Sketching People Moving: A Barbershop Quartet
PREMIUM article. Sketching people moving is one of the biggest challenges you’ll face as an urban sketcher. But don’t despair – there are lots of ways to make it easier.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Accurate drawing and understanding tonal values: Killeenaran Quay, Co. Galway
PREMIUM article. I show how to achieve accuracy when drawing and how to achieve good tonal values in watercolour
No Time to Sketch? So Draw in the Cracks
PREMIUM article. When you think you have no time to sketch, just draw in the cracks!. I explain.
Painting a Still Life in Watercolour
PREMIUM article. I give a demonstration of painting a bowl of fruit in a still life in watercolour
Draw Accurately: Why can’t I draw my kids’ faces?
PREMIUM article. I talk about why we should learn to draw accurately and how to approach this