Becky Cao
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Preserve Life Memories in Sketchbook 🎨 Park Landscape and Cafe Sketch, Ink and Watercolor Tutorial
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my afternoon in New Westminster, first sketching at the Rose Garden in Queen's Park, then at a nearby cafe. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors.
🎨 Materials I used:
- Sailor's fude fountain pen (Bamboo Green)
- Noodler's Brown 41 Ink (to fill the fountain pen)
- Mungyo watercolors
- Etchr Mix-Media A4 size Landscape Sketchbook
- Holbein Water Brush (large tip)
- Holbein water brush (medium tip)
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Every day is a good day to make art. We don't need fancy subjects, but we need to pay attention to the beauty in the mundane.
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We don't have to go very far from home to make art. Opportunities are everywhere. All we need is an appreciation of life. 😉
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Landscape Sketch Tutorial 🎨 How to Paint Clouds and Mountains with Lively Watercolor Washes
Переглядів 3,6 тис.14 годин тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my afternoon at Rocky Point Park in the suburban city of Port Moody in the Greater Vancouver area. I immersed myself in this magnificent view of sky, mountains, and the inlet by sketching and painting. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude foun...
How to Paint the Greens of Foliage 🎨 Ink and Watercolor Sketch on Location From Observation
Переглядів 2,5 тис.День тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my afternoon at "To Live For" bakery cafe in East Vancouver. I had a wonderful time sketching my cup of matcha latte and croissant sandwhich, and the view outside the windows. I also got inspired by the babies in strollers outside and I had to capture them in my sketchbook. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook...
How to Sketch Quickly and Get the Essence 🎨 Food and Sunset Landscape Ink and Watercolors
Переглядів 3 тис.14 днів тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my evening at Flying Beaver restaurant on Sea Island by the Fraser River. I had a delightful dinner, sketched it, then spontaneously painted the sunset view outside the windows. It was a wonderful experience painting on location! Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials ...
Landscape Sketching Tips: How to Use Greens and Blues 🎨
Переглядів 8 тис.21 день тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my day at Deep Cover, North Vancouver. I spent a quiet hour sitting by the quay to sketch the Isles and boats on water. Then I moved on to having lunch and did another sketch of the highland. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen (...
Urban Sketching Tutorial: From Drawing to Watercolors🎨 Capture the Moment
Переглядів 2,6 тис.28 днів тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my day in Vancouver, grabbing coffee and pastry at Liberty Cafe in Mount Pleasant, then sketching the view outside the windows with my Sailor's fude fountain pen and Mungyo watercolors. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen (Bamboo...
How to Really Observe 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Sketchbook Journal Tutorial
Переглядів 8 тис.Місяць тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you a my day at home sketching a bottle of maple syrup and brown sugar ham. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen - Noodler's Brown 41 Ink (to fill the fountain pen) - Mungyo watercolors - Etchr Mix-Media A4 size Landscape Sketchbook -...
Pen and Watercolor Urban Sketching 🎨 My Day in Sketchbook Pages
Переглядів 3,5 тис.Місяць тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my day in East Vancouver, first enjoying quick lunch at Florist Bakery Cafe, then ventured out to Trout Lake Park for some fresh springtime sketches. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen (Bamboo Green) - Noodler's Brown 41 Ink (to...
Sketching the Spring Vibes at Vancouver City Hall + Food and Drink 🎨 Ink and Watercolors
Переглядів 2,5 тис.Місяць тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my day in Vancouver, sketching the City Hall for the very first time in almost 20 years since living in Vancouver. Before the urban sketch, I filled my belly with coffee and a croissant. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen (Bambo...
Sketchbook Tours: My Autumn and Winter 2023 Watercolor Sketchbooks
Переглядів 2,9 тис.Місяць тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you 2 of my sketchbooks that I filled up in autumn- winter 2023 to 2024! Please watch the video until the end for loads of inspirations! 🎨 Sketchbooks and Materials I used: - Etchr Mix Media A4 Landscape Sketchbook - Sailor's Fude fountain pen 40 degree nib - Noodler's brown ink #41 - Mungyo watercolors - Holbein Water Brush (large tip) - Holbein water brush ...
