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

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

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

Practical tips for using turquoise in urban sketching: pre-made paints, markers, pencils; mixing your own colors. Inspiration and examples.

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

This article gives a handy tip on what to do if your gouache has dried hard inside its tube.

Gouache is the perfect sketching medium for beginners. It’s easy to learn and use and fun to play around with.

In this article, you will learn how to choose colored pencils for bright and vivid mixed-media sketching with gouache, watercolor or markers