Some weeks I just don’t feel as if I have much time or mental energy to do my own sketching. Last week was one of those as I tried to wrap up the 30faces30days challenge (I had 12 to do last week so that I would finish on time!), working on Group run-through of SketchingNow...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve just finished the 30Faces30Days challenge hosted by Sktchy and it was a lot of fun! I’m generally not very good at sticking with month-long challenges that require me to sketch something specific, so my usual approach is to find the minimal viable way to participate (eg. my Inktober collection of 2019). I’m also not...
CONTINUE READINGI’m coming to the end of my Kunst and Papier sketchbook (94 x 8.1″) and looking at the pile of books that I want to use this year. I can’t decide which one to use next! Here’s my thoughts on the options: A. Stillman and Birn Alpha – softcover square format 7.5 x 7.5″ This...
CONTINUE READINGLast week was a big one and I wasn’t able to devote as much time to sketching as I had liked, so to mix it up a little, I decided to draw borders around nearly all my sketches. This simple idea made the week much more interesting as instead of worrying about what I was...
CONTINUE READINGI’m working my way slowly through all my old blogposts – updating posts, re-uploading images (and often re-scanning the originals), changing titles and adding tags etc. It’s a massive task but I just love doing it – it’s the blogging equivalent of putting a photo album together (do you remember what that is?) Anyway, as...
CONTINUE READINGIMPORTANT MESSAGE: This article is now updated here What’s in my palette DS Hansa Yellow Medium PY97 (two pans – see here for more)* DS Transparent Pyrrol Orange PO71 DS Quinacridone Rose PV19 SCH French Ultramarine PB29 DS Cerulean Blue Chromium PB36* DS Indanthrone Blue PB60 WN Cobalt Turquoise Light PG50 DS Cobalt...
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