Red is another hue in my palette where my selections are a little unusual. A standard split primary red would include a Cadmium Red or a Scarlet as the warm red, and Alizarin Crimson or a Carmine as the cool version. Instead I have a dark orange for a warm red (DS Transparent Pyrrol Orange)...
CONTINUE READINGThe goal of this series of articles is NOT to suggest that you run out and buy every colour which I use. Instead my hope is that by sharing my own thought process and preferences you’ll be able to think through your own palette and personal colour needs. We all have different favourite...
CONTINUE READINGI’m excited to announce a new series here on my blog – going through each colour in my palette explaining why it’s there and sharing some favourite mixes. It’s going to very personal at times, more emotional than technical (eg. ‘I just love this colour’) and I’ll also be sharing some aspects of my palette...
CONTINUE READINGThis week I did this simple 6 minute sketch from my balcony as part of Foundations Lesson 2: Feeling Edges. For those of you doing the Foundations Group Run-through… a video version has just been posted into the classroom. I absolutely love doing this type of sketch – they are quick to do, they get...
CONTINUE READINGI’m really starting to find my new normal and establishing some routines. In some ways it’s hard to believe that I’ve been staying at home for over a month now… but on the other hand my last social outing (Friday of oneweek100people) seems like an age ago. This week I finished my first Stay Home...
CONTINUE READINGI’m so happy to be connecting with my sketching friends from around the world this week as part of a Virtual Event hosted by Urban Sketchers Hong Kong– #usksketchwithhongkong. This is in lieu of the 2020 USK Symposium which was scheduled for this weekend in Hong Kong. I feel extremely privileged to have attended all...
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