ONLINE ART COURSE - SMOKING MAN IN INK PENS AND WATERCOLOUR Old and young faces Before we began this project, Phil (the teacher) showed us a few images of faces. He said that in this medium, it is much more interesting to draw older faces with plenty of lines and wrinkles, giving us…
ONLINE ART COURSE - SMALL SKETCHES IN WATERCOLOUR AND INK PENS PT 2 This afternoon my hubby and I sat down to complete this project with the final four of eight small sketches of buildings using watercolour and ink pens in a very loose sketchy style. I thought I wasn't going to enjoy…
ONLINE ART COURSE - SMALL SKETCHES IN WATERCOLOUR AND INK PENS When I saw what was to come in this project, I thought I wasn't going to enjoy it much, because the loose sketchy style really isn't my thing. However, I was pleasantly surprised! My hubby and I worked on the first four…
GREEN MARBLES IN COLOURED PENCILS My third post today! Shiny, transparent and/or reflective surfaces I've always been fascinated by these. I know that all that glisters is not gold, but I do love a bit of bling, and I love the play of light in and around transparent objects. For years I have…
TEABAG STAINS - AN UNEXPECTED RESULT My second post today. From previous blog posts, you will know that I often dry used teabags on watercolour paper, where they leave gorgeous stains that you can then doodle on. I've got a box of pieces of watercolour paper (some of them reject paintings of my…
ONLINE ART COURSE - TREE FROG IN INK PENS AND WATERCOLOUR Starting a new module I have just begun a new module on the art course - watercolour with ink pens. This is a development of the earlier one on ink pens, which also included the use of a black watercolour wash. Ink…
COLOURED PENCILS - A BOWL OF PEBBLES, AND A CASE FOR MY AMAZON BASICS PENCILS In my bathroom I have quite a collection of pebbles which I have picked up on the beach on various occasions. I love the colour and variation, and the different textures, in pebbles - it is surprising how…
ONLINE ART COURSE - COMPLETING THE PASTEL PENCILS MODULE, THE FIRST SHEET OF PEPPERMINT TEABAG STAINS, AND COLOURED PENCIL UPDATE Pastel Pencils Self-Directed Challenge - Facial Features This afternoon I finished this challenge at last. It's been a busy couple of weeks, what with being ill and getting my new glasses and various…
NEW ART MATERIALS, MORE TEABAG STAINS, AND CATARACT NEWS Coloured pencils A couple of years ago I got a set of Derwent Coloursoft pencils. These wax-based coloured pencils are very soft and creamy, and blend very well, but it is impossible to retain a sharp point on them and they are not good…
ONLINE ART COURSE - SELF-DIRECTED CHALLENGE PT 2 Today I completed the second facial feature on the self-directed challenge in pastel pencils. I'm not entirely happy with the result, but the ear is a complicated structure. The lighting on the reference photo was pretty strong, resulting in lots of contrast, but I think…
