The second week of my Palladian Villa project involved an eclectic collection of buildings. PV08: Villa Contarini degli Scrigni A crazy over the top Baroque building with only the faintest remnant of Palladio left – simply the two serlian openings on the main floor. See full spread below for more about that. I decided to...
CONTINUE READINGA great way to spend a Friday night. Long zoom sketching session with my friend Francoise from Brussels. Non-stop chatting and somewhat reflex sketching of these gorgeous buildings in Grand Place, Brussels. Brussels was on my itinerary for my 2020 European trip. One day I hope to sketch it on location but regardless, this...
CONTINUE READINGLast week was pretty crazy for me (with the return of Sketchbook Design and other things behind the scenes) but I still managed to sketch my weekly quota of 7 different teacups. If you missed it, I’m sketching a different teacup for each day that Sydney is in lockdown. This article brings us up to...
CONTINUE READINGSince Sydney went into lockdown at the end of June, I’ve significantly ramped up my sketching. And it’s not just because of my two lockdown projects – working my way through my teacup collection and also going through Palladio’s villas in order. I’ve been making a conscious effort to document my day as well, finding...
CONTINUE READINGChanging line weights and colours to create depth and focus. Is this something you do? Here is a quick demo (about 5min to draw) that I did during a livestream last week inside of my SketchingNow Edges course. It was lots of fun to sketch with feedback from the group as I worked. It’s of...
CONTINUE READINGWe recently sketched our workspace as part of the Edges Group Run-through which is happening at the moment. I did this line drawing of my computer and scanning desks and then had lots of fun notating it so that I have a detailed record of all the bits and pieces that are a good snap-shot...
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