This week, I decided to lighten my load and remove my normal watercolour palette, brushes and water containers. Instead, I plan to use a small palette and a waterbrush. I’m not a fan of using waterbrushes but last year I spent a number of weeks really trying to get better results with them (see here)....
CONTINUE READING‘ Last week I received an exciting parcel from India: a big selection of handmade watercolours and a sketchbook from the lovely Trupti of Arkaar Creation. They were beautifully wrapped! The first two half pans I picked up were Potter’s Pink, so I decided that these would be the first two colours to explore. ...
CONTINUE READINGWater-soluble pencils, pens and markers are fantastic tools for sketching. They are very versatile as you can use them dry or wet and combine them with other media. They are perfect if you are a beginner, if you struggle to use watercolour on location or if you want to sketch more/sketch standing up. But there...
CONTINUE READINGFollowing Monday’s article about simple sketches, I want to share a little about my current sketchbook strategies. (Thanks to Ginie for the prompt!) I have a lot going on at the moment, so I have little time to dedicate to my sketching. But I’m still filling pages in my sketchbook at a constant rate! This...
CONTINUE READINGMy teacup sketches are all about experimentation, and yesterday, I deliberately encouraged a massive Quin Gold explosion as I worked wet-on-wet. I’m using the original Daniel Smith Quin Gold, but other brands would behave in a similar way (see my article about other versions/brands here). Last week, I ‘discovered’ a new watercolour pencil colour...
CONTINUE READINGOn Saturday I did two simple sketches that are a good representative of my approach to everyday sketching. I was at a church luncheon and talk and although I didn’t feel like sketching during the event, I still wanted a record in my sketchbook. So I did this quick sketch of the back of the...
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