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I spent SO MUCH time very carefully painting all that wood trim. I could have done it so much faster if I’d just used a marker or even just inked them. Lesson for next time!
From https://www.pexels.com/photo/albarracin-ancient-aragon-architecture-259683/
Real watercolor paper! It's really big! But it sure handles water like a champ compared to that Canson sketchbook. This is a Paul Rubens watercolor block I got on sale a couple months ago.
From https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-concrete-structure-with-green-and-red-plants-1013427/
Starting to feel like I'm putting in more detail and spending more time on these than the word "sketch" justifies. Even a hard limit of 2 hours feels like pushing it.
From https://www.pexels.com/photo/concrete-road-pathway-1915867/
I think this is adorable~! I can't wait to see how your style develops!!! Don't worry too much about mastering all of it. Just get out and paint and have fun. You will learn lots and get better every single stroke.
Water brushes are pretty hard to control but can be very useful for some things. Read the book by Bobbie Herron, "Look at that: The Joy of Seeing by Sketching" if you get a chance.
As for brushes, this set is perfectly good for starting out. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009OS2OQC/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_4?smid=A1Y3PCPH3CY53X&psc=1
You can add to them as you develop a need for different brushes. Watercolor brushes can be expensive and it takes a minute to get a feel for what you may like. Spend your extra cash on paper instead.
Took my lesson from last time and used some brush pens to fill shadow areas with solid black. I think it worked pretty well and really makes the whites next to them pop. Struggled with the water and the land in the background.
From https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-and-orange-concrete-house-near-body-of-water-2867883/
Final page of my Canson mixed media sketchbook. I really don't like it for watercolor; even with the edges taped it buckles almost immediately when I put water on it. Next time: real watercolor paper!
From https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-walking-near-beige-truck-1995538/
Lately I've been doing an initial sketch with blue pencil and then going over it with ink. You can still see a bit of the pencil in the finished painting, because ~~I'm too lazy to erase it~~ I kind of like how it looks leaving it in. I've been using a Lamy Al-star with a medium nib for inking for the past couple weeks. Before that I was using a HongDian 525 with a bent nib. The bent nib on that pen is pretty small (not like the giant Sailor Fude you see everyone on YouTube using), so the end result is about the same as the Lamy.