Opening my Strathmore Journal - Painting and Drawing Watercolor Foxgloves from start to finish!

Foxgloves are a magical and amazing plant that grows in unlikely places with great enthusiasm. Here in France there are huge fields full of them, mostly on the sides of steep valleys where little else will grow. As they are poisonous they must be handled with care, but there‘s nothing to stop us trying to capture their delicate prettiness in watercolor and line for our sketchbooks or to create a lovely card to give to a friend.
Materials:
Strathmore (small) Art Journal 8.5 x 5.5" amzn.to/3QSURdw
Strathmore (large) Art Journal 8.5 x 11" amzn.to/4asa4sI
Holbein Lavender amzn.to/3UKaHcv
Holbein Jaune Brilliant amzn.to/44pHlUf
Holbein Shadow Green amzn.to/3Qz3YzA
Holbein Olive Green amzn.to/3y47ETU
Holbein Terre Verte amzn.to/3JMPdp4
Holbein Yellow Ochre amzn.to/4a5z4G5
Hollow Binder Clip (bronzed) amzn.to/4atds6T
Half pans for paintbox with magnetic tape amzn.to/4dIyy3T
Mini tin for paintbox set amzn.to/4dZar1d
Set of tin and insert for filling with paints, plus magnetic clip and pot
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My tiny paintbox - containing Quin Gold, Dioxazine Purple, Olive Green, Black, Cadmium Yellow and Quinacridone Pink.
Size 5 round from Drawell (see below)
Or Princeton Aqua Elite size 5 round
Channels I enjoy watching and recommend:
Katie Moody on RUclips as @KatieMoody - Mixed media art in sketchbooks which makes you want to paint!
Rob Stephens on RUclips as @RobStephens007 - scything, spinning, weaving, all things ancient craft related. Fascinating.
From the Garden on RUclips @fromthegarden - country life in France
Chapters:
00:00 Two new Strathmore art journals
05:18 DIY mini paint box idea
11:59 Pencil sketch of foxglove
18:52 Inking over the pencil sketch with a 0.1mm fineliner
24:43 Painting the foxglove with a simple watercolor wash
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