Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this video I give you an introduction to the Russian Illustrator Ivan Bilibin, and then demonstrate how to do a pen and watercolor landscape in his style.

Here is a list of the materials used in this tutorial:

Hahnemuller "Akademie" Watercolor Sketchbook
#6 Escoda "Ultimo" travel brush
Kaweco Sport pen with a #5 fude nib made by HonDian, which was cut down to fit the pen.
Rohrer & Klingner Sketch Ink "Lotte"
Whiskey Painters "Napoleon" palette
Watercolors (DaVinci and Windsor & Newton):
burnt umber
burnt Sienna
Venetian red
yellow ocher
Cadmium yellow medium
cadmium red medium
alizarin crimson
ultramarine blue
cobalt blue
Sap green
mars black
titanium white