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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
Clouds

Clouds

Season 3 Episode 4
26:46
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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay

Scraping

Season 2 Episode 5

Using an area already wet with water, scrape with any tool to clear an area. We used a credit card to clear rocks in a stream, then the end of the pen lid to scrape out bushes and trees. Thumb nails work well as scrapers.

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Plein Air with Architecture
26:46
Kath demonstrates sketching with a huge advantage: the timer!
On Location with Water and Plein Air
26:46
Kath explores how to stay focused with distractions.
Flowers Outdoors
26:46
Kath demonstrates how to get the feeling of many flowers as they appear outdoors.
Wet in Wet
26:46
If you love the sloshy looseness of some watercolor paintings, enjoy a lack of control.
Dilute Paint as a Drawing Medium
26:46
Enjoy an extremely efficient way to draw with the ‘mess’ in the lid of your paint set.
Distance and Depth
26:46
Using color, contrast and focal point, Kath talks about creating distance and importance.
Journaling
26:46
Since words double the meaning, Kath shows how to incorporate them into sketches.
Gouache
26:46
Kath talks about what gouache is.
Water Soluble Line
26:46
Kath demonstrates how to control the lights and darks of the water-soluble line.
Clouds
26:46
Kath explains a major design element that can be manipulated.
Trees and Shrubs
26:46
Kath demonstrates how to make trees and shrubs identifiable from one another.
Care and Feeding of Equipment
26:46
Kath demonstrates how to get your equipment out and back without putting anything down.
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