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I want to make one so bad but I'm always at home, and my home country isn't rich with nature neither animals or plants , I'm thinking about drawing from pictures or documentary series , any advice sir? 😢

I'm in the USA and I love Inktense Pencils and pans and I am glad to have found your channel 🎉 again 🎉 I need a link to the exact Fatbook you use. I've found on the website that it says medium texture and a few bars down, Rough 😢 I have the rough paper and I want the smoothest they offer. Thanks for your help ❤

still checking on you, how did your map exhibit go?

Hi 👋 I am just learning Inktense pencils and I love khadi Rag. Is that a smooth paper you have or the rough,? I have the rough. Thank you. I'd like a smooth khadi book. Great progress and I've enjoyed looking at your work 🎉

As an extremely proud Momma of two LGBT+ kids I thank you for your bravery and service to the community. I wish you nothing but blessings on your journey. ❤

I really like your definition

So many things to say! 1) I love your voice, its so innocent and calming. 2)We have Gorse here in Hawaii and it is invasive but its nice to know that I can use it for something. Hawaii is the invasive capital of the US I think. 3) I completely agree with you that there is something fulfilling about painting a plant with the plant itself lol I'm working on doing this with a plant called Purple Heart here, also invasive I think. Its native to the Gulf of Mexico. You should search it up though, it really is a beautiful plant. It was my last natural journal entry.

This is so helpful! I just bought Inktense pencils to use on fabric, think I will practice on paper as you have done. Thank you! I am happy to be a new subscriber!

You have no idea how important this video is. Nature helped me heal from my past traumas. You are adorable and Iʻm so glad that this is who you are. Your kindheartedness is something we all need more of in our lives. I love seeing how dedicated you are to this and I love that you were able to take this on as a career path of sorts. I am working in that direction now as a primary school garden teacher. Your artwork is stunning and so raw/real. You are absolutely inspiring others with your work. Keep spreading your wisdom and positivity. Thank you so much for this!

Love your journal - well done!

Thank you for sharing your expertise. You are very knowledgeable technically and your painting/drawings look beautiful.

You must be quite wealthy. Good for you but what colours do you reccomend for those on a limited income?

Great videos showing your changing up of mediums, very helpful. THANKS

I think you are a wonderful human being, period. I, a straight woman as straight as one can be, could not care less about people's sexual orientation. I have some friends who are homosexual and I just like them because of their being. I can explain why transphobia and homophobia have skyrocketed. It is because this "thing" is being pushed upon everybody SO aggressively by politics and media, and parents get pissed off by these themes being pushed upon their little ones in school in a very unhealthy and sick way. What do sexgames have lost in school with kids who can bearly understand the alphabet? If one is not comfortable in one's body it is going to show up at a certain age, I have no doubt about that at all, and I think that anybody in their right mind can figure out that this must be extremely confusing and depressing and of course, help is needed in any way the person concerned is asking for. But, we should not allow greedy doctors to "help" people transition while they are still much too young to understand the consequences. I have seen this happen to a friends' teenage girl who wanted to transition and is now, 4 years later, a physical and emotional wreck who needs to be watched 24/7 because she became suicidal. What is so bad about waiting a couple of years longer?? These young people are damaged for the rest of their lives, it is criminal! My homosexual friends also say that the pushing of this topic is getting on their nerves and they experience comments now that they have never ever experienced before. They could walk hand in hand on the streets and be perfectly fine, nowadays they do not feel comfortable anymore doing that, thanks to politics 😞 Why cannot we go back to normal times and just see people's value as they are? Why do we even care about what preferences others have in life? If we are approached in a way we do not like (I was once by a lesbian woman) we can express our disaproval and let the person be in peace and respect their honour, right? Love and light to everybody!

Just beautiful! I started Nature Journaling about 6 years ago, and it fills me with peace to be outside with nature. Ah, the birds! Thank you for this inspiring video. I look forward to viewing your other videos and to keep journaling myself! Just an amatuer, who's still learning to draw. I recently retired mostly from a teaching career and so am looking forward to being outside beyond the summer months.

WOW your journal is so lovely

I would of never guessed that you are a woman/genetic female/born a female/transman/XX. When you say that your body will always be trans, do you mean that your body will always be female because you are a female who transitioned to a transman?

Thank you.🏴‍☠️

hello Alex, I am inspired! Started painting and such about six months ago, mainly for healing reasons. I wonder if you can expand on what is your "freelance career", is it still on environmental science? I am a biologist trying to finish a phd and am considering not continue in academia, but also don't know freelancing options where biologist are paid for doing something. If you don't mind sharing, I would truly appreciate some feedback.

