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Pocket Sketching with Kath Macaulay
Value of the Water Soluble Pen
Season 1
Episode 2
Kath demonstrates the very peculiar characteristics of the pen and how to use it by changing a sketch of a man’s head into a women’s instantly, then how to take advantage of other valuable characteristics, while doing comparisons to pencil, India ink and ball point. Kath also demonstrates the use of brushes.
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Always keep equipment at a minimum so you have portability and will sketch.

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Because you can’t always go somewhere, why not relive the best places?

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Kath demonstrates how to stay in private in public and how to get people to enjoy posing.

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Kath demonstrates several ways to cut time dramatically and still get the essence.

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Kath demonstrates emphasizing brush handling.

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Kath demonstrates making changes on the copied image to “get it right”.

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Kath demonstrates what she found in color and contrast to make a sketch have vitality.

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Kath demonstrates the usual color wheel.

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Kath does a demonstration of a very moody evening scene of an adobe house in New Mexico.

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Kath stresses the importance of focal point.

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Kath demonstrates building distance in a landscape view by manipulating color and contrast