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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay

Sketching Buildings

Season 4 Episode 8

Kath illustrates the change of perspective if your eye level changes. Since the goal is to sketch and not create an architectural photograph, free-hand is adequate without a ruler.
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Season 3 Episode 1
Water Splashing
Kath discusses the dark colors that make the light colors work.
The Monotone
27:01
Season 2 Episode 13
The Monotone
For extreme speed, go with just grey scale or use color for only the focal point.
Food
27:01
Season 2 Episode 12
Food
No timer needed. You’ve paid for it, you’re hungry and it’s getting cold.
Journaling
27:01
Season 2 Episode 11
Journaling
The difference is words. The addition of words doubles the meaning. Date the entry.
Fix 'Em
27:01
Season 2 Episode 10
Fix 'Em
When you don’t feel like starting anything, grab 4 or 5 poor sketches and try to fix them.
Field Equipment
27:01
Season 2 Episode 9
Field Equipment
When you really want portability, keep everything compact instead of big.
Cobbled Still Life
27:01
Season 2 Episode 8
Cobbled Still Life
You are building a composition of things from different places.
Flowers and the Timer
27:01
Season 2 Episode 7
Flowers and the Timer
Always start with a daisy: it’s the easiest flower.
Wax as a Resist
27:01
Season 2 Episode 6
Wax as a Resist
It is never messy and is archival so you don’t remove it.
Scraping
27:00
Season 2 Episode 5
Scraping
Using an area already wet with water, scrape with any tool to clear an area.
Copying from a Magazine
27:01
Season 2 Episode 4
Copying from a Magazine
In the process you will find out why you picked it and how it was made.
Focal Point
27:01
Season 2 Episode 3
Focal Point
The sketch will remind you of everything you didn’t sketch right down to the smells.
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