This was a super quick sketch for the 2 hour challenge on Wetcanvas. I have seen and admired many sketches by other artists on toned paper, so I thought I’d try a quick gouache sketch with pen over. I saw this technique on another online tutorial by Marc Taro Holmes that I purchased recently. This tutorial is quick sketching people in motion but I did this from a photo posted by Triduana for the 2 hour challenge. Well, you have to start somewhere. I’ll have a go at figures on TV next before I try it on real moving people.
I’m now back home after a month in the city. It takes me a little while to catch up with things and get back in the groove.
Yesterday I decided I would do an amazing watercolour from a photo of Edinburgh Castle, once again posted by Triduana. I had a plan, even did a value sketch. Ha! What a disaster!! This watercolour lark is very humbling. I guess that’s why I keep on at it, it’s so unpredictable, for me at least. I did read somewhere that everyone has 100 – 1000 bad paintings/drawings in them and the only way to get through them is to paint/ draw them out. So I now have another off the list.
So confidence shaken, today I thought I’d just go back to my familiar stuff – sketchy pen and watercolor,with my wonderful new Winsor and Newton palette and a new Preppy Pen. I like this pen, my new favourite. It’s in my home made Fabriano cp journal (not new :))
Ros Jenke 
loved the toned paper and your old house in your journal
Thanks. That toned paper is cool isn’t it?
Love the person sketch and the old house. Very cool how you painted the windows and brick.
Thanks Carol. Amazing how things work out when I don’t try too hard.😊
Two fabulous sketches, really love the variation in colour on the house.
Thanks Mel. I appreciate your comments.