One of the things I love so much about sketching (as opposed to more traditional watercolour painting) is the interplay between line and colour. Whilst there is a real charm about neat ink and wash illustrations, where the paint completely fills in the shapes defined by the ink drawing, I really love it when line...
CONTINUE READINGI’m nearly exclusively a fountain pen girl (I’ve been using them since my primary school days) so I don’t use fineliners much – practically never when it comes to sketching. I do have a bit of a collection (from my architect’s days) but really don’t know which is the best. So I need your help!...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I finished sketchbook no. 113 – only 2.5 weeks after starting it! I seem to be going through sketchbooks at a crazy rate at the moment but I honestly don’t feel as if I am sketching that much. Instead, I feel as if I have a good flow and rhythm with my sketching...
CONTINUE READINGThis week in our SketchingNow Foundations re-run we are having a catchup week. A chance to let the big concepts of the first six lessons settle, and to work out ways of putting them together. So in the spirit of having ‘a breather’ here are a few stills from a video showing how I painted...
CONTINUE READINGLast Thursday I only had 5 minutes to do a quick sketch before rushing to an appointment. This is what I sketched and I was happy with it as it was. But it did make me think of a question I get asked a lot when I’m teaching: If I don’t have time to add...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I suddenly realized that I am actually sketching people every day* and if I skip a day, I really miss it. This is a big deal for me because, for many years, I didn’t have the confidence to sketch people, mainly because I had never gotten around to getting serious about developing my...
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