No Sketchbook Friday 7|52  e no Studio Vlog #5 mostrei os sketchbooks que estou a usar no momento.
O da fotografia de cima é o Talens Art Creation A5 que estou a usar para fazer desenhos gestuais e de estudo, mas que esta semana quis aproveitar para experimentar as aguarelas líquidas que comprei na semana anterior, e qual não foi a minha surpresa quando me apercebi que este diário gráfico aguenta muito bem esta tinta. Parece-me que irei usar mais vezes estas aguarelas nos meus desenhos gestuais!

In the  Sketchbook Friday 7|52  post and Studio Vlog #5 I shared my current sketchbooks.
The one I used above is the A5 Talens Art Creation that I'm using for gesture drawing and studies, but this week I wanted to try the liquid watercolors that I recently purchased, and I was pleasantly surprised how the paper hold it well. I will be using these watercolors more times in this sketchbook!

os meus novos Ecolines | 611 Turquesa (verde) | 420 Beje | 374 Beje Rosa the new liquid watercolors | 611 Green Turquoise | 420 Beije | 374 Pink Beije

Tudo a postos para mais um Inktober.
Este vai ser o meu terceiro ano a participar no Inktober e não podia estar mais entusiasmada!
Hoje vou escrever sobre alguns materiais que irei usar durante o desafio.

All set for another Inktober.
This will be my third year of participating in Inktober and I couldn't be more excited!
Today I will write about some of the art supplies I will be using.

A semana passada foi muito preenchida, mas um dos pontos altos foi a meio da semana - quando fui a uma loja de arte ❤️
Ultimamente tenho sentido que não tenho desenhado tanto quanto queria/podia/devia. Em parte, isso está relacionado como me tenho sentido em relação à minha arte, mas também já não me estava a sentir confortável com o diário gráfico que estava a usar. Era uma das prioridades desta viagem. Estou satisfeita com o diário que escolhi - é da Winsor & Newton, do tamanho que prefiro usar A5 com argolas, 50 folhas de 170gsm (nem muito grosso, nem muito fino) e aguenta tanto tinta como aguarela! Confesso que a parte da aguarela foi uma agrádavel surpresa (e na qual só reparei quando cheguei a casa).

Desde que mudei o meu espaço de trabalho para o meu quarto que ando a pensar que devia proteger melhor a minha secretária. Desastres e manchas podem acontecer quando uso gouaches, ecolines ou outras tintas líquidas por isso decidi que um tapete de corte dos grandes (A1) era o ideal para proteger a minha superfície de trabalho.

Desde que descobri ecolines que tenho um fascínio pelos frascos e por colecioná-los quase todos. Por isso não perdi a oportunidade de trazer mais duas cores para a minha colecção (390 Rosa Pastel e 654 Verde Pinho).

Desta vez controlei-me no departamento dos marcadores Copic. Estas são as minhas primeiras recargas. Escolhi apenas algumas das cores que mais uso, mas fiquei com outras debaixo de olho para uma próxima vez.

Eu uso bastante no meu caderno e apontamentos/bullet journal um marcador com ponta pincel em cinza claro. O que costumo usar até têm bastante tinta e supostamente daria para comprar mais tinta para o encher. No entanto não encontro tinta igual ou aquela cor. Por isso decidi experimentar este marcador à base de água com ponta pincel da Zig. Para o uso que lhe dou é muito bom. Têm o contra de ter menos tinta, mas pró de ser mais barato. E fiquei com alguma vontade de investir noutras cores para usar nos meus apontamentos.

Outros momentos altos da semana:
- aprendi a fazer duas receitas chinesas típicas de take-away e que ficaram muito saborosas;
- descobri uma tinta semi-permanente que quero experimentar para tingir o meu cabelo ❤️  (só preciso de escolher a cor e começar a preparar-me para uma mudança radical!);
- escolhi e comecei a desenvolver as novas capas das agendas Nuts for Paper;
- e tirei um dia da semana para celebrar as 83 primaveras da minha avó ❤️


Last week was a very occupied one, but one the highlights of the week were when I went to an art shop.  ❤️
Lately, I've been feeling that I hadn't drawn as much as I could, wanted or should. Partially that's related to how I have been feeling about my art, but it's also related to how uncomfortable I was feeling towards my current sketchbook. Getting a new one was one of my top priorities. I choose Winsor & Newton, ring bind A5 sketchbook with 50 sheets of 170gsm paper that can even hold watercolors (and this was a very nice surprise!). So far I'm happy with it.

