Last week on Thursday and Friday, I had another two filming days for my next SketchingNow course – Watercolour on Location. These days were mostly done inside my home, with the exception of one fun little 7am cafe film shoot on Friday morning. The program for the two days was very tight as we were...
CONTINUE READINGI had an amazing day on Friday filming lots of demos for my next online course – SketchingNow Watercolour On Location. We started at 7am and finished at 4.30pm and we were all still smiling at the end. My videographers are incredible! I’m so happy that I can invest in such top quality film making...
CONTINUE READINGHere is a comparison between a waterbrush sketch and a ‘real’ brush sketch (done at a later date) of a very ordinary building in Turramurra. I just don’t know how to get good results from a waterbrush. Not only is the colour flat, but its just doesn’t have the control and the magic of using...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s hard to believe it, but we are at the last lesson of the Foundations course – with only the final review week left to go. It’s been just so great to go through these lessons again – not just because of all the fun I’ve had n the classroom, but also as revisiting these...
CONTINUE READINGI seem to be constantly leaving important parts of my kit at home lately. Either my paints, or some of my pens… and one day I even left all my pens at home. I take things out to use them for work I’m doing at home and then rush out the door the next day...
CONTINUE READINGThis week we are looking at creating a focus (finding a story) in order to strengthen our sketches. In the bonus material we are looking at local icons. So I thought for this article I would compare the stories of three different sketches from the most iconic location on the Isle of Lewis (where my...
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