My teacup sketches are all about experimentation, and yesterday, I deliberately encouraged a massive Quin Gold explosion as I worked wet-on-wet. I’m using the original Daniel Smith Quin Gold, but other brands would behave in a similar way (see my article about other versions/brands here). Last week, I ‘discovered’ a new watercolour pencil colour...
CONTINUE READINGOn Saturday I did two simple sketches that are a good representative of my approach to everyday sketching. I was at a church luncheon and talk and although I didn’t feel like sketching during the event, I still wanted a record in my sketchbook. So I did this quick sketch of the back of the...
CONTINUE READINGThe other day I only had a little time to sketch (dark overcast day and fading light) so I grabbed my favourite Sailor Fude de Mannen pen (55 degree nib) and started doing a quick line drawing. As I was finishing my drawing I felt that I needed a little tone so I added some...
CONTINUE READINGI’m gearing up to start my Teacups this week – on Wednesday 15 May – and so I’m going through the lessons and the main concepts from the course. Three big themes from the Teacups course are also very applicable to sketching other subjects and they are: 1. Drawing Ellipses Over the years of...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I shared a glimpse of the new wall unit that I’m using to display my teacups… so here is a more detailed look! It makes me super happy to have all my teacups on display, and to be able to easily access them all. It’s particularly fun to let visitors choose their own...
CONTINUE READINGMy teacup sketches are generally serious direct watercolour paintings but from time to time I love doing quick fun loose versions. This is particularly the case when… 1. I have a new-ish cup with a crazy complex but beautiful pattern! A loose sketch is a great way to get to know the pattern and to...
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