In Monday’s article I shared my recent everyday pages and they contained a number of teacups. But the fact is that I’ve done many more teacup sketches in the past few weeks! I decided last month, when I started doubling down on my Teacup Course prep, that I would do some no-pressure loose teacup sketches....
CONTINUE READINGNormally when I’m putting a new SketchingNow online course together I struggle to find much time for my everyday sketching. But at the moment as I work on Teacups I’m really happy with the amount I’m managing to fit into my day. And how colourful my pages are! This is mainly because I’ve linked sketching...
CONTINUE READINGSince starting this series – Why Teacups are Special – I’ve been hanging out to share this particular article with you… and it’s all to do with my love of the unpredictable nature of watercolour! I’ve learned so much about watercolour over the years as I’ve regularly sketched my teacups. They have allowed me to...
CONTINUE READINGIf you are a regular reader of my blog then you will know that I love using Alpha sketchbooks by Stillman and Birn. There are a number of reasons why this paper suits me perfectly and over the years I’ve refined my watercolour techniques to get the best results on it. And this is true...
CONTINUE READINGI’m just about to finish my current sketchbook and so I’ve scheduled another livestream that is open for anyone to attend! I will flip through my latest sketchbook (Volume 170) and my previous one (Volume 169) both of which contain lots of mixed media and teacup sketches! This will be a chance to see the...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s now time to get on to some reasons why teacups make such a great subject to sketch. In essence, they are nicely tricky and come in many shapes and patterns so I never tire of them or feel as if I have truly mastered them! They are always a fun challenge and there is...
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