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Urban Sketching Kit 1: Watercolours

Lessons, Painting Demos, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréJanuary 31, 2018Leave a comment

PREMIUM With an almost endless choice of watercolours to choose from, it can feel daunting to choose just a handful for your urban sketching paintbox. I’d like to share my choices with you.

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Making Colours Pop – As Easy as 1, 2, 3

UncategorizedBy Roisín CuréJanuary 24, 2018Leave a comment

  By Róisín Curé   [twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”]   Do you look at other people’s watercolour sketches and wonder how their colours look so intense? So bright and clear? In short, how they POP? It’s not hard to make colours shout out from the page with intense vibrancy. You just need to learn a…

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Making Colours Pop – As Easy as 1, 2, 3

Lessons, Painting Demos, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréJanuary 24, 2018Leave a comment

PREMIUM Sketchers often wonder why their watercolours don’t “pop” with bright, clear colour. The solution is really easy, and I describe it in this article in 3 simple steps.

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Keeping Up With The Curés – Holiday Special (in Sketches)

-Travel, Daily LifeBy Roisín CuréJanuary 10, 2018Leave a comment

The end-of-year holiday over Christmas and New Year provides a great opportunity for sketching family, one of which I take full advantage.

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Hallowe’en marks the Start of Winter (Still Sketching Though)

Daily LifeBy Roisín CuréNovember 4, 20172 Comments

Hallowe’en marks the end of autumn and the start of the long dark days of winter. Going for walks with my lovely teenagers – and sketching – are good ways to cope.

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Product Review: Etchr Satchel and Field Case

ReviewsBy Roisín CuréSeptember 5, 20177 Comments

The Etchr satchel and Etchr field case have been designed with the urban sketcher in mind. I was asked to review these two products for my readers.

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Farewell to the French Riviera! Watercolour Memories of Nice

-TravelBy Roisín CuréAugust 16, 20176 Comments

PREMIUM. My parents have a place in Nice, on the French Riviera, a city of sun-baked beaches, fabulous gastronomy and exotic landscapes. I spent a happy week helping my mother pack.

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Sketching Seafest 2017: Celebrating Our Seas in Ink and Watercolour

Feature Articles, Painting in IrelandBy Roisín CuréJuly 19, 2017Leave a comment

PREMIUM. I was asked to sketch at Seafest 2017, and it was a real pleasure: sunshine, sea, spray and sketching all combined to make a day of great colour and atmosphere.

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Know Your Values: Speed and Light with Versatile Indigo

Lessons, Painting Demos, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréJuly 19, 2017Leave a comment

PREMIUM article. Light and shadow can be effectively conveyed with the use of just one colour added to an ink line. Here the colour used is indigo, but Payne’s grey is equally effective.

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Only Human, After All: 10 Dos and Don’ts When Drawing People

Lessons, Painting tips and techniques, UncategorizedBy Roisín CuréApril 23, 201719 Comments

PREMIUM article. While it’s potentially very rewarding, drawing people is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face as a sketcher. Get the inside track of tips and techniques to make it easier…

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