Here is a quick sketch of Customs House, Brisbane from a few weeks ago.I have had three short trips to Brisbane recently as part of a series of workshops I have been teaching for BVN Architecture. I did this sketch in order to test the scene for a potential workshop demo and exercise and it...
CONTINUE READINGFor me travel sketching is much more than doing one or two ‘proper’ sketches each day. It’s about creating a narrative and recording everything I do in multiple sketches (in a variety of styles) and text. It’s normally hard to do this when I’m teaching, but the Palladian Odyssey is an exception. During the week...
CONTINUE READINGSome of you might remember my long article about the change in the paper of the Moleskine Watercolour sketchbooks back in 2014 when the labels became white and pink. Basically the quality of the paper dropped significantly with a very noticeable difference between the front and back side of the paper, and a strong mechanical...
CONTINUE READINGThis year I have taught three workshops as part of the USK SYD 10×10 Programme and they all have been focused on the one topic: Sketching Complex Scenes in Shapes and Edges. As well as sharing some photos from the workshops, I thought it would be nice to share some tips which you can implement...
CONTINUE READINGMost of you know that I sketch my coffee nearly every morning as a bit of a ritual. I’m not concerned with how good my sketches are as the goal is simply to get my creative juices pumping. But I’m always a bit uncomfortable with how much the coffee sketches dominate my sketchbook. I’ve recently...
CONTINUE READINGAs I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have been sketching quite a lot in the past month and a half since I returned from my big trip. The main reason for this is that I’ve been out and about a lot, teaching and doing a lot of teaching prep. I also had a mini...
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