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Sugar-Free Sketching – Day 2

BlogBy Roisín CuréApril 19, 2018Leave a comment

It’s Day 2 of my Sugar-Free Sketching project. Nothing like a community spirit to increase the chance of success – why not follow my progress!

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No Sugar, Thanks – Day 1

BlogBy Roisín CuréApril 18, 20182 Comments

I am so fed up being fat. After the awful winter we’ve had, I feel like this most days, but yesterday it was worse than usual. I had spent a couple of days with my dad, who is a demon for sugar. He has broken his ankle and isn’t driving so I went to the…

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How to Draw Accurately (Part 1): Mental Grid

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréApril 18, 2018Leave a comment

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

UncategorizedBy Roisín CuréApril 18, 2018Leave a comment

  ‘ 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

-Travel, Feature ArticlesBy Roisín CuréApril 10, 201810 Comments

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

BlogBy Roisín CuréApril 6, 2018Leave a comment

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”

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréApril 4, 20184 Comments

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”

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Light and Shade: Making Your Sketch Look “Real”

Expressing The West! Urban Sketching in Galway City, 17th-19th August 2018

UncategorizedBy Roisín CuréMarch 30, 20181 Comment

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.

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Sketching On Holiday: Now It’s Me Time!

UncategorizedBy Roisín CuréMarch 14, 20182 Comments

  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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