sketchbookTHE COLOUR
A rich dark green originally
developed from a mix of
Gamboge and Prussian Blue
by a little-known botanical
illustrator William Hooker.THE PROPERTIES
Modern versions of Hooker’s
Green vary, as brands use a
variety of pigments to achieve
the hue. Winsor & Newton’s
watercolour mixes
Phthalocyanine Green with awarm yellow, whereas Daniel
Smith’s version contains fi ve
different pigments.THE USES
This alternative to Sap Green
thrives in the palette of
botanical or landscape artists.
The Paris Review called it “the
rich colour of apple leaves,
lively and subtle”, also noting
poetically that when it was
“diluted with water, it looks
like late summer”.EXPAND YOUR PALETTE
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Hooker’s Green
DATES FOR
THE DIARY
Begun in 1886, the New English Art
Club’s Annual Exhibition has featured
work by the likes of John Singer
Sargent and Gwen John. Enter this
year’s show online at http://www.mall
galleries.org.uk/call-for-entries
before noon on 28 February. •
Jackson’s Painting Prize includes
six £500 genre prizes and £5,000 for
the overall winner. Enter via the art
shop’s website before 4 March at
http://www.jacksonsart.com/paintingprize- Jerwood Bursaries provide up to
1 50 offundingforwor nga ists
WHY NOT TRY...
ArtGraf Tailor Shape
Shake up your life drawing with this
5cm-wide block of watersoluble
pigment from Portuguese company
Viarco. Inspired by tailor’s chalk,
the shape encourages you to hold
the tool differently so the marks
that you make will vary too.
http://www.viarco.pt/en- LOOSE SKETCHES
Objectives: observation,
eye-hand coordination
Sketch any object you have to
hand. Look for big shapes, and
their relative position to each
other. Use quick, fl owing marks.
Get down as much information
as you can in the time you have.
Do not waste time erasing;
make a more correct line over
the fi rst. Deliberately change
media, and note how it affects
the way you draw, and therefore
what you choose to observe.
Do not worry about “fi nishing”.
Tiny slots of time can
still be enough to
improve, as ROB AND
SIÂN DUDLEY explain
10-Minute
Challenges