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Sketchbooks and kit you may need

Make a coloured pencil palette

How to choose and use a basic sketching kit

Sketchbooks are a great way to keep your paintings and ideas organised. I used to plan paintings and make sketches and drawings on scraps of paper or on loose watercolour sheets then, of course, lose them. I could always remember what I had drawn, but could never find them again! I don’t think I am alone in this and, unless you are a person who is unusually organised, I

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