Being out and about does mean sometimes struggling along with a large bag of everything you think you MUST HAVE. So this is where I have simplified what I take. Going down to South Devon recently was an opportunity to keep my sketching supplies basic and I thought I would show you just how BASIC I keep them for a quick sketch in this cold weather, brrrrr!
So what do I take....
Sketchbook - Pen - Pencil
you can't get more basic than that, but how about a bit of colour. This is where I prepare the pages first and add little blocks of colour down the edge of the page using my Derwent Inktense pencils, that way I don't have to take the Derwent pencils with me.
It means I can do a quick sketch with pencil or pen and with my waterbrush use the colours as and when I need them
The colours activate easily and provide enough for each drawing, which in this case was the Hotel on
and there you have it,
a very simple sketch but also very few items to have to carry about
(oh and I want to point out we did not stay in that particular Hotel - way too dear!)
have a good day everyone!
20 comments:
Thanks for sharing, very interesting and useful. Best wishes!
Thank you Robert:)
Simplifying is good! Not only in painting but also in sketching supplies! :) The trick with the watercolour pencils is a great idea!
Thanks Judy, it's a bit like having a little mini palette on your page:)
Wonderful. Thanks for the tips...I have a few travels coming up this is very handy to know. Xx
Very basic indeed, great idea to do the blocks of color, this is something everyone could bring anywhere. Thanks for all your good tips!
Cool! I wondered about those little blocks of color in some of your previous sketches and just figured they were a reminder to you of what colors you used.
Good to know this may come in useful Dion:)
Thanks Jane:)
Thanks Annie...I find them useful for that too:)
Great idea, Ann. Thanks for sharing it. Your sketch is fab - and one day, you'll make that hotel :) xx
Thanks Pat:)
How clever
Thanks CJ
Brilliant idea!
Now that is the most clever idea I have seen in a long while.
But I think I would put the squares of color on an "extra" piece of paper for that purpose (perhaps paperclipped into the back cover of the art pad) so it didn't have to be on the same page as my painting. Just a thought.
Thanks Robin:)
Thanks Lynn, glad you like the idea. Yes, you are right it would be good to add the colours to a seperate piece of paper.
What a brilliant idea! Thank you for sharing, and also for leaving such a nice note on my blog.
Balaji
Glad you like this idea Balaji :)
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