Final week, I met up with my brother and household at Round Quay. I arrived somewhat earlier and determined to do a fast sketch of the Sydney Opera Home (SOH). I wasn’t positive how a lot time I’d have, so I approached the sketch in layers and labored in a means that I may cease at any level.
First, I assumed concerning the scene utilizing the three-layer approach from my Journey Sketching course, however I additionally determined to layer utilizing totally different supplies. This manner, in the event that they turned up early, I’d have sufficient on the web page.
I began with a number of shapes (a modified model of 5 shapes – one other Journey Sketching approach) in marker.
I then added watercolour pencil and ink excessive.
Be aware: I’m all the time enthusiastic about what the necessary traces are though I’m not limiting myself to 7 – as we did in Journey Sketching.
At this level, I received a textual content from my sister-in-law and knew I had sufficient time so as to add watercolour. That made me glad!
I added a partial sky utilizing my Sketchbook Design course technique of open corners which creates an space so as to add textual content within the prime proper nook. I haven’t but received round to doing that – however I’ll quickly.
Be aware: It will have been good to have began with watercolour, however I didn’t know what time-frame I needed to sketch initially. It will have been awkward if I had been midway by a watercolour sketch when my nieces and nephews turned up abruptly and wished to offer Aunty Liz a hug right away. 🙂
I used to be checking to see how dry my sketch was when my brother rang to say that that they had simply gotten off the practice.
Only for enjoyable, right here is the photograph I took of the household waving at me from the Round Quay platform.
You is likely to be questioning…
As soon as the household arrived, what did I do about my sketch, which was nonetheless somewhat damp in some locations?
Keep tuned for an article about that situation in a number of days.
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