Well it’s been a fantastic challenge and it’s been so super inspiring to see people all over the globe push themselves to sketch as many people as they can. Well done to everyone who attempted this challenge – I hope that you sketched more people than normal and that it pushed you forward in some...
CONTINUE READINGJust because I hit 100, it didn’t mean that I stopped drawing people. Although it took the pressure off I managed another 50. I returned to my usual (much quieter) cafe as I needed to get some work done. And on Thursday morning managed these sketches in between working on my handout for the Palladian...
CONTINUE READINGAs I’ve just hit 100 for this year’s OneWeek100people challenge (see here for more) I thought it would be a good chance to consolidate my thoughts about how to sketch people in public. Thoughts on improving your people sketching I think sketching people on location is all about relying on your knowledge of the human...
CONTINUE READINGSo I hit 100 people by 10am Wednesday. Woo hoo! (Insert celebration emoji here!) I did 60 people sketches (most ink and watercolour) in one three hour visit to Goodfields Eatery – with time for 2 coffees and a little work while waiting for washes to dry. I was totally exhausted by the end but...
CONTINUE READINGI’m super excited to announce that I’m hosting a Group Run-through of my SketchingNow Edges course, starting next week. Edges is the second course that I put together and was the result of realizing that thinking about Edges is the secret weapon when it comes to working in ink and wash. It picks up on...
CONTINUE READINGYesterday I shared some watercolour mixes for skin colours on Instagram, and asked people to share their favourite mixes as well. I would love to do the same here so that this article becomes an easily accessible resource for others. Even though I am experimenting with this rather random combination right at the moment (using...
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