Light and Shade: Making Your Sketch Look “Real”
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”
Light and Shade: Making Your Sketch Look “Real”
Expressing The West! Urban Sketching in Galway City, 17th-19th August 2018
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.
DetailsSketching On Holiday: Now It’s Me Time!
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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Sketching On Holiday: Now It’s Me Time!
PREMIUM Lots of us would love to capture a few memories on holiday in a sketch, but what do we bring with us, and how do we keep everyone happy?
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Away From It All: Sketching in Schull, West Cork
PREMIUM. I recently had a great week of sketching in a lovely little Irish town in West Cork, but in mid-February. Schull turned out to be a sleepy little town consisting of one steep, twisting street with shops and pubs on it…
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How to Sketch the Sky in Watercolour
PREMIUM A beautiful sky is the most effective way to add atmosphere to your sketch; all kinds of cloud conditions can be realistically depicted with the aid of a few simple techniques.
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How to Sketch the Sky in Watercolour
PREMIUM article. In this post I will show you how to use a few of my techniques for painting skies, depending on the weather.
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No Page Left Behind! Urban Sketching Workshop, Kent, UK 21st-25th September 2018
COURSE IS NOW FULL. A beautifully-illustrated sketchbook, full of stories of your experiences, is a joy to flick through. This workshop gives you tips and techniques to ensure every page is a treasure!
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Planning an Urban Sketch: 10 Tricks for your Toolbox (Parts Two and Three)
PREMIUM The second and final part of my 10 Tricks for your Toolbox. Elements four through ten are some of the things to consider when planning your sketch.
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