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How to Draw Accurately (Part 3): Negative Space

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréMay 2, 20182 Comments

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.

How To Draw Accurately (Part 2): Spiral

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréApril 25, 20182 Comments

PREMIUM Drawing in a spiral is an easy way to keep control of a sketch. With time and practice you’ll do it so fast that your drawings will be loose and expressive – and right.

How to Draw Accurately (Part 1): Mental Grid

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréApril 18, 2018Leave a comment

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.

Light and Shade: Making Your Sketch Look “Real”

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréApril 4, 20184 Comments

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.

Sketching On Holiday: Now It’s Me Time!

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréMarch 14, 20182 Comments

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?

How to Sketch the Sky in Watercolour

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréMarch 1, 2018Leave a comment

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.

Planning an Urban Sketch: 10 Tricks for your Toolbox (Parts Two and Three)

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréFebruary 21, 20182 Comments

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.

Planning an Urban Sketch: 10 Tricks for your Toolbox (Part One)

Lessons, Painting tips and techniquesBy Roisín CuréFebruary 7, 20184 Comments

PREMIUM It’s good to do some advance planning before you put pen to paper. Far from removing spontaneity, it gives you freedom to express yourself, confident that you know what you’re doing.

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.

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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