The Artist - UK (2020-05)

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PRACTICAL

MATERIALS

l Uni-ball Eye Micro ink pen, black (waterproof )

l Staedtler Tradition HB pencil

l Brushes: Winsor & Newton Cotman 667 10mm angled

brush; Pro Arte Prolene 101 sizes 2 and 4/0

l Botanical Ultra Smooth 300gsm HP paper, A3

l Schmincke watercolour pans: 663 sepia brown; 494

ultramarine fi nest; 485 indigo; 524 May green; 533 cobalt

green dark; 534 permanent green olive; 101 titanium white;

230 Naples yellow red; 655 yellow ochre; 649 Venetian red

l Masking tape to fasten to my art board – I like to work

upright rather than fl at

DEMONSTRATION Chastleton House

t STAGE ONE

After sketching out the image using an HB pencil I

rubbed back the pencil lines so they were very faint –

this stopped the image from looking too regimented

and careful. I marked in the main outlines and features

with my Uni-ball Eye Micro pen. I was conscious to

remain very loose with my mark making although I

occasionally used a ruler for the longer lines to ensure

some kind of overall structure was maintained

p STAGE TWO
I rubbed out the remaining sketch lines so
that the rest of my drawing could become a
little more organic, with no guidance lines. I
fi nd this really helps to make the fi nal painting
more lively. I then started to work back into
the image, noticing the shadows, rendering
some areas and almost ‘scribbling’ with loose

p STAGE THREE

At this point I made sure that I was

completely happy with the drawing and

very unlikely to want to add any more ink

to the fi nal piece. I started to add colour to

the sky, using the angled brush and a wash

of ultramarine fi nest, covering the area as

quickly as possible

My Schmincke watercolour palette

Chastleton House

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marks across others. I used the pen to mark

in the nearly-black details and worked into

the marks so that they became very dense in

shadowy corners. Working quickly aids the

fl uidity of the image. I tend use the ink pen

to mark most of the details on the window

panes. I later added some indigo to give the

impression of light catching the glass