https://cheret.org/tags/watercolour/Recent content in Watercolour on Mark Cheret - Maker. Artist. Sculptor.HugoenThis work is licensed under the MIT License.Thu, 29 Dec 2022 21:44:00 +0100https://cheret.org/2022/12/lighthouse-project/Thu, 22 Dec 2022 20:39:00 +0200https://cheret.org/2022/12/lighthouse-project/<h2 id="input">Input</h2> <p>This lighthouse project started with a question my kid asked me if I could draw a lighthouse with some heavy waves in the ocean.</p> <p> <figure><a target="_blank" href="https://cheret.org/2022/12/lighthouse-project/20221222-Lighthouse-Project-original-sketch_hu_e9694f0d3b63e26.jpeg" title="The original sketch gets lost in a bunch of C&#39;s, S&#39;s and infinity symbols." > <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-sizes="auto" src="https://cheret.org/2022/12/lighthouse-project/20221222-Lighthouse-Project-original-sketch_hu_e9694f0d3b63e26.jpeg" alt="alt text" /> </a><figcaption class="image-caption">The original sketch gets lost in a bunch of C's, S's and infinity symbols.</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>I accepted the challenge and started doodling some quick outlines on a piece of paper that was already filled with some freehand drawing exercises.</p>https://cheret.org/2022/12/squiggly-lines/Mon, 19 Dec 2022 21:10:00 +0100https://cheret.org/2022/12/squiggly-lines/<h2 id="input">Input</h2> <p>I wanted to exercise my blending techniques, depth, perspective and shading work, so I just pencilled a few lines on a blank piece of paper and went from there.</p> <p> <figure><a target="_blank" href="https://cheret.org/2022/12/squiggly-lines/20221219-squiggly_lines_draft_hu_1e4bb13430544b0b.jpeg" title="Initial sketch." > <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-sizes="auto" src="https://cheret.org/2022/12/squiggly-lines/20221219-squiggly_lines_draft_hu_1e4bb13430544b0b.jpeg" alt="alt text" /> </a><figcaption class="image-caption">Initial sketch.</figcaption> </figure></p> <h2 id="process">Process</h2> <p> <figure><a target="_blank" href="https://cheret.org/2022/12/squiggly-lines/20221219-squiggly_lines_process_hu_e709b8dd154dead6.jpeg" title="Finished artwork with all the supplies used to create it." > <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-sizes="auto" src="https://cheret.org/2022/12/squiggly-lines/20221219-squiggly_lines_process_hu_e709b8dd154dead6.jpeg" alt="alt text" /> </a><figcaption class="image-caption">Finished artwork with all the supplies used to create it.</figcaption> </figure></p> <p>I coloured the main lines and blended them using Polychromos and filled the gaps between them with Albrecht Dürer Watercolour.</p>