I’ve been using a water brush for two weeks now and I’m really happy that I decided to do this challenge. There is no doubt that I’m missing my dagger brush but I know that it will be really good down the track to develop my techniques using waterbrushes. I chose the large Pentel Aquash...
CONTINUE READINGI love the Neocolor crayons by Caran d’ache – both Neocolor I and Neocolor II (watersoluble). In the past few weeks, I got my little set of Neocolor II out again and I’ve been having fun playing with them. They are perfect for loose mark-making and I’m really enjoying the challenge of working with their...
CONTINUE READINGSometimes I just need a little OCR! (Old Country Roses by Royal Albert) Fun Fact: This sketch was done using a waterbrush! I’m not sure if I’ve ever done a teacup sketch using a waterbrush. It certainly felt strange not using my beloved dagger brush but it’s been great to develop my waterbrush skills –...
CONTINUE READINGThanks to everyone who made a suggestion recently either here on the blog or on Instagram. A few comments before sharing the options: These are rough mockups done on printouts of the pages and to make it easy I added colour with Neocolor crayon – but my intention is to finish the pages with watercolour!...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve decided to start using a water brush for the next few weeks to find out if there is a way of using it so that I’m happy with the results. Water brushes are extremely convenient but over the years I’ve always been disappointed when I’ve used them. Watercolour sketches painted with a water brush ...
CONTINUE READINGIt can be easy to think (based on what we see on social media) that urban sketches ‘should’ always involve going on dedicated sketching outings and spending a considerable amount of time to achieve a finished sketch. But this is not the case – and in fact, I strongly believe that constantly doing quick simple...
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