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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay
Really ‘Wet’ Watercolor on a Small Scale
Season 1
Episode 10
Kath demonstrates emphasizing brush handling and the vast difference between scientific illustration and wet, impressionistic, emotional watercolor which shows the energy of the sketcher at any moment because of how the brush is manipulated. She ends with how to remove buckling of the paper.
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Kath discusses the dark colors that make the light colors work.
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For extreme speed, go with just grey scale or use color for only the focal point.
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The difference is words. The addition of words doubles the meaning. Date the entry.
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When you really want portability, keep everything compact instead of big.
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You are building a composition of things from different places.
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Always start with a daisy: it’s the easiest flower.
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It is never messy and is archival so you don’t remove it.
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In the process you will find out why you picked it and how it was made.
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The sketch will remind you of everything you didn’t sketch right down to the smells.