Koh Hong, Thailand

Koh Hong, in Krabi, is a paradise-category place. Definitely one fo the best islands I've visited. Staying there is not possible and booking a one day tour by boat is mandatory, but that is always a pleasure in Thailand. Full tropical feeling.

I will finish this page one day soon I hope. At the moment it’s good to have a paper which can stand watercolours. However I miss the texture and cream color of my previous paper.

Kim Wan-sun

Sketch from today. Kim Wan-sun is hypnotic.

Space Molly and other notes

Having fun today with mixed notes in no particular order hoping randomness somehow brings aesthetic.

Bang Kachao, Bangkok

Bang Kachao a relaxing is area.

Simple life, humble feeling. People are calm, walk slowly and do not make sudden movements. No screams but a lot of ice creams. Abundance of excellent food, green everywhere. Definitely Thais understand life.

Mega Space Molly is supervising the spread :)

New pages with Midori paper

I think I will need time to get used to it. Less texture makes lines thicker and miss that grain feeling. Also it looks so different in the picture.

But definitely it’s great for watercolor. This hat drawing has a lot of water on it, zero wavy page. No way I could do the same in the previous laid paper.

 

Mooncake season

Just avoid durian (read each label carefully to be safe from a fatal disaster). The one I ate yesterday said “8 deluxe ingredients”.

As for the watercolors, the new limited palette is ok for desaturating colors. Or just use Payne’s Grey for that. For some reason it’s a kind a tradition for me always include Yellow ochre, Burnt sienna and Turquoise.

Tiny watercolor box for this trip: Since the new Midori paper is so great standing watercolor (no wavy pages at all) I will use more water from now on. The box is very light but the plastic isn’t quite good for mixing color.

Cadmium yellow
Yellow ochre
Indigo ❤️
Burnt sienna
Turquoise
Payne’s grey