Since I change my workspace for my bedroom that I've been pondering that I should protect my desk. Disasters and stains are a natural thing when one uses inks so I pick one big (A1) cutting mat to do the job.

Since I found liquid watercolors that I've been fascinated with its packaging and how easy they are to use. Slowly I've been catching collecting them all. So I couldn't pass the chance of getting a couple more (390 Pastel Rose and 654 Pine Green).

I was very restrained when I got near the Copic markers department. This time I only choose recharges (my first ones!) and only got some of the colors I most use. But I already have a few more picked for the next time.

I have a notebook that I use daily almost like a bullet journal where I often use a brush pen in a light gray. The one I use had a lot of ink but it's almost run out and I can't find a replacement or a refill. So I decided to try this water-based marker with brush tip by Zig. It has less ink but it's also a lot cheaper. So far I think it's working and I even might invest in a few other colors for the same purpose.

Other highlights of the week:
- I learned and tried two new Chinese recipes- very similar with the takeaway food that I enjoy and they were very tasty;
- I found a semi-permanent ink that I want to try to dye my hair ❤️ (I only need to choose the color to start another radical change);
- I choose and started to create the covers for the Nuts for Paper's planners;
- I took one day of the week off to celebrate my grandma's 83rd birthday! ❤️

 Na semana passada fui ao Ponto das Artes (a mega store no Cacém) e perdi-me! Por mim tinha trazido metade da loja comigo - mas controlei-me e deixei algumas coisas para a próxima vez.
O primeiro marcador pincel que escolhi é da marca Copic. É uma novidade que saiu à pouco tempo. É parecida com a Pentel Brush Pen. Chama-se Copic Gasenfude. Ainda não a testei.

Last week I went to a local mega art store and I lost myself! If I could I would have bring half of the store with me - but I control myself and let some other things to get next time.
The first marker I choose is from Copic marker brand. It's a new product, release not so long ago. It's similar to the Pentel Brush Pen. It's called Copic Gasenfude. I haven't tested it yet.
Outros dois marcadores que escolhi são da ZIG/Kuretake. São também marcadores com ponta pincel. A Gama é a Bimoji e um deles é o Medium Brush Pen e o outro Super Fine Brush Pen. São dos dois marcadores que tenho usado mais, por isso aproveitei para comprar dois extras para quando necessitar.  (mais sobre marcadores ponta pincel)

Other two markers that I choose are from ZIG/Kuretake. These are also brush pens. From the Bimoji line. One of them is the Medium Brush Pen and the other the Super Fine Brush Pen. Both are markers that I have been using a lot, so I got extras.
Por último aproveitei para comprar mais alguns marcadores da marca Copic.
Os que tenho são da gama Copic Ciao (é gama mais barato e para estudantes da marca. mais sobre os marcadores, preços e a minha colecção). Os marcadores que comprei foram os: YG41, YG91, G82, B05, B23, V04, V06, V09, RV29, Y21, YR20, YR68, R02, R29, R59, E43, E50, E51, E71.

And at last I took the change to buy a few more Copic Ciao Markers. The ones I got were: YG41, YG91, G82, B05, B23, V04, V06, V09, RV29, Y21, YR20, YR68, R02, R29, R59, E43, E50, E51, E71.

Ontem partilhei no Instagram que tinha novos materiais de arte para partilhar.
Yesterday I shared on Instagram that I had new drawing supplies to share with you.

Os marcadores Copic são marcadores à base de álcool. Têm duas pontas - uma com ponta pincel e outra com uma ponta do género dos marcadores de fluorescentes. São marcadores recarregáveis. As pontas também são substituíveis.
Existem 358 cores diferentes e quatro gamas de marcadores - Sketch (os que existem disponíveis em todas as cores) Wide, Copic e Ciao (estes têm uma carga com menos tinta, são mais baratos e são os que tenho). Os marcadores Copic Ciao são considerados a gama de estudante.
Apesar de nunca ter experimentado as outras gamas, para mim os Ciao são muito confortáveis de usar, tanto no tamanho como na forma. Eu tenho mãos pequenas e marcadores muito altos ou largos por vezes tornam-se desconfortáveis de usar.

