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| Lanic Bay |
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| Porthluney Beach |
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| St Michaels Mount |
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| Talland Bay |
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| Bedruthen Steps |
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Painting on holiday
Hi, I have just got back from my holiday in Cornwall. The weather was great and we had a lovely time. I enjoyed making a few pen and watercolour sketches of some lovely coastal scenery. I sketched the view in pen first and then added some simple watercolour washes finding this to be a much more successful approach than drawing and then painting in more detail. I found that on a family holiday you don't want to spend a long time painting but just create the essence of the places you visit quickly. I have taken lots of photographs so that, with the sketches I have made, I can now paint the lovely scenery of Cornwall at home.
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Oh, I do love your artwork! Line and wash is a favourite technique. I know I should just have a go, but I'm afraid of wasting paper!!! LOL
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P.S. What type of pen do you use? I'm assuming it's a non water soluble one?
DeleteBTW Your blog time seems set to Californian time;-).
Hi Thank you for your kind comments. I use a Staedtler Pigment liner 0.1 pen which is non water soluble. I draw with the pen and shade before applying the watercolour washes. A good book to have a look at is From Sketch to Painting by Wendy Jelbert ( Search press). Have ago.
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