It’s been extremely hectic this week so here is a simple quick teacup sketch I did one morning instead of my usual cafe visit. Last month I bought three tea cups to celebrate the launch of a new SketchingNow course (thanks to the help from my Instagram followers) and this yellow one has been the...
CONTINUE READINGOver the weekend in the Watercolour On Location classroom, I got asked about the glowing colours I get from my shadow grey mixes. So in order to answer the question accurately, I did a few new swatches, being careful to observe how much pigment and water I was using. I did two tests with...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I spent a lot of time thinking about thumbnails as a result of the first lesson of my current online course – Watercolour On Location. I rarely use thumbnails in my own work when I am out urban sketching but I often use them when I teach as they are the best way...
CONTINUE READINGI don’t have a lot of time to sketch at the moment due to my current very interactive SketchingNow course – Watercolour On Location – which has just started! But it only takes a few minutes to do a fun open-ended continuous line sketch – even if it’s just of a boring carpark! There are...
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