Well this is something completely new for me, I’m looking to increase my time doing outdoor sketching, we’re in the beautiful Portuguese countryside (in the Alentejo region) for 8 weeks so I thought it would be a great idea to invite you along too.
It’d be lovely for me to get your feedback on this, the questions I have for you are;
Do you like the 20 min scene at the end so you have a chance to sketch too?
Background music, yes or no?
Would you like more of these?
The video follow’s me doing a 20 min sketch, the last 20 mins of the video is just a film of the scene I was sketching.
Spoiler Alert, I talk about an otter in the opening sequence, I’m afraid it doesn’t make an appearance, so there’s definitely no otter in the video!
Sometimes, not always, I’ll do a larger painting when I get back to my desk, here’s a speeded up version of what I did afterwards…
Let me know what you think? More importantly, do share any sketches you do 😊
Kit List
Tripod - Neewer portable 56 inch/142 cm aluminium camera tripod - Amazon
Tripod Shelf - Harbron Plein Air Tripod Shelf Palette - you can find these on Ebay
Drawing Satchel - Etchr Lab Slate Mini Satchel, this is a satchel with a shoulder strap that you can easily contain your sketchbook and a few drawing/paint materials, it also has an attachment on the back so you can easily attach it to a tripod - Jacksons Art sell these as well as Etchr Lab themselves
PS If you enjoyed these videos, please share with any friends you think would like it, restack etc, I’m going out this afternoon to film the next one…
This was really interesting and nice to be transported to a lovely location. The kit list was super useful too. Thank you!
What a great idea. It was lovely watching you paint in that beautiful location. I love to paint en plein air too but I'm never that enamoured with my results. I have the same Etchr Mini Slate. They're amazing aren't they!