December 19, 2024

Sketching on the Trail

Learn about the limited-edition Trailbound Set and sketch along as artist-adventurer Max Romey paints a colorful landscape from his home state of Alaska.

By The Art Toolkit Team

A watercolor painting of two figures walking along a path beside a river, surrounded by mountains. Nearby, a sketchbook and a palette of watercolors are placed on a textured wooden surface, along with a pen.

This is a recording from our live demo, Sketching on the Trail, with watercolor artist and adventurer Max Romey on December 18th, 2024.

In this demo, Max introduced our latest limited-edition collaboration, the Trailbound Set, and walked participants through sketching a colorful landscape from his home state of Alaska! Download the reference photo Max uses here.

With small, compact supplies, you can create art every day, no matter where your adventures take you, and the Trailbound Set was designed and curated to support that mission. Each set contains a limited-edition Red Demi Palette, Trail Tiles, and a mini Aquash Water Brush.

Together, we explored how using loose brushstrokes in vibrant watercolors supports an imaginative interpretation of your surroundings. Max’s team at Trailbound Sketches adds, “We will welcome happy accidents and have fun creating a vibrant painting!”

A watercolor painting depicting two figures walking along a path beside a tranquil body of water, set against rolling hills and a cloudy sky. An artist's watercolor palette and water brush are nearby.
Alaska landscape by Max Romey.
Two figures stand by a serene body of water, surrounded by vibrant landscapes of orange and green hills under a dramatic, cloudy sky.
Alaska landscape by Maria Coryell-Martin.
Artistically illustrated color palette suggestions with vibrant swatches, including Hansa Yellow Medium, Pyrrol Scarlet, Burnt Sienna, Sap Green, Ultramarine Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, and Indigo. The background features colorful, stylized mountains with a playful encouragement to be curious and paint.

About Trailbound Sketches

Trailbound Sketches is a production studio and community founded by Alaskan artist and filmmaker Max Romey. Supported by a small team of adventurous creatives, Team Trailbound is united by a passion for education, environmental stewardship, and creative storytelling. Max has been our friend for many years, and we have loved sharing his artwork and adventure stories with our community as an Art Toolkit Ambassador and workshop instructor. We are thrilled to continue following along and sharing where his creative path is leading him!

Max Romey
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A smiling person in a red jacket stands on a scenic trail, with mountains illustrated in the background. They have a camera attached to their backpack and are wearing gloves.
Max Romey.
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Panoramic paintings by Max Romey.

Thank you for joining us! Be sure to tag @ArtToolkit and @TrailboundSketches on social media when you use our supplies—we love to see what you create!
An artist sites on a rock, dipping a paintbrush in a Pocket Palette.

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