It’s time to take a photo of all my completed books for the last 12 months and do a little review of my sketching. This year I filled 13 sketchbooks: 8 x A4 Hardcover Alpha (by Stillman and Birn) 2 x 8″x10″ Softcover Alpha 3 x Square Softcover Alpha Note: I have also filled a...
CONTINUE READINGI managed to squeeze in a quick watercolour pencil and water brush sketch of a Christmas Tree on Friday while hanging out with my brother’s family. As I was working I was thinking: should I draw the tree first or the decorations? I started with the tree working negatively around the decorations but then decided...
CONTINUE READINGWhen I shared my most used watercolour paints last week, several people asked me why I use Schmincke French Ultramarine. The one-line answer is that it creates the most incredible ‘pigment parties’ when I mix it with other paints in my palette. I’ve previously compared it with some other brands – refer here for that...
CONTINUE READINGDid you know we offer a range of SketchingNow Gift Certificates? We have gift certificates for every SketchingNow course and bundle, plus flexible options like $50USD and $100USD certificates that can be used towards any course. Customize your gift with a downloadable PDF certificate and add a personal message for your friend or loved one....
CONTINUE READINGAs I’m gearing up for a Live Version of my Watercolour course in the New Year I thought it would be fun to get an up-to-date list of common challenges that people face when sketching with watercolour. Here are a few things I regularly hear from participants in my SketchingNow courses “I’m afraid to ruin...
CONTINUE READINGJust a quick update on my water brush usage… I’ve decided to stop using a waterbrush for all my sketching and I’ve gone back to my beloved dagger brush! Ha! I just couldn’t keep using it exclusively, I just couldn’t! 🙂 Are you surprised? I still intend to use the Aquash brush (by Pentel)...
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