How to Draw Accurately (Part 1): Mental Grid
PREMIUM: Drawing with confidence is one of the holy grails of sketching. In this article I share the first of three techniques that will get you well on the road to drawing fluently.
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How to Draw Accurately (Part 1): Mental Grid
‘ By Róisín Curé [twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”] When I first started urban sketching, it meant a lot to me to get my drawing right. So I would draw everything in pencil first, ink on top, then rub out the pencil when the ink was dry. Accuracy is important, and it still means…
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A Sketch Tour of the Algarve, Portugal
PREMIUM. To be sent to a country I’d always wanted to visit – to sketch for the Tourist Board…was a dream come true. Portugal was way beyond everything I’d imagined.
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Not So Smug Now: Last One at the Airport
After scoffing at my husband’s desire to be punctual for flights, I nearly paid the price. There’s a (very obvious) lesson in that somewhere
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Light and Shade: Making Your Sketch Look “Real”
PREMIUM: Getting light and shade right in a sketch goes a very long way to making a sketch believable, to give a feeling of “being there”. Here’s how I approach it.
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Light and Shade: Making Your Sketch Look “Real”
Expressing The West! Urban Sketching in Galway City, 17th-19th August 2018
Join Róisín Curé and Pat Southern-Pearce for Expressing The West! An Urban Sketching Workshop, 17th-19th August, in the vibrant and colourful town of Galway, Ireland.
DetailsSketching On Holiday: Now It’s Me Time!
By Róisín Curé [twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”] There’s something magically evocative about a sketch. Something that a photo doesn’t capture. A holiday is the perfect opportunity to capture the sights and senses of a special place, as you have time to indulge yourself with a bit of relaxing sketching in a way…
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Sketching On Holiday: Now It’s Me Time!
PREMIUM Lots of us would love to capture a few memories on holiday in a sketch, but what do we bring with us, and how do we keep everyone happy?
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Away From It All: Sketching in Schull, West Cork
PREMIUM. I recently had a great week of sketching in a lovely little Irish town in West Cork, but in mid-February. Schull turned out to be a sleepy little town consisting of one steep, twisting street with shops and pubs on it…
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