Travel Sketching 🎨 My Day in Small Pen and Watercolor Sketches
Переглядів 4,2 тис.Місяць тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my day in first sketching on Burnaby Mountain then at a favorite cafe. It was the last day of April in 2024. Life feels more fulfilling when I record the daily small moments in sketches in a sketchbook art journal. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailo...
🎨 Ink and Watercolors Sketchbook Journal Tutorial: Cherished Snacks and Spring View Outside
Переглядів 3,8 тис.Місяць тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you a my afternoon at home sketching a bottle of peach drink and package of green onion soda crackers, and the springtime view outside my kitchen window. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen - Noodler's Brown 41 Ink (to fill the fount...
REAL TIME Lunch and Urban Sketching Tutorials 🎨 Pen and Watercolors in Sketchbook
Переглядів 6 тис.2 місяці тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you of my real-time process sketching at a neighborhood cafe on a bright sunny day. I sketched my sandwich and latte, and then the cute apartment building on the other side of the street, all done at the table outside the cafe. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used...
Urban Sketching Tutorials: Capture Life Moments in Small Sketches
Переглядів 4,3 тис.2 місяці тому
Hi everyone, today I'm sharing with you my day in Yaletown, Vancouver, first having lunch at a favorite restaurant, then relaxing at a nearby cafe to appreciate the beauty of cherry blossoms. Please watch the video until the end for my full process composing this sketchbook page using pen and watercolors. 🎨 Materials I used: - Sailor's fude fountain pen (Bamboo Green) - Noodler's Brown 41 Ink (...
Sketching Simple Joys: Turning Cafe Moments into Art | Ink & Watercolor Sketchbook Session
Переглядів 2,8 тис.2 місяці тому
Sketching Simple Joys: Turning Cafe Moments into Art | Ink & Watercolor Sketchbook Session
Urban Sketching Spring in Vancouver 🌸 Ink and Watercolors 🎨
Переглядів 4,1 тис.2 місяці тому
Urban Sketching Spring in Vancouver 🌸 Ink and Watercolors 🎨
Finding Charm in Simple Ordinary Things 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Sketchbook Journal
Переглядів 13 тис.2 місяці тому
Finding Charm in Simple Ordinary Things 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Sketchbook Journal
Urban Sketching: The Real Life Experience 🎨 Ink and Watercolors on Location in Vancouver
Переглядів 7 тис.3 місяці тому
Urban Sketching: The Real Life Experience 🎨 Ink and Watercolors on Location in Vancouver
Turn Ordinary Life Into Art 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Sketchbook Journal
Переглядів 15 тис.3 місяці тому
Turn Ordinary Life Into Art 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Sketchbook Journal
Urban Sketching with Sailor's Fude Fountain Pen 🎨 Ink and Watercolors on Location
Переглядів 6 тис.3 місяці тому
Urban Sketching with Sailor's Fude Fountain Pen 🎨 Ink and Watercolors on Location
Celebrate Life Moments Through Art Journaling 🎨 Ink and Watercolors in Sketchbook
Переглядів 3,7 тис.3 місяці тому
Celebrate Life Moments Through Art Journaling 🎨 Ink and Watercolors in Sketchbook
The Courage to Sketch People from Real Life 🎨 Pen and Watercolors on Location
Переглядів 4,3 тис.3 місяці тому
The Courage to Sketch People from Real Life 🎨 Pen and Watercolors on Location
How I Document My Life in Sketchbook 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Art Journal
Переглядів 18 тис.3 місяці тому
How I Document My Life in Sketchbook 🎨 Ink and Watercolors Art Journal
Cafe Sketch: How to Make it Simple and Enjoy the Process 🎨 Ink and Watercolors
Переглядів 3,1 тис.3 місяці тому
Cafe Sketch: How to Make it Simple and Enjoy the Process 🎨 Ink and Watercolors
I'm Teaching Online Sketching Classes Every Weekend Live on Zoom 🎨
Переглядів 3,6 тис.4 місяці тому
I'm Teaching Online Sketching Classes Every Weekend Live on Zoom 🎨
Cafe Sketch: How to Draw People Quickly🎨 Pen and Watercolors on Location
Переглядів 7 тис.4 місяці тому
Cafe Sketch: How to Draw People Quickly🎨 Pen and Watercolors on Location
How to Buy and Use Sailor's Fude Fountain Pen 🎨 Ink and Watercolor Quick Experimentations
Переглядів 12 тис.4 місяці тому
How to Buy and Use Sailor's Fude Fountain Pen 🎨 Ink and Watercolor Quick Experimentations
How to Simplify a Busy Cafe and Cityscape 🎨 Pen and Watercolors Sketch on Location
Переглядів 6 тис.4 місяці тому
How to Simplify a Busy Cafe and Cityscape 🎨 Pen and Watercolors Sketch on Location
Sketchbook Tour: My Summer and Autumn 2023 Watercolor Journals
Переглядів 5 тис.4 місяці тому
Sketchbook Tour: My Summer and Autumn 2023 Watercolor Journals
Sketching Food, People and Atmosphere at a Cafe 🎨 Ink and Watercolors in Public
Переглядів 3,1 тис.4 місяці тому
Sketching Food, People and Atmosphere at a Cafe 🎨 Ink and Watercolors in Public

