SeaFest 2018: Sketching An Event Right First Time
PREMIUM – Sometimes when you’re sketching you have to get it right first time. Here I share some of the tips I’ve picked up to make sure I don’t need a second chance.
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SeaFest2018 : Sketching it Right First Time
[twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”] As urban sketchers, it’s in the very nature of it that we’ll often find ourselves sketching an event, somewhere we won’t have a second chance to draw. While we’ll often sketch myriad versions of a lily pond à la Monet or a favourite model à la Wyeth, urban sketchers will very…
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SeaFest 2018: Sketching Sizzling Sun and Splashy Fun on Galway Docks
PREMIUM. SeaFest is the annual celebration of Galway’s intimate relationship with the Atlantic Ocean and a great family day out. Of course it wouldn’t be complete without an official urban sketcher to record it…
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Right-Looking Eejits
The other day, my husband Marcel and I were driving into town. There was a buzzing coming from somewhere in the car. “There’s a bee in the car,” said Marcel, who dreads getting stung. “It’s a bluebottle,” I said. “It’s a bee,” said Marcel. “Oh yeah, there it is,” I said, having spotted a fat,…
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This is one of the posts I’ll like to look back at when Ireland is once again as different as can be from what it is this week. This beautiful week. I went for my daily walk with Reuben the terrier at about half past four today. It was literally warmer outside than in, and…
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Understanding Your Watercolours: A Rembrandt Colour Wheel
PREMIUM A colour wheel is a great way to better understand the variations available in your paint set, as I demonstrate with this Rembrandt Basic Set.
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‘ By Róisín Curé [twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”] On my recent sketching trip to Portugal, I travelled aroud the Algarve region with fellow sketcher Hélio Boto. His watercolour set of choice was a box of six half pans by Rembrandt. “How do you like them?” I asked. “I like them,” said Hélio. “The…
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How to Draw Accurately (Part 3): Negative Space
PREMIUM In this article I show you how to use negative space to make a strong drawing. It isn’t magic, but it is a useful tool when you can’t see where you’ve gone wrong.
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‘ By Róisín Curé [twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”] You’ve probably heard of using negative space as an aid to drawing accurately. In this short article I explain what it is, why it’s so useful, and how to use it. What is negative space? Negative space is the air around an object. It’s the…
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“Hands up whose hair drives them mad when it needs a cut,” I said, showing the kids I teach my latest sketch of a barbershop. I had explained that I had been there for two and a half hours, and they had asked why my son needed to go to the barbershop when it was…
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