Just when I thought I was going to go through a serious watercolour pencil (WCP) stage I found myself using coloured pencils (CP) again! This sketch (of my nieces’ and nephews’ cubby house) was done on Friday while in an involved conversation with my brother. Without thinking about it, I instinctively reached for my coloured...
CONTINUE READINGA few months ago I discovered the work of Melanie Chadwick – an illustrator based in Cornwall UK. I loved her charming illustrations of the landscapes and coastline of one of the nicest parts of England. And I love her use of pencils, markers and watercolour. 🙂 Then I discovered that she was hosting a...
CONTINUE READINGAfter a huge Tuesday of sketching and nightly homework (see this article for more) I had a really slow start on Wednesday! And as you might have noticed on the sketchbook pages shared in that article, I decided to switch to using watercolour pencils(WCP) instead of coloured pencils. Did you see my purchase of a...
CONTINUE READINGToday we officially kick off the Live Version of Sketchbook Design and I’m SO happy to be going through the course again. Over the next 9 weeks I’m going to be intentionally leaving some pages in my current sketchbook unfinished so I can share my thought process for designing the final layout during the livestreams...
CONTINUE READINGDuring the week before Xmas, I had three nights at Leura in the Blue Mountains (which is only 1.5 hours drive from my home). It was the perfect little getaway to end the year and it was a great opportunity to do a series of sketches of the same subject. If you haven’t realised it...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been having a lot of fun going through all my 2022 sketchbooks (see my last article for a photo of the pile). Looking at every image and reading all my notes is a good way to get a clear picture of how well I accomplished my 2022 goals and to decide on what...
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