Gouache looks so bright when painted on Kraft paper, though it is really too lightweight for wet media. I grabbed this small sketchbook from Traveler’s Company off the shelf just to give my new gouache palette a try. Because paint ripples the paper a bit, I plan on sketching on one side only and use the other for text. (That rippled bit on the left side is a sketch of my palette on the previous page). The paper will be great for black & white ink sketches.
Sunday was our 52nd wedding anniversary and Bill gave me a dozen of the deepest, darkest red roses! So I chose one of them for this quick sketch.
I haven’t decided whether to remove the plastic cover from the sketchbook (I know, it’s technically a notebook — but I sketch more than note-taking). It might get in the way of drawing, but it does provide handy pockets to tuck receipts, etc. into.
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