Here is a photo of the ‘prep page’ I did for last night’s Foundations Livestream 2. I had so much fun sharing lots of tips for drawing with continuous lines and how to see the world one edge at a time! I had six different fruit compositions to draw – two pieces of fruit, three...
CONTINUE READINGHere is a sketch of St James that I did last week. I have sketched this building many times (it has its own tag!) and on this occasion, I was thinking how much I’m currently enjoying…. mixing media in unexpected ways, using different colours and ‘fun’ hue combinations (I’m particularly enjoying using crazy bright unnatural...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been using Neocolor II (water-soluble wax crayons by Caran D’ache) for a few years now, but I don’t think I’ve ever documented the colours I’m using. I haven’t changed this selection much in the past year except for adding Periwinkle Blue when the jacarandas were out and Scarlet during my Port Macquarie trip as...
CONTINUE READINGThis is the page I created in preparation for the first Foundations Livestream, which we had this morning. I tested a few different approaches and showed the importance of bold lines, solid colour, and embracing the wonkiness. I then went through a number of these examples in my live demo. Its quite amazing how many...
CONTINUE READINGIt wasn’t the best planning to visit Wauchope on the hottest day of my trip (forecast was 35C) but thankfully it wasn’t too bad. Of course I started my day with a beach visit and sketch! I went back to Flynns and as there was actually a spare table sat down for breakfast and ended...
CONTINUE READINGLast September, I launched my Travel Sketching course, in which I shared my top strategies for sketching while on the go: my 7 lines, 5 shapes, and 3 layer techniques. It was a short, fun course, and these techniques can be used by anyone regardless of their level of experience (here are some examples from...
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