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Sketching Tools - for all your materials questions!

August 14, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Sketching Tools

Last week I spent quite a bit of time updating my Sketching Tools section and I’m very excited to be able to share it all with you today. Most of the information was still relevant but I was amazed at how much I added and adjusted! The sections on coloured and markers were the ones...

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Can I survive without browns and greys in my kit?

August 11, 2023 | 11 Comments
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Everyday SketchingPencilsPens and Markers

Last week I started exclusively using the art supplies that were included in my Colour4Life box sent to me by Faber Castell. (See here for more about the exciting box.) I began with the materials that I was most familiar with – the Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils. But there is a catch! The colour selection...

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Live Sketchbook Tour: Moving to a smaller book

August 9, 2023 | 2 Comments
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In the last 6 weeks, I managed to complete 2 sketchbooks and so I’ve scheduled another livestream that is open for anyone to attend! I will flip through Volume 172  (Hardcover A4 Alpha book by Stillman and Birn) and Volume 173 (Softcover Square Alpha book by Stillman and Birn) and discuss how I managed to...

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Curved perspective

August 7, 2023 | 18 Comments
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I just discovered that I never posted this sketch which was done back in June when I was using an A4 sketchbook… This sketch of St James church in the City was completed in about 20 minutes in fading light on a very cold day (Sydney’s definition of cold) and also while chatting to the...

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Catching up on all my other sketching from last month!

August 4, 2023 | 6 Comments
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As well as all the outings I went on during July (either with family or solo) I also kept up my morning sketching routine! And in addition, I also went out a few times in the afternoon to find something new to sketch. On this particular occasion, it was Killara Uniting Church. Here is the...

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A new method for working loosely and some more city sketching

August 2, 2023 | 17 Comments
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Sketching Sydney

A few weeks ago I had an epic afternoon sketching in the City filling 20 pages of my A4 sketchbook (see here). So it’s a little hard not to compare subsequent outings with that. But still, I’ve had two very productive sketching sessions on the last two Wednesday afternoons. And with the exception of the...

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