Category Archives: tools

Stretching outside my comfort zone

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

At In-N-Out Burger. Comparing line and no line in the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge. Continue reading →

Posted in california, challenge, Close to home, Drink, Food, How to, Paintings, people, reportage, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, burger, challenge, direct watercolor, directwatercolor, fast food, food, in-n-out | 10 Comments

Direct Watercolor Strategy #4: Zoom and Crop

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Taking the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge? Strategy #4: Zoom and Crop Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, Figure Drawing, Paintings, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, anatomy, challenge, direct watercolor, figure drawing, life drawing, people, people sketches, watercolor direct painting | 2 Comments

Direct Watercolor Strategy #3: Don’t Stop at One

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Taking the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge? Strategy #3: Don’t Stop at One! Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, Paintings, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, challenge, direct watercolor, directwatercolor, landscape plants, location drawing, people, people sketches, urban sketchers, watercolor direct painting | 8 Comments

Direct Watercolor Strategy #2: Do a small study

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

When ‘direct watercolor’ isn’t your go-to painting strategy, and you’re taking the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge, you need some strategies to take the leap: Strategy #1: Pick a forgiving subject Continue reading →

Posted in challenge, Paintings, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, challenge, direct watercolor, directwatercolor, landscape plants, location drawing, urban sketchers, watercolor direct painting | 15 Comments

Direct Watercolor Strategy #1: Pick a forgiving subject

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

Posted in challenge, Paintings, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, challenge, direct watercolor, directwatercolor, landscape plants, location drawing, urban sketchers, watercolor direct painting | 8 Comments

30×30 Direct Watercolor: Are you in?

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

I’m joining Marc Holmes , Liz Steel, Uma Kelkar, and Anne-Laure Jacquart in this watercolor challenge in June. The challenge? 30 paintings in 30 days of June. Quick, Direct. No fuss. Big or small. On location. Or not. Why? Because there’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in california, Close to home, Everyday Sketches, Paintings, tools, watercolor | Tagged #30x30DirectWatercolor2018, direct watercolor, liz steel, march holmes, uma kelkar, watercolor | 5 Comments

Mostly black and white

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Suhita Shirodkar

My daily sketching practice has gotten a bit, shall we say, sketchy lately. So to try and get back to little studies last week, I decided to try and draw everyday: not big ambitious pieces, but with some focus: working … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, california, Close to home, Drink, Everyday Sketches, Food, people, supplies, Supplies and Materials, tools | Tagged black and white, cat, cat sketch, everyday sketch, monochrome, tea, teacup sketch, value, value study | 8 Comments