{"id":928,"date":"2020-11-04T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/?p=928"},"modified":"2023-06-12T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T16:12:23","slug":"ultimate-gift-guide-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/ultimate-gift-guide-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultimate Gift Guide for Urban Sketchers 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, its that time of year again. 2020 has gone by in a whirlwind of insanity. To bring a little order to the back end of the year, today I am providing you with the ultimate guide to gifts for the artist in your life, that includes you too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This gift guide is aimed specifically at urban sketchers, travel sketchers, sketching on location and those who enjoy sketching with watercolour and ink predominantly. I shall split the guide into handy sections so you skip to whichever part seems most applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These gifts are handpicked by myself as I either own them and think they are fantastic or because they are fantastic and I want to own them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pay close attention to final section where I share some of the most interesting products I have discovered from independent makers across the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For ease of navigation around this gift guide, I have provided some handy jump links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Pen & Ink<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Watercolour Sets<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Sketchbooks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Brushes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Alternative Mediums<\/a>: Gouache, Markers, Watercolour Pencils<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Independent Makers<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Pen & Ink<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Fountain Pens<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    I\u2019m fairly certain any urban sketcher you know, or any artist you know that enjoys sketching with ink, would love a fountain pen. Even if they already have a fountain pen, I\u2019m certain another fountain pen would be exceptionally well received. Especially if it\u2019s a fountain pen with a little twist, like a \u2018fude nib\u2019. That\u2019s a nib that is bent and you can achieve varying line weights with depending which angle you use it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you’d like to read more in-depth about sketching with a fountain pen, check out this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Duke 551 Confucius Fude Nib Fountain Pen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    This is a gorgeous pen made with bamboo and metal the overall design commemorates the legendary philosopher, Confucius. This pen is capable of very broad strokes down to a medium depending ont he angle you use it. You can even flip it over and use it with the nib backwards to get a finer line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The pen comes with a converter so you can refill it from bottled ink (see below for recommendations on ink) but it accepts standard cartridges too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is a very hefty pen so if the person you are buying for has dainty hands then this may not be the pen to purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n