‘ By Róisín Curé [twitter-follow username=”roisincure” scheme=”dark” count=”yes”] Last week I discussed how I use a sort of mental grid to plan and map out a drawing. This week I’m going to develop that a bit with drawing in a spiral. Using both will soon become automatic and second nature – and you’ll…
DetailsBorscht and soda bread. Comfort food at its best… Boo-hoo! I am feeling rather sorry for myself today. For the last few years the middle finger on my right hand was refusing to open when my hand was closed. This apparently is called Trigger Finger. It was getting worse, and my doctor recommended an injection…
DetailsChilli for breakfast is a far cry from the porridge and cereal I grew up with, but I love it. Day 5 and I’m back on the wagon. Actually Day 4 I was too as it was the previous day that I fell. It’s Sunday and I thought I’d make Huevos Rancheros, mainly because I…
DetailsOff the wagon! And it’s only Day 3! I was celebrating, and there was cake involved. This is how it happened. Under The Cosh My son Paddy is in Transition Year. That means he does very little in the way of actual work, but spends lots of time on personal development. Part of Transition Year…
DetailsIt’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!
DetailsI 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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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.
Details‘ 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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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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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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