Artists & Illustrators - UK (2020-04)

sketchbook

THECOLOUR

A yellowishbrownthatis

namedaftertheItaliancityof

Sienafromwhichthepigment

wasoriginallyquarriedin

Renaissancetimes.

THEPROPERTIES

Thisnaturalearthypigment

wasoriginallymadeup

predominantlyfromiron

oxide.Modernversionsare

oftenlowintensityyet

extremelypermanent.

THEUSES

Lighterandlessredthan

BurntSienna(literallymade

byburningtherawpigment),

thisis a usefulcolourfor

underpaintingsandwarm

grounds.Inwatercolour

especially,RawSiennacanbe

stubborntomix– a useful

qualityforwarmingblues

withoutturningthemgreen.

It is alsohighlytransparent,

makingit anidealpigment

forcreatingglazes.

EXPAND YOUR PALETTE

Discoveranewcoloureverymonth

RawSienna

DATES FOR

THE DIARY

Midlands-based artists living within

100 miles of Nottinghamshire’s

Harley Gallery can enter this year’s

Harley Open online before 1 April at

http://www.harleygallery.co.uk •

The Welsh Government is behind the

Wales Contemporary (or Cymru

Gyfoes), now in its second year. Enter

at walescontemporary.artopps.co.uk

for the chance to win a £4,000 fi rst

prize and exhibit at Milford Haven’s

Waterfront Gallery • The Wells Art

Contemporary (WAC) awards offer

the chance to exhibit in historic Wells

Cathedral. Submit online before 5pm

on 16 April at wac.artopps.co.uk

Top tip

Oil paint can sometimes separate in transit. When you
unscrew the lid of the tube, you may fi nd excess oil. Don’t
worry if this occurs – there’s nothing wrong with the paint!
Simply use a paper towel to soak up the oil or save it and u
it to thin the paints when mixing later. Avoid this happenin
by storing the tubes with the cap facing downwards.

2. TONAL MAPS
   Objectives: Understanding how
   tone alters a composition
   Use the 10 minutes to make a
   few simple thumbnail sketches
   of the same subject. Add blocks
   of tone in different places in
   each sketch, experimenting with

how they affect the overall

image. Do certain elements

appear to leap forward or

recede depending on where the

tones are placed? How do the

different tonal arrangements

alter the path of one’s eye

around the image?

Tiny timeslots can still be enough to

improve, as

ROB AND SIÂN DUDLEY

explain

10-minute challenges

UNSPLASH