A Town in Italy
with a micron .005 pen and watercolor washes.
Another exercise in the Paul Kelley course except I added watercolor. This one was intended to be ink only, but I wanted to throw paint at it to scrub off some rust from my brain, which has not seen the inside of my watercolor box in a number of years.
As you can see, I’m attempting to loosen up which is really a lot of fun. The ink was about thirty minutes and the watercolor another thirty. I sailed the perfectionism and preciousness concerns out the window before starting. It’s okay to do that ya know. In fact, it’s waaay better for de-stressing and makes the entire drawing session more spontaneous. Which makes for more lively drawings and sketches. It truly sets you free if you just say no to perfectionism and preciousness when you draw.
I’ll be posting each of the exercises as I finish them. and I’ll pass along any pertinent tips Paul reveals. 👍
Great job! I’m doing sketch and w/c too–and am loathe to start on buildings out of fear. Going to Italy in the spring and need to start now–thanks for the inspiration. What’s the town?
Hi Robyn and thanks so much for the comment!
The town is Vernazza on the Ligurian coast in Northern Italy. Since you’re going to Italy, I would highly recommend that you check out Paul Kelley’s video course called “Sketching Foundations”. I’m working through it myself and I really like it because it’s short, concise and focuses on architecture. He really simplifies it and demonstrates his techniques very clearly. He does a couple of demos from Vernazza. It’s only $37 and a great trainer for a trip to Italy.😉 The cool thing is you can practice anywhere your phone has a connection.👍 I don’t get any compensation from anything I recommend so know that there’s no ulterior motive for the recommendations.👍
Keep at it!
Check out my workshop page on the website too. I can work with you one on one and focus on buildings. You can schedule an appointment right on the website.🙂