Here's a sneak preview...it should be up sometime this week!
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This will be the sign-up button on my web page... |
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There's a video demonstrating this one... |
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You can get by with only a few colors... |
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We look at various ways to pre-tint pages... |
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A beautiful fall day at Powell Gardens prompted this demo... |
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Another demo video... |
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From my older public Strathmore video, showing colored ink... |
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A freebie ballpoint pen works just fine...
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Water-soluble ink can be FUN and exciting! |
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Toned paper can give you some interesting effects and even set the mood! |
Here's the syllabus!
INTRODUCTION
SUPPLY LIST
LESSON 1
▸ Why Ink & Wash?
▸ Get the Lead Out?
▸ Working with Ink and Watercolor–approaches
▸ Fountain Pens
▸ Disposables–Fiber Tipped
▸ Ballpoints and Gel Pens
▸ Water-soluble or Waterproof?
▸ Exercises
▸ Tips
▸ Demos
▸ Videos
▸ Links
LESSON 2
▸ Planning and Intent
▸ Colors
▸ Exploring Dip Pens
▸ Brush Pens
▸ Bottle Inks
▸ Before or After?
▸ Textures
▸ Waterbrushes
▸ Paper Matters
▸ Exercises
▸ Tips
▸ Demos
▸ Videos
▸ Links
LESSON 3
▸ Travel Sketching and Working On the Spot
▸ Colored Ink
▸ Finding a Point of View
▸ Keep it Simple, Keep it Light
▸ Be Prepared!
▸ Elements of Landscape
▸ Distance, Depth & Aerial Perspective
▸ Sketching from the Plane Window
▸ Focal Point
▸ Gridding
▸ People and Places
▸ Travel Notes Today
▸ Exercises
▸ Tips
▸ Demos
▸ Videos
▸ Links
LESSON 4
▸ Out & About
▸ Time is of the Essence
▸ How to Simplify?
▸ Watercolor First
▸ Ink First
▸ Try a New Perspective
▸ Out & About–Aerial Perspective
▸ Try Toned Paper
▸ Ink, Coffee, Tea, Wine
▸ Buildings in Landscape
▸ Urban Sketching
▸ Reportage Drawing
▸ Safety Tips for Urban and Travel Sketching
▸ Exercises
▸ Tips
▸ Demos
▸ Videos
▸ Links