I was away up at Newcastle over the weekend for my second workshop with Newcastle Art Society. This time it was Architecture Sketching. There are quite a number of important principles to grasp before heading out into the complex world around us – so the morning was spent inside doing exercises from photos. It is...
CONTINUE READINGThe other day I was doing some scanning for a few publications. It is a lot of fun to try to work out which sketchbook a particular sketch is in (not too hard with the way I name my files on flickr and number my sketchbook). I just had to take a photo of my...
CONTINUE READINGI was wondering if anyone noticed my use of brown in a few days ago… Anyway I am VERY excited that I have finally got in my hand some permanent /waterproof brown ink in a lovely shade. I have been in touch with De Atramentis Inks in recent months, telling them how much the sketching...
CONTINUE READINGLooks like we are having a colour chart week. The next on the agenda is my collection of watercolour pencils. I have always had some watercolour pencils in my kit (since Sketchbook Number 1) but it has taken me years to find a way that I am really happy with since they are only...
CONTINUE READINGThis article contains my recommendation for a small palette of 6 colours. This is the palette that I use for my very popular SketchingNow Foundations online course. This palette can be further paired down to 3, 4 or 6 Daniel Smith paints and I have also found alternatives in Winsor & Newton and Schmincke. The...
CONTINUE READINGToday I spent a number of hours playing with paint and working out my best watercolour recommendations for my Foundations class. I will share the findings here on the blog for everyone’s benefit soon – I am preparing my preferred selection of 6 basic colours (Daniel Smith) plus Winsor & Newton and Schmincke alternatives. It...
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Online Sketching Courses with Liz Steel
