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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
Clouds

Clouds

Season 3 Episode 4
26:46
Water Soluble Line

Water Soluble Line

Season 3 Episode 5
26:46
Gouache

Gouache

Season 3 Episode 6
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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay

Flowers and the Timer

Season 2 Episode 7

Always start with a daisy: it’s the easiest flower. If you get it right, the viewer will think everything’s good. Everything else is out of focus and simply color, even the vase. It’s decorative, fun and the opposite of scientific illustration. Relax, enjoy. These look great when matted decoratively. Complete in 25 minutes or less, using a timer.

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Season
Water Splashing
26:46
Kath discusses the dark colors that make the light colors work.
The Monotone
27:01
For extreme speed, go with just grey scale or use color for only the focal point.
Food
27:01
No timer needed. You’ve paid for it, you’re hungry and it’s getting cold.
Journaling
27:01
The difference is words. The addition of words doubles the meaning. Date the entry.
Fix 'Em
27:01
When you don’t feel like starting anything, grab 4 or 5 poor sketches and try to fix them.
Field Equipment
27:01
When you really want portability, keep everything compact instead of big.
Cobbled Still Life
27:01
You are building a composition of things from different places.
Wax as a Resist
27:01
It is never messy and is archival so you don’t remove it.
Scraping
27:00
Using an area already wet with water, scrape with any tool to clear an area.
Copying from a Magazine
27:01
In the process you will find out why you picked it and how it was made.
Focal Point
27:01
The sketch will remind you of everything you didn’t sketch right down to the smells.
Travel Journaling
27:01
Always keep equipment at a minimum so you have portability and will sketch.
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