Spent the day in town with my wife and my Polychromos pencils.
Packed in a bunch of browns today, too (sorry, I just see it was ochres: Brown Ochre, Burnt Ochre and Light Ochre, and a Van Dyke Brown).
In the Tea Room after our Syrian meatballs and cold starters, I signalled to my wife it was reading time for her as I retrieved my pencils and Leuchtturm1917 DINA6 sketchbook from my mens’ purse. I’d decided to attempt capturing my last cup of tea.
I began with the background (negative space), outlining the cup and saucer with Van Dyke Brown, Scarlet Lake (red Teapot in background) and Burnt Carmine. Then I went for the shading with Light Grey (too light) and Sky Blue. Had trouble with the gold plated rims. The tea itself was built up slowly, whereby I had noticed the cup’s rim reflecting in it and that the colour had a somewhat consistent shade, but still managed to change tones in places.
What I can say is, it is simpler for me to work with the dry medium at the moment when out and about. I have noticed in one of the books currently on the top of my pile (Tommy Kane Sketches The World: An Excuse to Draw) that the author also seems to use coloured pencils a lot.
I haven’t turned my back completely on watercolours yet. I certainly heard more “Aaahh!” and “Ummm!”-ing when using the watercolours while in town.
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