I thought it would be good to do a separate article recording my teacup sketching experiments with coloured pencils. I’ve mentioned previously that there is no way I can translate the techniques I use for watercolour to pencils (CPs) when it comes to teacups. I love working wet-on-wet with loose suggestive strokes when painting, but...
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks ago I did a little research (certainly not extensive) and as a result, I decided to buy two reasonably-priced sharpeners: Kutsuwa STAD T’GAAL Sharpener Dahle 133 Rotary Sharpener The Dahle is working great and gives me a really nice sharp point! These pencils were sharpened with the Dahle and not quite...
CONTINUE READINGIn addition to spending time with family last week, I also went on two short solo sketching outings. The first was to Milson’s Point late afternoon on Tuesday. I’ve come to this spot many times and normally I sketch the Sydney Opera House and/or the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But this time I avoided both of...
CONTINUE READINGThe process of catching up begins 🙂 This article contains all of my sketchbook pages from the past two weeks (with the exception of sketches from two outings that I will share on Friday). There is no watercolour paint on these pages – simply ink and coloured pencils! As mentioned in Monday’s article I’m not...
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