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SKETCH FROM
SKETCHES
Sometimes it is useful to make
sketches from sketches to develop
an idea. I made the charcoal sketch
above in situ on the allotment in the
bleak months of winter, when the
scene was dominated by the bare
bones of structures, bare soil, and
a sense of space.
I then used this sketch to work
up a watercolour sketch of the same
subject. The pink of the chair was an
invention, an example of making stuff
up to make your painting work.3
SKETCH FROM PHOTOS
You can still be creative when
working from reference photos. This
spread was based on a picture of a
neglected corner of the allotments- a water barrel used as a euphorbia
plant pot with rubble bags in front
and brambles growing over the top.
I used a range of media for this
sketch, including Inktense crayons,
Derwent acrylic pens and watercolour.
I left a lot of blank paper showing at
the bottom, these empty spaces
playing off the busier top half of the
sketch to create something more
dynamic. Sometimes less is more.3
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