Course project

My project in Artistic Watercolor Sketching: Cycling in West Cork

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My project in Artistic Watercolor Sketching: Cycling in West Cork 2

I began the project by going out sketching to my local town - I always loved this old yellow building, a local pub.

Sketch of local pub - I tried to apply some of the concepts in the course, like scribbling down silhouettes before giving the

I really liked Felix's idea of bringing a person into the picture. I found it difficult to make the perspective between the girl and the building to seem right, and after the first wash I was a bit lost in applying local colours. I loved the idea of using a toothbrush to add texture. My main problem was that I couldn't resist making a picture out of it rather than keeping it as a loose sketch. This is something I'll aim more towards in the future.