April 2025 Roundup
First piece of news is for my sketcher friends in Singapore. We are coming up with Urban Sketchers Singapore Vol 3 so if have joined our sketchwalks, do submit your sketches and contribute. Closing date for submission 28 June 2025.
LK Bing, an urban sketcher and instructor from Indonesia, has passed away on 30 April 2025 after being in coma for most of 2024 from an accident that happened in late 2023. It's sad to read about this, to know someone from the USk community who will no longer be with us.
At the time of writing, it seems there are still sketchpasses available for purchase for the AsiaLink Sketchwalk 2025 Phuket (14 - 17 Aug 2025). If you want to go, grab the last remaining sketch passes fast.
I've just published another full-length course on Skillshare called Hanoi City Old Quarter Street Sketching so if you're a Skillshare student don't miss that. I'll put that on my Gumroad page soon.
Alright, for the reviews. Wow. I only featured one book. There are just too many tech related stuff to review this month. I've at least two new artbooks to feature next month, 高畠聡アニメーション精密背景原図集 and The Art of Sam Yang.
Books
Art product reviews
- Nothing
Tech reviews
Youtube art videos
- Review: Canson Graduate Watercolour Paper (student grade)
- Optimist Mixable Color from Federal: These are shellac inks!
- Watercolour sketch of orange Old Quarter building
- Don't keep watercolour paper & sketchbooks for too long
- File syncing with Concepts app across iPad, Android and Windows
- Arrtx Acrylic Markers 90-colour set (update review)
Youtube tech videos
- 19 vs 22 vs 24-inch XPPen Artist Pro (gen 2) pen displays
- Review: Huion Kamvas Slate 11 and 13 Android tablets
- Goojodoq 2025 Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and Air
- XPPen Artist Pro 22 Gen 2 (pen display review): Good pen, colours, experience
- Best handwriting & note taking Android apps (2025 update)
- Solid State Batteries for Power Banks: Kuxiu S1 & S2 review
- Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro NOTE TAKING and HANDWRITING review
- Kiwi Ears Ardor review: This US$99 so-called audiophile headphones any good?
- Review: Wacom One STANDARD Pen (with 2 side buttons)
- ESR Rebound Magnetic Keyboard Case 360 (review): Smart functional design
- Dreame H13 FlexReach review: Wet dry vacuum that can go low
- Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro with matte glass (artist review): Great tablet but for drawing it's...
- Bigme B1051C colour e-ink tablet (review): Professional looking with pros and cons
- Yunzii AL80 vs B75 Pro mechanical keyboard (good & bad)
- Review: ACASIS DS-9007 Thunderbolt 4 docking station
- UGREEN × Genshin Impact: Unboxing KINICH limited edition accessories
- Note taking and JNotes review with XPPEN MAGIC NOTE PAD
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