OK not a long way but far enough for some fresh scenery.
After checking out the (ahem) Bakery we settled down across the street to draw/paint the buildings of downtown.
I chose a rather freestyle pen and ink method (one line sketches) that I am tinkering with, thanks to Larry in Quebec City http://www.larrydmarshall.com/
Strathmore 300 mixed media sketchbook 8.5" x 5.5"
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Patrick had taken on a rather large watercolour so I was done before him so I decided to work on a small watercolour, a fire hydrant ... thanks to Larry again!
W&N watercolour Field set W&N travel Brush set
Moleskine 5" x 8" watercolour sketchbook
All in all a great, relaxing morning
Alan
No ink: the way to go!
ReplyDelete... just a little ink ?
ReplyDelete;-)
Nice work Alan.
Love the sketch, Alan, but I don't see any relationship to the one-line sketch approach (which is more an exercise like push ups than a way to do sketching) proposed in Marc Taro Holme's Craftsy course I talked about. It's not "one line at a time" (Grin).
ReplyDeleteOf course I love your fire hydrant. I love all fire hydrant sketches. The ink vs no ink question you pose seems to pivot on whether you're a watercolorist or someone who likes to draw with pointy devices. I'm in the later camp and always feel that pure watercolors look "fuzzy". I suspect, though, that the fuzzy comes from the fact that the contrasts along the hard line areas is simply not sufficient to provide a true "edge." --- Larry