BIG Sketchbook Tour 🎨 How a year of travel sketching changed my art

Explore a full year of travel memories captured in my watercolor sketchbook! 2025 was an extremely productive year! I’ve been documenting not only my life in Tokyo, but also my travels across 5 countries and 25 cities. I’ve fulfilled some long-standing art goals as well as discovered a few new break-throughs along the way. 🎨 MY ART BOOK & PRINTS: https://www.etsy.com/shop/travelingpalette 📸 FOLLOW MY ART JOURNEY: Instagram: http://instagram.com/bingying.art ✏️ ART SUPPLIES I USE: ・Watercolor Palette: - I sell the exact palette I use with my choice of paint on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4469478223/mini-watercolor-travel-palette-with - Or, you can get a cheaper (empty) version on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4tojyjI ・Pen case: Sonic SMA-STA - https://amzn.to/4a230GA ・Fountain Pen: Kaweco Sport piston filler - https://amzn.to/4aty2al ・Waterproof ink: De Atramentis Document Ink Brown - https://amzn.to/4bD2e3R ・Water brush: Staedtler - https://amzn.to/3MfuS0x ・ViewCatcher framing window: https://amzn.to/4a1zgte Full gear breakdown in this video: https://youtu.be/F5jjG_Xf19c Disclosure: I earn a small commission from these links, at no extra cost to you, which helps support me as a small-time artist :D ✨ IN THIS VIDEO: 0:00 Intro: 25 cities in a year! 0:59 My paint froze! 4:30 Painting in the snow is... a choice 6:51 Hidden sakura spots in Kyoto 9:14 Painting the super cute Ghibli village 12:57 Sketching kittens! 14:46 Sketching pandas! 17:25 Meeting the sweetest old couple who run a cafe in Taipei 21:08 Painting fall colors 23:40 I got a local Thai artist to help me out 24:21 Fruit stand owners loved my sketch of them! 26:19 Crazy tuk-tuk ride 👋 ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Bingying, a traveling watercolor painter based in Tokyo. In this channel, I’ll share how I capture the world through my watercolor journals, along with tips on travel sketching and life as an artist living in Japan. KEYWORDS: #SketchbookTour #TravelSketching #Watercolor #ArtistInJapan #TokyoLife #TravelDiary #ArtVlog #BingyingSketchbook #2025Recap