November and December 2025 roundup

Hello readers,

Happy new year!

There wasn't any monthly roundup for November 2025 because my blog was down (again). Hopefully the blog is loading alright now. I had to hire a web developer to fix the website loading issues that have been happening for months. If you guys find my blog useful, support me on Patreon to help with the web hosting cost. It takes a lot of time, effort and money to run this blog as you can tell by long lists from the monthly roundup.

Books

• Urban Sketching: An Artist's Guide by Isabel Carmona Andreu
• Osaka Genso Art Works
• Tokyo Genso Art Works
• A World of Cats by Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe
• Master Sketchbooks: Legendary artists of the entertainment industry reveal their secrets
• Kanttuschen – Night Sketches in Kantstraße by Rolf Schroeter
• The Art of Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix
• The World's Best Stereograms. Honest!
• The Art and Making of Arcane
• Make Art with Nature: Find Inspiration and Materials From Nature
• Fashion Illustration Techniques: A Beginner's Guide for Fashion Designers and Illustrators
• Arabic Folktales for Children: Timeless Stories to Share in English and Arabic

Tech reviews

• Huion Kamvas Pro 24 gen 3 (2025)
• Best pen displays to get in 2025
• Viwoods AiPaper Mini 8.2-inch e-ink tablet
• M5 iPad Pro vs Tab S11 series tablets (artist comparison)
• XPPen Artist 12 3rd with X4 Smart Chip Stylus
• Beelink EQi12 with Intel Core i5-1235U
• AULA F75 wireless mechanical keyboard
• Apple M5 iPad Pro (2025)
• Boox Note Air5 C colour e-Ink tablet (2025)
• Wacom MovinkPad Pro 14
• NIZ L84 electro-capacitive keyboard
• Keychron M5 vertical wireless mouse
• Keychron B3 Pro wireless keyboard
• Bigme HiBreak S e-ink phone (5.8-inch Android 14)
• Harbor Innovations Paper 7 tablet with RLCD
• Boox Palma 2 Pro 6.1-inch Android 15 e-reader
• UPerfect UColor 19 Apex portable monitor 4K UHD 144Hz

Youtube art videos

• 20 Days in Peru by Mario Alvarez (book review)
• Food sketch (timelapse) Bali Travelogue Remake Pt4
• A World of Cats Carlie Sorosiak and Luisa Uribe (book review)
• Amazing S Korean artists in Singapore at Temenggong Artists-in-Residence
• Riverside Chinese temple sketchwalk
• Urban Sketching: An Artist's Guide by Isabel Carmona Andreu

Youtube tech videos

• Kuxiu S3 Qi2.2 wireless power bank is great
• XPPen Artist 12 3rd (review): Pen is even better now
• US$2.50 alternative to the Wacom Pro Pen 3 grip
• Keychron M5 wireless vertical mouse review: GOOD
• 2025 midrange budget tablets with pen support (comparison review)
• Samsung S10 Lite vs S10 FE
• M3 iPad Air at 20% off on Lazada SG
• Sharge Icemag 3 (review): Qi2.2, built-in fan, lanyard USB-C cable
• Apple nano-texture glass vs MovinkPad Pro 14 matte glass
• 6GB/s transfer with Qwiizlab Thunderbolt 5 SSD enclosure (ES41TR)
• Note taking with XPPen Magic Drawing Pad 2025
• SSD for iPhone and Android video recording: Fanxiang PS2005 (review)
• REDMI Smart Pen vs XIAOMI Focus Pen
• Apple M5 iPad Pro artist review
• Bigme Hibreak S (review): Budget colour e-ink phone with some limitations
• Uperfect Ucolor 19 Apex 4K 144Hz portable display (review)
• Goojodoq Apple Pencil alternatives GD15 & GD16
• Wacom MovinkPad Pro 14 (review): BEST portable drawing tablet of 2025

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