Tag: watercolours

  • And the colour version…!

    And the colour version…!

    I tried using watercolours on the farm buildings sketch I posted the other day. I really wanted to highlight the vivid pink of the hydrangeas on the wall – it’s not there yet but I can always fiddle with it some more once it’s fully dry…

  • Nervous of watercolours…

    Nervous of watercolours…

    I was too nervous to just plunge in and try watercolours on my latest pen and ink drawing. So, wimp that I am, I scanned it, printed it out on ordinary computer paper, and used the watercolours on that. And… I’m surprised… in a good way, because it’s come out looking much better than I…

  • Trying pen and wash

    Trying pen and wash

    For our last session of Windermere Art Society for the season, there was a fantastic demo and workshop on the techniques of drawing in waterproof ink and then highlighting with watercolour. I enjoyed the session so much I completely lost track of time – in fact the picture was still wet when I came to…

  • A snowy scene

    A snowy scene

    There was another fun and informative session on watercolours at Windermere Art Society last night. This one focussed on using a limited palette, blending and semi-abstract techniques to make quick paintings of snow. I’m quite proud of the one I did, especially the barbed wire fence. 😁 (I also used a rigger brush for the…