This week I have been thinking about ‘Measured Setup’. It’s the next lesson in my SketchingNow Foundations course that I am revisiting. This was one of the more ‘painful’ lessons for many people since it seems a little tedious to have to measure everything and there is a real risk that this will take away...
CONTINUE READINGI love receiving emails from readers and especially when they send me information that I might find interesting. Last week a reader sent me the following quote by John Lovett (an Australian watercolorist, whose work and teaching I love). French Ultramarine Blue: Warm Blue, tending towards violet, so contains some red. Non-staining and sedimentary,...
CONTINUE READINGIn order to sketch freely and consistently throughout the busyness of everyday life, I need some specific requirements in a daily sketchbook. These are different from those I use when I am travelling or going out on a dedicated sketching outing. In this video, I flip through a few sketchbooks that I have used over...
CONTINUE READINGI have a few goals for my art this year, but the number 1 goal is to get more people in my sketchbook. I have been saying this for years (I know!) and at times I have managed it – such as this week. I have reached a point where I am happy sketching...
CONTINUE READINGAfter testing out a few different sizes of the Stillman and Birn Softcover Sketchbook range in Alpha paper, I have decided that my new favourite sketchbook for daily use is the Softcover Alpha 8 x 10″. I used one during the month of November and found the larger size suited my style of sketching during...
CONTINUE READINGThis week I have been thinking about the third way of visual thinking that I explain in detail in my Foundations Course: Constructing Volumes. I’ve discussed the first two Feeling Edges and Abstracting Shapes in previous articles this month. Last year when I re-visited this lesson I wrote: Most artists focus on the first two...
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