Category Archives: charcoal

Drawing clouds in charcoal

Posted on August 31, 2016 by julia

It’s quite hard to appreciate just how dark a blue sky can be. Before I attempt a pastel, I make a tonal study, working from the colour subject (in this case, I’m working directly from … Source: Drawing clouds in … Continue reading →

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Sketches of the human form

Posted on August 24, 2016 by julia

Off to Melbourne tomorrow for a quick trip so I will have more airport fun. In the meantime I’ve been sorting out my GOOD life drawings. I have about 300 that I still haven’t photographed – very often I’ll look … Continue reading →

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Sketches based on Sketchaday sketches

Posted on August 19, 2016 by julia

A week since we arrived home, and I have been doing daily sketches but not necessarily from life. Today I took the pencil sketch that I did of Mt Begbie in Sketchaday21 and tried working it up in charcoal, using Strathmore … Continue reading →

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