Liz Steel

My current Faber Castell Selections

August 27, 2022 | 9 Comments

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As I’ve been playing with 6 different types of Faber Castell products in the last month, I thought it was time to document my current selections. So it was fun to do a number of colour charts yesterday and review what I’ve been carrying around. As for how I’m organising and storing them… I’ve gotten...

A week of Pitt Artist Pens

August 24, 2022 | 3 Comments

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Everyday Sketching Pens and Markers

Last week I only used Pitt Artist Pens in my sketchbook (along with my usual ink lines) and I totally fell in love with them! There is something really special about the crisp hard-edged marks they make and their colour is so vibrant and transparent. I’m also loving having totally buckle-free pages with no transfer...

A few new pens

August 22, 2022 | 29 Comments

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Fountain Pens You may also like

On Thursday last week I visited Larrypost… which is always a little dangerous.:-) I had two gold nibs that needed adjusting and I knew that Jen wanted me to have a play with the new Kakimori dip pen with reservoir. I’ve recently seen a number of my friends playing with one (Paul, Suhita, Shari, Paul...

Reflex sketching while catching up with friends

August 19, 2022 | 1 Comment

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Everyday Sketching

I’ve had a few zoom catchups with friends lately and my general rule for such catchups is to sketch something that relates to the person I’m talking with. I’ve shared some of these in previous Recent Sketches articles but I wanted to give them their own article as they are good examples of reflex sketching....

Last Week: New tools and new ideas

August 17, 2022 | 8 Comments

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Art Tips & Thoughts Everyday Sketching Pens and Markers

Last week wasn’t the most exciting in terms of subject matter but it was significant due to new tools/techniques and new ideas. The Faber Castell products that I used… I started the week using coloured pencils (Polychromos) under the Albrecht Durer Watercolour Markers (AD Markers) After a few days I switched to combining the Albrecht...

#Colour4LifeWorkshop (and livestream)

August 15, 2022 | 4 Comments

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Workshops

Just a quick article today to let you all know that I’m teaching two short free workshops in Newcastle for Faber Castell Australia as part of #Colour4Life 2022. I’ll be sharing essential skills for sketching architecture (a condensed version of the main concepts explained in my Buildings course) and will be demonstrating how to add...