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Scraping

Scraping

Season 2 Episode 5
27:00
Wax as a Resist

Wax as a Resist

Season 2 Episode 6
27:01
Flowers and the Timer

Flowers and the Timer

Season 2 Episode 7
27:01
Cobbled Still Life

Cobbled Still Life

Season 2 Episode 8
27:01
Field Equipment

Field Equipment

Season 2 Episode 9
27:01
Fix 'Em

Fix 'Em

Season 2 Episode 10
27:01
Journaling

Journaling

Season 2 Episode 11
27:01
Food

Food

Season 2 Episode 12
27:01
The Monotone

The Monotone

Season 2 Episode 13
27:01
Water Splashing

Water Splashing

Season 3 Episode 1
26:46
Care and Feeding of Equipment

Care and Feeding of Equipment

Season 3 Episode 2
26:46
Trees and Shrubs

Trees and Shrubs

Season 3 Episode 3
26:46
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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay

Copying from a Magazine

Season 2 Episode 4

Find a photo of a painting or sketch you like. There is a reason you like it, usually subliminal. Copy it in 25 minutes or less. In the process you will find out why you picked it and how it was made. You will incorporate this in your own work in the future.
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The “Why” of Pocket Sketching
26:46
Season 4 Episode 1
The “Why” of Pocket Sketching
Kath demonstrates that the goal is not to replicate, but to record what you think you see.
Plein Air with Architecture
26:46
Season 3 Episode 13
Plein Air with Architecture
Kath demonstrates sketching with a huge advantage: the timer!
On Location with Water and Plein Air
26:46
Season 3 Episode 12
On Location with Water and Plein Air
Kath explores how to stay focused with distractions.
Flowers Outdoors
26:46
Season 3 Episode 11
Flowers Outdoors
Kath demonstrates how to get the feeling of many flowers as they appear outdoors.
Wet in Wet
26:46
Season 3 Episode 10
Wet in Wet
If you love the sloshy looseness of some watercolor paintings, enjoy a lack of control.
Dilute Paint as a Drawing Medium
26:46
Season 3 Episode 9
Dilute Paint as a Drawing Medium
Enjoy an extremely efficient way to draw with the ‘mess’ in the lid of your paint set.
Distance and Depth
26:46
Season 3 Episode 8
Distance and Depth
Using color, contrast and focal point, Kath talks about creating distance and importance.
Journaling
26:46
Season 3 Episode 7
Journaling
Since words double the meaning, Kath shows how to incorporate them into sketches.
Gouache
26:46
Season 3 Episode 6
Gouache
Kath talks about what gouache is.
Water Soluble Line
26:46
Season 3 Episode 5
Water Soluble Line
Kath demonstrates how to control the lights and darks of the water-soluble line.
Clouds
26:46
Season 3 Episode 4
Clouds
Kath explains a major design element that can be manipulated.
Trees and Shrubs
26:46
Season 3 Episode 3
Trees and Shrubs
Kath demonstrates how to make trees and shrubs identifiable from one another.
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