Cartooning for Kids: Getting Started
PREMIUM post. Children are natural cartoonists. There are a few tips I’ve learned that will make it easier for children to get more out of the comic strips they invent.
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Optimist Sailing in Kinsale, Co. Cork: My Kids Are Alone On The Ocean!
PREMIUM. Kinsale is a beautiful town in Cork. The Munster Optimist Championships were held in May and I was proud to see my children take to the ocean as competent sailors.
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Sketching Coconut Harvesting in Mauritius
The Coconut harvesters of Mauritius risk their lives to bring us their bounty – and to let Róisín sketch them at their work.
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Sketching Everyday Life
PREMIUM. Sketching everyday life may not be glamorous, but drawing the objects around your home can be just as satisfying and rewarding as more dramatic or exciting scenes.
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Painting Reflections in Watercolour
PREMIUM article. Painting reflections in watercolour can be challenging. Getting to know their main forms provides a short cut to learning to look well and paint faithfully.
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Painting in Jamaica: A Tropical Odyssey with Fiona Godfrey
PREMIUM. Fiona Godfrey has painted the tropical landscape of Jamaica for 25 years. Life as a painter on a Caribbean island isn’t always easy, however. Godfrey’s magical paintings speak for themselves.
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Forge an Old Master: The Japanese Art of Ukiyo-e
PREMIUM. You can learn a lot by trying to forge an Old Master: in this article, I offer tutorials to download, based on the beautiful Japanese prints of Utamaro.
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25 Dos and Don’ts When Urban Sketching
Here are 25 urban sketching tips for you to consider when you are out in the field. They include some things you should be doing and some you shouldn’t.
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Book review: Felix Scheinberger’s Urban Watercolor Sketching
Book review by Róisín Curé: Felix Scheinberger’s Urban Watercolor Sketching.
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Optimist Dinghy Sailing – More Messing About In Boats
PREMIUM. Róisín describes the Optimist dinghy training event which takes place in Baltimore, county Cork every year. This significant event, taking place in February really tests the young sailors.
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