Firstly I would love to thank you for sharing your journey. I have been a keen sketcher since I can remember as a child and fan of Disney that inspired me, then Bob Ross, and several others along the way. I moved to Dorset 9.5 years ago and have gone out with my Nikon each time, also been getting that nudge one gets to become a sketcher outside, Nature is something I love and even with photos with my camera it has shown me something I am keen to start learning more and connecting with nature. Journaling out sound like I can do even more so love your channel and as I have been overthinking my kit you have shown me I don't need so much as what I first thought. Now I am kit ready to get started for 2025 but also to experience some of the remaining days of this year. Thank you for all the information here on your channel and for being honest enough to share your journey and the benefits it gives to you.

Beautiful work! New sub here😊

I’m new to nature journaling! Thank you for sharing your art and knowledge! Very inspiring and helpful.

Thank you! What a beautiful thing to do!

Alex, WHAT an incredible artist you are, plus a keen observer. Watching your video brought peace to my tumultuous heart. AND, since I live in Southern California with little rain, I was enchanted by what appears to be rain drops on the window behind you <3

This is fantastic and I liked learning that you will leave (and accept) mistakes and learning curves. I have considered getting a separate small journal for each month to use perpetually and I might do it at some point. Right now I am just glad to do any sketching, in any book, and am learning to take down more notes and references and information that I will wish I had at a later date. But it’s coming, the day I will dive in and get the books and get them labeled and start the drawings. Thanks for this inspiring video and for encouraging us as always to get started on what we’ve always wanted to do.

Stumbled onto this channel today while looking for Devon nature videos. Your honest, beautifully articulated words are desperately needed during this time of viciousness directed at my transgender friends here in the U.S and elsewhere. You have a new fan. Subscribed.

I love inktense but have made all of these errors to varying degrees. Excited to try them again with some new knowledge! Thank you!

Thank you!

You are a breath of fresh air and I love your paintings in your nature journals ! 🌳🌿🍁🍂💚 x

Alex, I only found your channel this morning because you were talking about my beloved Inktense! (and teaching me how to use them properly) I just want you to know that I am a 68 year old woman who only sees a wonderful, erudite young man sharing his love for art and nature. It makes me so sad that you are having such a hard time and can only hope that you find some peace despite everything that is going on.

"Every time someone steps up and says who they are, the world becomes a better, more interesting place." - Raymond Holt 🌈 (from the show Brooklyn 99). You're amazing for putting this out there, and for ALL the work you do and all that you are.

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Very thorough, thank you. And really useful . Saving me some errors, and money 🙂

You would really like replacing the washing soda by hardwood ashes! You can put a spoonful in a teabag, and I have a metal teabag I put the teabag inside of, to protect the teabag from breaking. It is also alkalinising And used to draw out colors from barks and leaves!

Great Info, can you just buy 1 set to do flowers ? Or do I need to buy them separately? Thanks Ann

beautiful project😍

I use the derwent pencils for my collage quilts.

I just ordered the derwent pencils from your site recommendation. Thank you.

beautiful job in teaching. Thank you.

Thank you Alex for sharing this video. It inspired me so much. I am retired and have recently taken up sketching and painting. I have thought of creating a nature journal but wasn’t sure how to start. However I was given a lovely art/journal sketch book for a present, so excuses now. Thank you again and I will certainly be watching more f your videos.

Hi Alex, haven't heard from you for a while(a month now) Hope all is well. I figure you are busy getting your map ready for the art exhibit. Please continue with your blog ;)

Those inks are lovely flesh tones.

Your work and books that are all hand done is a great inspiration. All the nice hand writing to describe the nature you have captured with artistic beauty. These books are priceless. I so love your work. Thank you for sharing.

I think it’s brave of you to get out of your comfort zone and talk about a difficult topic. I thoroughly enjoy your videos, and I’d love to see you have a walk and discussion- though I’m all for you talking about the environment and green issues, and all the artistic things, maybe even the natural history of your area (I do love the fossils). And I wish you good luck on your Buddhist journey! I’m looking forward to your next video 😊

I love lotus blu notebooks. I saw that one on her website this morning but it’s sold out. So pretty. Her books are so pretty but I never buy because my skills are elementary and I don’t want to ruin it with my art.

So wonderful to see all the support on here. All the best to you on your journey x

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.Awesome work.

And your words are so wise and helpful! Thank you!

Your artwork is beautiful!