Category Archives: tools

Sketching a Teashop in Myanmar

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Suhita Shirodkar

A few days ago, I posted about doing a Sketching PlayLab livestream with Paul Wang, where we chatted and sketched from a photo. Here are some images from that session. The top of this image is the photo reference we … Continue reading →

Posted in people, supplies, teaching, tools, virtual sketching | Tagged people sketching, sketching playlab, tea, usk, usk talks | 5 Comments

What’s in Your Kit?

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Supplies, supplies, supplies… Continue reading →

Posted in supplies, tools | 5 Comments

Posca Markers Gas Station

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

An urban cacophony, captured with markers. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools | Tagged city of saratoga, gas station, location drawing, marker, posca, urban, urban sketch | 1 Comment

Wax Crayon and Oil Pastels

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

I grew up using wax crayons and oil pastels a lot, so going back to them makes me paint and mess around like a child, and that’s always a good thing. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Summer, tools | Tagged drawing, location drawings, people sketching, vehicles | 6 Comments

Scratching the Surface

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Some days I draw just for the joy of mark-making, to pull a mark across paper, to feel the drag, the resistance, the imperfection of the line. Drawing with less familiar tools is a little frustrating: they don’t work like I think they will, they don’t hold ink, they bend and snap… But it also makes me really aware of the marks I make. Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Summer, tools | Tagged big basin, big basin state park, drawing, location drawings, redwoods, sketchingplaylab | 9 Comments

Ink, Palette, Watercolor and Taxidermy

Posted on February 7, 2020 by Suhita Shirodkar

Jumping around, talking ink, watercolor, small palettes, conservation and hunting. On my way to Chico. Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, california, Sketch Journal, tools, watercolor | Tagged chico, demi palette, location drawing, taxidermy, urban sketching | 2 Comments

Brown Ink

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Suhita Shirodkar

A switchup I made recently: I filled one of my pens with Brown DeAtramentis Document Ink. When I used the ink, though, it looks a wee bit lighter and more burnt sienna-ish than the web sample shows. So I added … Continue reading →