Over 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...
CONTINUE READINGThis week in my SketchingNow Watercolour On Location course, I was asked to explain how I use my palette and my dedicated mixing areas. I thought this was a good topic to share with everyone so here is a sketch to explain it. I always place my palette in the same orientation when I sketch...
CONTINUE READINGA few days ago I went to Cockatoo Island to do some exercises for Lesson 1 of SketchingNow Watercolour On Location. Even though everything is very busy at the moment with the online course I want to make a point of going out sketching each week. I had a lovely morning at Cockatoo Island doing...
CONTINUE READINGThis morning I wasn’t trying to paint a perfect sketch of a coffee cup, instead I just wanted to have a no pressure session playing with paint. I was also enjoying soaking up the sun as I sat at my usual table in my local cafe. This week has been massive, getting everything ready for...
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Online Sketching Courses with Liz Steel
