A few months ago I received two sketchbooks from Etchr Lab. They were a Hot Press Etchr Sketchbook A5 size and a Cold Press Etchr Sketchbook A5 size. I’ve been using both books as my daily sketchbook since October. I totally filled the hot press (HP) and half-filled the cold press (CP). Today, I’m finally...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I taught a 2-day sketching architecture workshop in Sydney and had a total blast. It’s nearly 3 years since I have run this particular workshop and it was just so wonderful to be teaching this material again – how to see buildings differently and a practical approach to perspective. I’m so passionate...
CONTINUE READINGAs mentioned in my previous article on how to choose the best sketchbook for your sketching, I feel it’s important that the paper is good for both ink and watercolour. Today, I want to explore this idea in a little more detail and in particular I want to explain why I believe the best...
CONTINUE READINGAfter posting my last article on pencils (and thanks to everyone who took the time to comment) I found myself looking through my travel sketchbooks for the last few years to find some more examples of sketches done with a Faber Castell Graphite Aquarelle pencil. This article contains some of the sketches I found. I...
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