Caroline demonstrated how to use and get the most out of watercolour pencils. She picked quite a colourful portrait of an older lady. Looking carefully she decided which colour pencils were needed for the face, red being a strong colour and yellow a weaker one. Starting with the dark areas, she began to ‘layer’ the … Read more
Caroline started off this demonstration by instructing us to soak our watercolour paper for 5 to 10 minutes. She also stated that she used a size 12 watercolour brush and a rigger. She recommended 300 g watercolour paper taped down in order to stop the wrinkling of the paper. You could use it at an … Read more
Caroline Marsland instructed us that perspective, shape, tonal values and contrast are what we need to look at in mastering how to draw or paint in the shadows.There are dark shadows blending into half shadows as well as reflected light. Often light will come up from the bottom.With some shapes such as a tree, the … Read more