Messing about on a stream

Messing about on a stream

I want to explore using gouache in urban sketching. I followed along with Jessica Smith's course, and found it a fab course for beginners. I recently visited Ambleside in the lake District and painted a couple of line and wash sketches. So I decided to give it a try with gouache, this is the sketch with a couple of children added.

I used Holbein gouache paint, caran d'ache coloured pencils and synthetic brushes. I used Rhodia touch watercolor pad.

This sage is the detail stage using gouache

The final stage was using coloured pencils and adding tone.