Flip through my travel sketches from Central America and share my sketch tips and techniques

I returned from Costa Rica and Mexico a few days ago and would love to share my travel sketchbook with you. I also want to share a few of the techniques I use to capture scenes fast while I'm on holiday. Keeping a travel journal or sketching as you go, is a wonderful way of cementing all the memories in your brain and it also lets you make connections with people as you travel. I use pen and wash because its rapid, light and portable. Sadly I didn't meet up with the Urban Sketchers group in either Costa Rica or Mexico City, but I still managed to do lots.

Which is your favourite?

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[irenehynes]

Your accordion sketch journal was amazing! You captured so many interesting objects! And I love your colour selections.
And your showing how you sketch was so helpful. You are amazing. You always inspire me!
I’m going on a short holiday to ski country (don’t ski anymore but go for R&R)… I can’t take much painting equipment…but now I have an idea of how to keep painting while I’m away.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video, Liz!❤

[melaniechilvers]

Fabulous sketchbook. I love your various animals, especially the toucans and tree frog. So glad you had a fabulous time.

[Jazmin_Ortega]

The colors are stunning, especially in the gold museum sketch. I grew up in Mexico and it's wonderful to see your interpretation of Mexican art and architecture! Brings back a lot of memories (I visited the Mexico City zoo in 1990 the year the panda was born!), and I'm inspired to bring my sketchbook and paints next time I'm there. Thank you for sharing.

[kathycleriucuzio]

Really enjoy your sketchbooks. Love, love, love your tree frog!😊

[VivivaColors]

The variety in your sketches is absolutely wonderful Liz! You're inspiring our team to take to the road as well. ❤

[bevbenfield]

As always Liz, a wonderful sketchbook to inspire and delight us.

[michelleinScotland]

Thank you lots of lovely tips here. I've done continuous line drawing before - I'll have to have another go. As always lots of good information thank you.

[mariac]

I love this combination video of sketchbook tour and art tutorial. And Viviva metallic paints are now on my 'to buy' list!

[PaperPremise]

I studied abroad for 6 weeks and spent every weekend outside of the city in nature. I finally saw poison dart frogs on my last weekend- what an absolute treat (although my companions thought I was a little nutty to get so excited!😆)
I wish I made time to keep an art journal while I was there- I’ll have to go back! I can’t believe you captured so much with your small art kit!

[lightwavz]

That was great, Liz! I love that accordian book. I have never used one but I think I will follow your lead and try it out. Oh, Costa Rica! The first time I went, I was working in travel and my office and I saw 2/3 of the country in 3 days. I was so overwhelmed but it was so beautiful 😂! I loved seeing the toucans. You had your glowing scorpion, I had a humongous armadillo 😊.

[GrandmaMuggy]

Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring us!

[valerie]

Love Mexico …my home for the last 20 years…close to lots of Maya Ruins ..

[sarahhunnicutt]

Thank you so much! I loved seeing your sketchbook, as well as the demonstration of how to do quick sketching for the book

[nancyg]

Wonderful! Very inspiring too. Thank you for sharing

[debbiebruce]

Thank you for sharing your journal. Your ink drawings/paintings are amazing!

[mommaosachicago]

Thanks for sharing, Liz. This is so beautiful.

[jude]

Fab video, thank you Liz, such great info and ideas for holiday sketching. I am glad you had a wonderful trip too!

[pamburke]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful sketchbook! In the early 2000s I was fortunate to travel to Mexico several times. I always enjoyed the bright happy colors and art there. I am new to sketching and watercolor and enjoying it very much. I was able to find the Stabilo pen here in the States.

[catthebeautyhunter]

You sketch the loveliest wildlife! 🐸 🦜

[Samantha_tookey]

I’ve really enjoyed this video, your holiday sounded amazing and the drawings you did were so much nicer than seeing photos, they were lovely especially the tree frog, toucans and the panda x