After 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...
CONTINUE READINGI don’t use graphite pencils very much, but if I did, I would choose to use a watersoluble pencil – such as the Faber Castell Aquarelle Graphite pencil in either 2B or 4B. This is what the above sketch was done with. If I had to pick a normal graphite pencil, I would probably reach...
CONTINUE READINGI thought it would be fairly easily for me to sketch all my teacups in a year but there are only a few weeks left in 2019 and I still have about 20 to sketch! I’m just not sketching as many teacups these days as I no longer drink tea in the evening. Another reason...
CONTINUE READINGPerspective is the number one issue which people struggle with when it comes to sketching architecture. Perspective is very important as it helps you see the angles of the main edges of the building more easily, but it’s just one of many other skills needed to create a convincing building sketch. This image is one...
CONTINUE READINGI do nearly all of my work inside a sketchbook, so I thought it might be helpful to share all the different considerations I make when deciding on a sketchbook. There are a lot of variables (and probably some more that I haven’t thought of!) so in the second half I will share my preferences....
CONTINUE READINGAs I’m gearing up to do a Group Run-through of my SketchingNow Buildings course in Jan 2020 (yes! big exciting news), I thought it would be fun to give you a bit of background about my approach to sketching architecture and share a few old sketches. Note: This opening sketch is from this year (Stornoway...
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