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Some studies of the planes of the face, sketched in pencil and then watercolour over the top for values.

Attempting to get better at painting portraits. After a few fails I decided to try and start with simple and learn the planes of the face. I've got a lone way to go!

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Sketches of some simple forms like spheres, a nose, dog ears and more. Painted over with monochrome watercolour to give depth and practice brushwork.

Simple form study in #watercolour

I can definitely see my brushwork and technique improving!

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A watercolour sketch of my watercolour supplies

My on the go #watercolour supplies. I love using travel brushes, very satisfying.

Pretty minimal stuff, 4 round travel brushes, mechanical pencil, knead able eraser, water container and some Winsor and Newton tubes. Cad red, Cobalt blue, yellow ochre and Ivory black.

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Watercolour landscape painting with a field in the middle ground and some distant hills in the background with a blue sky

First time attempting a landscape, tried to go for a looser look with #watercolour.

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My basic watercolour setup, a tin case with Winsor and Newton tubes inside

This is my little #watercolour palette. Cheapest Kmart one I could buy, removed the trash half pans in there and stuffed these Winsor and Newton tubes instead. Works a treat!

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Some paintings of birds in watercolour

New Holland honey eater birds in #watercolour

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Cake painting in watercolour up the top & gouache croissant painting down the bottom.

Some baked goods practice. Honestly breads and cakes are underated as practice! Simple forms but looks so good when you get it right! The top cake in watercolour I'm not so happy with but the gouache croissant I love!

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Watercolour painting of a tree branch with some seeds and leaves on it.

Little bit of #watercolour #art today

Using a limited palette to experiment a little and get better at mixing colours.

Dip pen drawing of a goblin

Dip pen drawing of a goblin

Drew up some goblins from imagination and decided to ink them as a little practice. I'm much more comfortable with a brush at this point I think but it was good to push myself.

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Pencil sketches with gouache added over the top

Sketched these ages ago. Finally came back and gave them a touch of colour with #gouache. Pretty happy with a few of them even if it looks mostly like watercolour.

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Some simple marker sketches including a head study.

Played around with some cheap markers, was fun and fell in love with this quick sketch. I think I'll be using them in the future for simple figure studies to get better with shape and value!
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Painting of a bucket, pinecone and tree stump in a mix of watercolour and gouache

Some Easter paintings, a pinecone, tree stump with fungus on it and a bucket. Mix of #gouache and #watercolour.

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Watercolour portrait of red headed woman in drapery

Some watercolour today. I think it turned out alright 😄

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Watercolour and gouache figure painting studies.

Trying to paint more after a stressful couple of weeks!
Some figure studies, still working on colour and value mixing.

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Small thumbnail painting of some Donuts in greyscale.

Been a while since I've had time to paint 😞 but managed to get 15 mins today. Did a small "thumbnail" of some Donuts I want to paint soon. Will have to play around with a few more to get the values in the right ranges then I might do the same thing but with colour too!
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Gouache painting of a pair.

Finished a quick small value study of a pair still life. I think my darks are too dark and I need to try being a bit more subtle. But I think my brushwork and water control is improving :)

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Figure drawing charcoal practice sketches

Some figure drawing practice today in charcoal. I love taking a pose and then pushing it to add life! I feel like I nailed down the proportions a lot more the second time too

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Torso and breast study sketches.

Some torso/breast studies. I find focussing on a smaller part makes the study relaxing and fun because you can do more! Soon I'll go back and paint over them in gouache, hence doing them in my new etchr book.

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A gouache painting of a hand as well as a sketch of a Pair

Initial sketch of a hand before painting with gouache.

More monochrome gouache practice, this time a quick sketch of a hand. I need to work on my brushwork and water control!

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Ink and watercolour sketches of a young lady sleeping.

Some super quick ink sketches. Added some watercolour to the top one but I don't know if that ruined it!

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That face is so cute!

Some 2 value studies of people, painted in gouache.

Fun quick study with 2 values only. Interesting that even with simple things like this you can communicate a lot about a pose and lighting.

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Some study paintings of eyes, open and shut in gouache

Some eyes from imagination. I really suck at painting right now haha, clearly not ready for colour. Going to go with a monotone palette for a while to up my value skills

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Small sketch with some watercolour added. Aiming to draw/paint something daily now!

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Thanks!

Definitely my best painting yet in gouache! Armour from a buhurt fighter.

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Penis study sketches and some watercolour

Page of penis study sketches. I went back and decided to play with some watercolour on them too. A lotta fun!

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This is inspiring, think I'll pickup my paintbrush today!

Wow I love this!

Topless figure drawing in ink and wash

Some fun with ink and a little bit of ink wash

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