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Ice on the pond,a mini tutorial for a gouache sketch
Today I try to explain a bit how I do the gouache sketches in my forest diary. Step1: It begins with the choice of place and the preparation of the sketchbook which I lay on the forest ground. I always...
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How to draw trees by Frank M.Rines a book review
How to draw trees by Frank M. Rines is the second cheap book on drawing trees I want to review here. The first edition of this book was published already in 1936 under a different title. The paperback...
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Forest diary – on the clearing, gouache sketch
I documented this sketch of a clearing in woods in a few snaphots with my mobile phone camera. 1.First the sky and the background were sketched with a big brush (2 inch brush from the DIY-market) in...
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The hunting perch – gouache sketch
It amazes me how many hunting perches we have in the woods over here. No matter where you can see a hunting perch every 300 meters or so, not to speak of those ruins that lie around decaying slowly....
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Sketching in rain – Douglas fir and spruce tree forest
It was already raining a bit when I left home. First birds could be heard, especially the woodpeckers were very busy, spring is coming soon. I sat down in a dark, young douglas fir and spruce tree...
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Ash forest and brook – Gouache sketch – forest diary
I spent some time following a small brook in an ash forest. There is always a lot to see when a stream of water can meander freely, it has become a rare situation in our heavily used landscapes....
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Apple tree foliage – outdoor sketch in gouache colors
The many spring greens already merge into the more or less uniform,saturated and dull summer green. The images above show how the latest sketch developed. The advantage of gouache is that it is opaque...
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How to paint shadows – painting tutorial
buy art print pastel still life flea market on Zazzle For some time I studied light and shadow in a number of dry pastel paintings. Some old vessels bought on the flea market were arranged to still...
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Woody debris, gouache forest sketch – barking roe deers
Buy this sketch as postcard on Zazzle I needed two sessions to complete this gouache sketch in the forest diary. It is the mating season for the roe deers. Today I heard a roebuck jumping through the...
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How to draw pine trees in charcoal
Some time ago I have written a short tutorial how to draw pine trees in charcoal for artgraphica.net. The tutorial is published now. I tried to document the drawing process also with some short phone...
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