I’ve been casually dropping comments over the last few weeks about how I prefer Moleskine Watercolour sketchbooks over Hahnemuehle Watercolour books and so I think it’s time to finally explain this in more detail. My personal preference – not a recommendation! It’s very important to stress at the outset that this article is all about...
CONTINUE READINGWe all want to improve our sketching and/or do more of it, don’t we? I think that my choice of sketchbook has a significant impact on the quality and the frequency of my sketching. In fact it might be the most important decision I make about the materials I’m using. During lockdown I really enjoyed...
CONTINUE READINGHere is the final article about my recent virtual trip to Europe including a video flipping through all four sketchbooks, plus my five favourite sketches and double-page spreads. Video Flip-through I used four A4 landscape Hahnemuehle Watercolour Books. Towards the end of the fourth book I added some pages from a Moleskine Watercolour Sketchbook. Click...
CONTINUE READINGThis week we’re looking at Colour and Value as part of the Group Run-through of SketchingNow Watercolour On Location. It’s a really special lesson! I absolutely love doing value studies and talking about how to design in values. But I just realised that I’ve never discussed why I like using grey markers for my value...
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