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @pilarurma846
    @pilarurma846 4 години тому

    Watching your "old" videos... while eating something.. Gracias Becky.

  • @thelavenderlatch
    @thelavenderlatch 6 годин тому

    This study is just a little different from your urban and park sketches. I love everything and your color choices are so engaging, I wish I could jump right into your sketch! Thank you for taking us with you.

  • @sfoss9470
    @sfoss9470 6 годин тому

    I love your style and am very jealous of your talent but I’m learning a lot as you describe your sketches. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

  • @angellie5367
    @angellie5367 23 години тому

    Hi Becky, I saw you used a lot of burnt Sienna. Do you prefer PBr7 or PR101 type of pigments?

  • @stephendovas6345
    @stephendovas6345 2 дні тому

    Love the videos Becky! You have inspired me to start sketching my surroundings again which im so thankful for! Wondering - what type of paper are your sketchbooks? Hot pressed or cold pressed? It seems the watercolours Drys so quick! 😊 Thanks!

  • @lyseclement6628
    @lyseclement6628 2 дні тому

    Wow!

  • @Simplisticillustrations
    @Simplisticillustrations 2 дні тому

    Lovely tutorial hun very pretty painting.

  • @gloria7415
    @gloria7415 3 дні тому

    Your paintings are so much more beautiful than the actual scenery! I love your choice of cheerful colors and take on the small objects and details without being overly so. Very talented and love the enthusiasm in your explanations! Thank you

  • @sfoss9470
    @sfoss9470 3 дні тому

    It’s got to be so rewarding to open your sketch book and look at your art!

  • @glennakendall6155
    @glennakendall6155 3 дні тому

    Love to hear about your life and love the cafe drawings. You are so blessed with your talents!

  • @JoAnneSmith-di8ok
    @JoAnneSmith-di8ok 4 дні тому

    Thank you for responding. I missed you saying the brown ink was okay. Great. Sepia/brown is a nice color.

  • @indie8189
    @indie8189 4 дні тому

    Glad you didn't have to eat a cold lunch today 😂

  • @ellymeerleveldt614
    @ellymeerleveldt614 4 дні тому

    Thank you so much for sharing this great sketch Becky👌.

  • @user-ed5ez3rs1j
    @user-ed5ez3rs1j 4 дні тому

    亲 关注你很久了!我也喜欢水彩速写,(自学的) 感觉你住Richmond 吗?找个画友向你学习!介意加个微信吗?

  • @JoAnneSmith-di8ok
    @JoAnneSmith-di8ok 5 днів тому

    I love the whole painting. Very interesting on the beautiful outcome on the clouds, mountains and trees. Thank you.

  • @CousinAAE
    @CousinAAE 5 днів тому

    I love the way you find unique scenes to paint. The traveling to and from seems like one big adventure!

  • @SabineLeppanen_Art
    @SabineLeppanen_Art 5 днів тому

    Beautiful work, Becky! Interestingly, we have the opposite daily weather pattern in the Cariboo region, north of you. The mornings are usually bright and sunny and the clouds roll in in the afternoon. Also, we don’t get enough precipitation.

  • @jcwt_pdx
    @jcwt_pdx 5 днів тому

    Beautiful 🤩

  • @jcwt_pdx
    @jcwt_pdx 5 днів тому

    Beautiful 🤩

  • @jamesgreer3953
    @jamesgreer3953 5 днів тому

    Where are you. Is it Canada ?

  • @Vintagebeautyca
    @Vintagebeautyca 5 днів тому

    I loe this park! fellow Canadian here wonderful to see a canadian wateroclor artist as a youtube creator! yay! beautiful painting my dear I love it!

  • @patriciagermain4148
    @patriciagermain4148 5 днів тому

    You re so beautiful with your long hairs !!

  • @UJB123
    @UJB123 5 днів тому

    Awesome. Thanks. The difference between urban sketching and plein air ... concern with a mass of details.😊

  • @moniqueri160
    @moniqueri160 5 днів тому

    This is a very complex scene! 40 min of drawing... I loose focus and get muddled after 10 min when drawing many outlines and details, in front, at the back, on different levels...Inevitably I end up with a very different simplified outcome. You are masterful, and have well trained eyes. Practice!

  • @gtinsa
    @gtinsa 5 днів тому

    The word magical comes to mind every time I see one of your paintings and process of painting! Absolutely my favorite sketch book artist on UA-cam!

  • @sfoss9470
    @sfoss9470 5 днів тому

    I wish I was good enough and confident enough to start out in pen. This is lovely!

  • @veronicagiovannini6329
    @veronicagiovannini6329 5 днів тому

    Hello Becky!! ❤ Beautiful and cozy style, specially your cafes!!!! Outdoor works are great too!!!!!

  • @davidheidary7124
    @davidheidary7124 5 днів тому

    Thanks Becky 🙏 ❤ great 👏👏👏

  • @journofay
    @journofay 6 днів тому

    This sketch is so beautiful I can't wait until my observation skills develop to this level. Thanks for sharing.

