Ouchul Hwang

Best Watercolor Supplies I Used on the Portugal Camino When I first prepared for the Portugal Camino, I packed watercolor supplies the same way many artists do: too much. Too many brushes. Too many colors. Too many “just in case” materials. I brought three watercolor palettes, more than 15 brushes, 3 watercolor paper blocks, 2 towels, 1 heavy duty portfolio bag, etc. They were already more than 1.5kg in total. Way to heavy! But long-distance walking changes my understanding of what is necessary. Every extra object eventually becomes physical weight. And every unnecessary tool slowly becomes mental weight as well. By the time I began walking seriously each day, I realized something important: The best travel watercolor setup is not the most complete setup. It is the setup I can actually carry, open quickly, use consistently, and return to every day without exhaustion. Over time, my watercolor kit became smaller, simpler, and far more practical. These are th...

30-Day Camino Sketch Challenge: A Daily Drawing Practice for Travel Artists You do not need talent to begin drawing. You do not need a studio, expensive tools, or perfect conditions. What you need is attention—and a small amount of time. The 30-Day Camino Sketch Challenge is designed to help you build a daily practice through simple observation, repetition, and presence. Inspired by the Camino de Santiago, this challenge transforms walking into seeing, and seeing into drawing. Each day, you will create one small sketch based on a single prompt. The goal is not perfection. The goal is continuity. On the Camino, everything changes slowly. The light shifts. The weather moves. The body adapts. In the same way, your eye begins to change when you draw every day. You begin to notice small details that were invisible before. A shadow becomes a subject. A stone becomes a composition. A simple object becomes a moment. Bull Fight, watercolor from Camino What Is This C...