A tutorial on using metallic watercolors together with regular watercolors on black paper for unusual effects in urban sketching

Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils for sketching. Which colors do you need? Combine colored pencils with gouache for expressiveness

Sketching on location: tips and tools for beginners. The benefits of joining an urban sketching group. Useful resources for sketchers.

Essential supplies for urban sketching: watercolors, professional brushes, watercolor paper, pocket-sized palettes, fineliners and pencils.

Essential supplies for urban sketching with gouache: paints, brushes, paper and accessories. Recommendations by a professional artist.

Learn how two choose gouache paints, and what colors to buy for your urban sketching needs. Learn the basics of color mixing.