  • @darlenemc3586
    @darlenemc3586 6 днів тому

    Hello to my favorite artist on UA-cam! I am finally feeling better after a set back with my health. I missed seeing you paint and this painting is lovely. I love the warm colors of the sunny day and like how you painted all the trees in the background. I learn so much from you! Take care Becky

  • @donnabuttons1
    @donnabuttons1 6 днів тому

    Most enjoyable to watch and see your teaching style. You make sketching very accessible and do-able. Thank you so much for sharing this ... and all the other work you do. You must be one of the most consistent and diligent sketchers I follow 😊🤗🙏

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      Thank you so much Donna for your continued interest in my videos! ☺️💗☀️🌈

  • @JoAnneSmith-di8ok
    @JoAnneSmith-di8ok 6 днів тому

    This was very nice to see. Thank you so much for sharing this Zoom Live with me. Did you actually use the Noodler's Ink on this painting? You said it runs like crazy. If you did, did you let it dry first? Does letting it dry first make it permanent? I prefer the permanent ink. Thank you for showing me your sketch book. Have a good weekend.

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      Thank you! I mentioned that I've tried two bottles of Noodler's ink. The brown #41 works fine. The "feather black" color runs like crazy.

  • @CousinAAE
    @CousinAAE 7 днів тому

    Great job! I love it, and the way you brought out everything with the shadows.

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      Glad you liked it!!

  • @AnnapolisGirly
    @AnnapolisGirly 7 днів тому

    Hi Becky, I bought the green pen and the Noodler’s brown, on your recommendation in another video but so happy to see the converter. I was so confused being new to this kind of pen. Works so great! You are really a favorite for me and I’m learning! Thank you.

  • @audacide
    @audacide 7 днів тому

    What ink do you use in your fountain pen that doesn't bleed?

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      I use Noodler's brown #41 ink bought on Amazon.

    • @audacide
      @audacide 5 днів тому

      @@BeckyCao Thanks, I'll order some!

  • @CB-zb8in
    @CB-zb8in 7 днів тому

    Hello Becky, I was too late to join you live! I only get some of your episodes randomly even thought I'm subscribed so I go to your page to look for what I've missed, but came to this too late. Never mind I can watch now😊

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      Oh thank you! ☺️

  • @R_H21
    @R_H21 7 днів тому

    Hi Becky. Do you announce anywhere when you are about to have a live session?

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      Hi Rowena, I posted the announcement on my UA-cam Community page. Go to my YT homepage and click on the "Community" tab. If you click the bell icon on my page, you will receive notification emails every time I update.

  • @lilybay1
    @lilybay1 7 днів тому

    How do you get the symmetry of the glass jar so easily. I’m at the stage of dropping vertical lines (center and sides) to be sure I have symmetrical shaping.

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      It takes practice, and you are on the right track. After some time, you could be able to form mental images of those vertical lines without the need to use a pencil. If you are just beginning, pencil is very helpful in your learning journey. :)

  • @pilarurma846
    @pilarurma846 7 днів тому

    Gracias Becky! I love your sketches! ❤

  • @nahuelpupin8896
    @nahuelpupin8896 7 днів тому

    This is the best demonstration of a fude nib I have seen. Now I want one.

  • @gtinsa
    @gtinsa 8 днів тому

    I loved this scene! I wish I had water and boats like that where I live so I could get out there in paint them! But like you’re always saying in your videos, there’s always something to paint around you if you just look for it and you are so right about that! You are so inspiring and my absolute favorite urban sketcher on UA-cam!

  • @anick6265
    @anick6265 8 днів тому

    You are my idol, so talented❤

  • @richardharker2775
    @richardharker2775 8 днів тому

    Beautiful artwork again Becky I love how you images transform. The commentary describing what you’re doing makes a big difference.

  • @katekek4490
    @katekek4490 9 днів тому

    Hi, can i ask when you do this, will it bleed onto next page ?

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      no, the paper is thick enough to stand many layers of washes.

  • @joankazanowski461
    @joankazanowski461 9 днів тому

    Hi Becky, as you’ve heard me say many times, I love your drawing and painting style. That great eye for perspective and color amazes me. While watching this I thought what a great illustrator you would be for books, but I wouldn’t want to lose you as our inspiration and teacher! Until the next time❤

    • @BeckyCao
      @BeckyCao 6 днів тому

      Thank you very much for tuning into my video again, Joan! I appreciate your supportive comments each time.

  • @joankazanowski461
    @joankazanowski461 9 днів тому

    Hi Becky, as you’ve heard me say many times, I love your drawing and painting style. That great eye for perspective and color amazes me. While watching this I thought what a great illustrator you would be for books, but I wouldn’t want to lose you as our inspiration and teacher! Until the next time❤