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Sketching in Egypt

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We took a little ‘virtual” trip to Egypt for our urban sketching series.

Working with a nib pen, waterproof ink and watercolor, we engineered our lines to build a solid structure to then develop the values creatively using scumbling and cross hatching. Looking at light and shadow, we saturated the lines accordingly.

A little touch of color to balance the line work and …done!


Watercolor Dogs

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This is a time lapse from our Watercolor Dogs workshop. In this session our main focus was the wet on wet ‘staining’ technique. We allow the water and pigment to work together and disperse with a little control over it. The color shapes and layers are patiently developed following the direction of the hair. This is lots of fun - you have to try it.