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Ink, Palette, Watercolor and Taxidermy
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
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Brown Ink
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
Posted in Close to home, Everyday Sketches, people, san jose, Silicon Valley, tools
Tagged contour drawing, people sketching, simple line drawing, tea
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Small Setup
Testing a Small Setup, ready to sketch in Mexico! Continue reading
(More) Accordion Fold Samplers
Making accordion fold sampler books Continue reading
Posted in Collage, Food, How to, supplies, Supplies and Materials, teaching, tools, Workshop
Tagged art supplies, paper, pear, samples, sketchbooks, stillman & birn, workshop
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Stretching outside my comfort zone
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
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Direct Watercolor Strategy #4: Zoom and Crop
Taking the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge? Strategy #4: Zoom and Crop Continue reading
Direct Watercolor Strategy #3: Don’t Stop at One
Taking the #30x30DirectWatercolor2018 challenge? Strategy #3: Don’t Stop at One! Continue reading
