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Trying out a brush I’ve ignored for quite a while. I got this Triangle brush from Rosemary and Co last year… (you may also see it called a pyramid or wedge brush)

(looking straight down the ferrule):

I tried to do the petals and leaves as one stroke each. It wasn’t as simple and intuitive to use as I expected/hoped… on the other hand, it was a VERY quick sketch using few strokes. Maybe if I play with it a little. (I felt like I enjoy my #6 round sable better, and kept wanting it. You can tell I didn’t love doing it, because there’s only a single attempt!)

These colors are Schmincke mixes, in my Strathford 400 series watercolor journal.

Fashion sketching tutorial with Jay Lee.

This is a slightly more complex version, from Jay Lee’s livestream tutorial yesterday.

First attempt:

Second try:

Better.

Today I want to post two (mostly-)stolen images. I want to learn to sketch people, but I don’t know much about them… certainly not enough to create a figure without a reference. I follow Pearfleur and Drawing Wiff Waffles, both talented artists, both great at drawing people. Click below for Pearfleur’s video, talking about Sakura Koi watercolors (and to register for her giveaway!!):

Pearfleur’s giveaway ending August 31st, and her Sakura Koi watercolors…

She painted this face, and interesting background…

I just stole the eyes, although I may try again with a similar background. Here’s my attempt:

That odd texture is because it is in my watercolor journal, and is actually on the back side of the paper. (but why waste a whole side just because it reacts a little differently?)

Click here for Drawing Wiff Waffles One Marker Illustration…

Drawing Wiff Waffles posted this drawing, in a video where she is challenged too use only one color marker:

How cute. And what an interesting drawing challenge. She also shows how to use alcohol with an alcohol marker to achieve a watercolor effect, like she did for the skin tone. Click the link to watch the challenge.

My attempt (at her picture):

[I just noticed, I completely forgot her freckles…oops]

I used the Uniball deluxe micro pen that I always go on about for the outline, and Schmincke English Venetian Red for this.  Using one color is fun (and easier with paint, I think, than with a marker!) Drawing Wiff Waffles also gives a link to this image as a coloring page, if you’d like to try the one marker challenge yourself without drawing it.

I found the Uniball fine tip .7mm pen HERE on Amazon, right now the three pack is only $4.37! If you have been thinking about trying these pens, that’s a great price. The .5mm tip, which is the micro tip I generally use, is HERE on Amazon, currently $6.81 for 3… also a great price. They seem to fluctuate tremendously. I’ll tell you what I think of the larger tip after I’ve tried it a bit.

If you like these pictures, go check out the tutorials. You’ll enjoy them even more.

I followed Jay Lee’s youtube livestream tutorial again this morning… don’t go tomorrow, he’s not live-streaming… but try it Sunday or Monday 9am Eastern… you’ll learn a lot.

Today we practiced layering transparent petals. So pretty! Basically, you lay the petal down, using a lot of water, then lift the water with your cleaned, dried brush from the middle, being careful not to disturb the edges. Do two or three petals that don’t touch, then lay some petals overlapping those. Practice with different colors… I found some colors gave me better results than others!

Schmincke paint in a Strathmore 400 series soft cover watercolor journal 8″x5.5″ .  I LOVE this journal. I love the soft cover (can’t explain that), the page size is perfect for me right now (although I may go larger sometime), I love the way my paints work with the paper… It’s my third journal like it, (my newfie, Emmett, ate my first completed Strathmore watercolor journal, but I suppose I’d rather have him than have that journal anyway. I forgave him. The next day.)…  I do intend to get more of these books.