Sketches from Japan - Autumn 2013
Dec 8th, 2013, 09:34 AM
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Sketches from Japan - Autumn 2013
Just got back from a 1 week trip to Japan: Tokyo>Kyoto>Osaka>Nara>Hiroshima>Miyajima
(Nov 20 -27) Fall colors were at their peak everywhere it seemed. Bit of a whirlwind but the bullet trains made it easy to cover a lot of ground fast. This was my second trip to Japan (2010 being the 1st)
Here is a link to my sketches from the trip.
http://danbran.com/2013/12/07/sketch...;-autumn-2013/
Dan
(Nov 20 -27) Fall colors were at their peak everywhere it seemed. Bit of a whirlwind but the bullet trains made it easy to cover a lot of ground fast. This was my second trip to Japan (2010 being the 1st)
Here is a link to my sketches from the trip.
http://danbran.com/2013/12/07/sketch...;-autumn-2013/
Dan
Dec 8th, 2013, 09:51 AM
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Wow. What an utterly creative and new way to experience a trip report!
Our itinerary was very similar to yours, however we had 2 weeks (just got back less than 2 weeks ago.) How you did all that in one week is beyond me.
Irrespective, the output is astonishing! I really enjoyed that. Have you done this for other trips?
Our itinerary was very similar to yours, however we had 2 weeks (just got back less than 2 weeks ago.) How you did all that in one week is beyond me.
Irrespective, the output is astonishing! I really enjoyed that. Have you done this for other trips?
Dec 8th, 2013, 09:56 AM
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Thank you, filmwill! I was traveling very lightly, and somehow felt compelled to keep moving. So I just went with the flow 
Yes, I've done some other TRs in this manner for Italy, Vietnam/Cambodia, Hawaii
Yes, I've done some other TRs in this manner for Italy, Vietnam/Cambodia, Hawaii
Dec 9th, 2013, 08:09 AM
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Enjoyed both the style and substance of the report. This site sometimes overflows with tales of the lah-dee-dah spots, so it's refreshing to know that a stay in a capsule hotel leaves one none the worse for wear.
Dec 12th, 2013, 09:47 AM
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@susiesan I lost my regular JR Pass halfway in, while I was in Kyoto. Still had to get to Hiroshima, Nara, Osaka. I bought a 4 day JR West, and had to buy the ticket back to Tokyo, yes.
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danbran, I'm curious as to how you do your drawings, as I carry a small journal with me when I travel, and I mostly write or sketch some simple things and I like to paste some beautiful admission tickets or get stamps from temples, parks and sights. Could you please share.
Do you do the drawing on the spot, or just a sketch and you fill it out later? Do you have a notebook? What type of pens do you use? Some of your drawings look like they're watercolors and others markers? What brands do you use? Any photos to share would be great.
I haven't tried doing color sketches, just black ink.
Thanks!
Do you do the drawing on the spot, or just a sketch and you fill it out later? Do you have a notebook? What type of pens do you use? Some of your drawings look like they're watercolors and others markers? What brands do you use? Any photos to share would be great.
I haven't tried doing color sketches, just black ink.
Thanks!