Copic markers are alcohol based markers. They are double felt tip - one is a brush tip and the other a medium broad tip.
They are refillable marker, this means you can by ink to fill the marker when it's running out of ink. You can also purchase felt tips and replace the ruined ones.
There are 358 different colours and in four different markers - Sketch (the ones you can get in all colours), Wide, Copic and the Ciao (which have less ink, are cheaper and are the ones that I have).
Ciao Copic Markers are also considered to be the student version.
Although I never tried the other versions, the Ciao are very comfortable in size and shape. I have small hands and sometimes very high and broad markers (pens, pencils etc) are not comfortable to work with.

Este post é sobre marcadores com ponta pincel e pincéis com depósito. Num outro post falei de algumas das minhas ferramentas de desenho básicas. Neste post vou comparar diferentes marcadores e pincéis com depósito de tinta que tenho e usei.

This post is about brush pens. In a previous post I wrote about some of my drawing essentials. In this one I will compare different brush markers that I own and have used.

 

Achei que hoje era um bom dia para partilhar alguns dos materiais que uso para desenhar e ilustrar. Se isto é algo que vos interessa continuem a ler.

Today I thought I would share some tools that I have been using in my drawings and illustrations. If this is something that interest you keep reading...

Last week (before I got sick and barely leave the house) I got some acrylic paints.
These are really tiny ink containers (20g) - below you can see the colours that I fell in love with. I also choose colours that could work with the acrylics that I already own.
On next night I thought it was time to try them and that was what I came up with.

Conclusion - it's been awhile since I paint with acrylics and watercolours, it's easier to use them when you use them regularly. Practice makes you know the medium that your using. For sure it's something to keep using.

I've just got a few new brush pens in the mail, and I wanted to share them with you!




These are the ones that I now own (they are all made in Japan and from the same brand Kuretake, although the Brush Writer ones are also known as Zig Brush Writer).

1) Kuretake Bimoji Super Fine (black marker)
2) Kuretake Bimoji Fine (NEW black marker)
3) Kuretake Bimoji Brush Pen Medium
4) Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Lilac (NEW and water based ink)
5) Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Light Blue (NEW)
6) Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Carmine Red (NEW)
7) Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Light Grey
8) Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Blue Grey
9) Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Grey
10) Kuretake Zig Brush nº22 (Black water based ink - NEW)

Kuretake Bimoji Fine (NEW black marker)

Kuretake Zig Brush Writer in Carmine Red (NEW)

Kuretake Zig Brush nº22 (Black water based ink - NEW)

In the studio I keep most of the materials more related with Nuts for Paper business. But at my home office I like to keep some essential art supplies that often I carry around when I need them. Here's a sneak peak of it.

1) Embroidery line in dirty white for Nuts for Paper Notebooks
2) Paper Tissues - I always have a few packs in hand - not just because I have sinusitis but also I might need to wipe something clean.
3) Two small turquoise baskets with random things - tape, baker's twine, jewellery, buttons, ipod, telephone charger and memory disks.
4) Cubic glass jar with all the cables I might need. (Although most of the times there is always a few cables scattered around the desk).
5) I Love NY mug (it was a gift from my father brought from the NY airport) in this mug I keep my blue and purple shades of Copic Ciao markers.
6) Red Mug (Giant MUG) it's where I keep the rest of my Copic Ciao markers. Initially I wanted to separate the warm colours from the cold ones, but none of them are enough (yet) to fill these giant mugs,
7) Glass Cube filled with (almost) all my black and grey markers from various brands. It's also where I keep white pens and metallic markers. I also store here some of the brush pens (in grey and black)
8) Blue Mug - it's the miscellaneous mug - from number 2 pencils, to pens and Posca markers, to scissors, x-acto knife and the colour brush pens.
9) Wood piece from Woodography (they were my neighbours in the last Feira das Almas, and I couldn't resist this strange photo).
10) Bordallo Pinheiro Nenufar ceramic piece in blue. It's where I keep my pencil sharpeners, rubbers and USB pens.
11) My watch. Whenever I'm working I always take my watch.
12) Cutting mate
13) Table from IKEA