Artists & Illustrators

Istanbul adventures

MATT’S MATERIALS

Paint

Winsor & Newton Watercolours: Ultramarine Blue, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna, Lavender, Alizarin Crimson, Sap Green, Indigo, Payne’s Grey

Brushes

Squirrel Hair Mop brush, Sable brush, Rigger brush

Support

Daler & Rowney Langton watercolour paper 300gsm cold-pressed A4 Desiderata Ebonite flex-nib fountain pen with Platinum Carbon waterproof ink.

TRAVEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT FEATURE of my life, mainly for its ability to broaden our horizons and get fresh perspectives on the familiar. For years, I’ve travelled with a small watercolour paint set and ink pen and have used these simple tools to document, explore and illustrate the

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