As much as I love sketching in my local area, every now and then I just feel as if I need to tackle something more architectural. So earlier in the week, I headed into The City for a few hours. I ended up in Hyde Park (during the lunch hour) and decided to do...
CONTINUE READINGFor the last few weeks I’ve been focusing on combining watercolour with Goldfaber Aqua Markers, but a few days ago I decided to throw coloured pencils into the mix. So this article contains some of my daily sketches where I’ve drawn with ink, then added some coloured pencil texture, then colour and/or texture with markers...
CONTINUE READINGIn the past week, I’ve been focusing on Cobalt Blue and how I use it in my everyday sketching. This has been prompted by the current Watercolour On Location lesson – Value and Colour – and recent discussions within the classroom and livestreams about shadow washes. This is what I wrote about Cobalt Blue when...
CONTINUE READINGA week or so ago I got a parcel from Poland containing a new palette… The Aquarius Urban Sketching Kit. (Thanks Roman!) This is quite similar to the Travel Kit that you can see here. It’s a good selection of colours. I decided that I would start using this palette exactly as it was… ...
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