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CARAN D'ACHE LUMINANCE 6901: MY FAVORITE COLORS FOR SKETCHING

Caran d'Ache Luminance 6901 pencils for sketching. Which colors do you need? Combine colored pencils with gouache for expressiveness

SKETCHING ON LOCATION: WHY AND HOW?

Sketching on location: tips and tools for beginners. The benefits of joining an urban sketching group. Useful resources for sketchers.

WATERCOLOR TIPS FOR BEGINNERS: TIMING EXPERIMENTS

Get to know your watercolors to create better urban sketches! Watercolor experiments for beginning artists. Simple tricks.

MY FAVORITE URBAN SKETCHING SUPPLIES: WATERCOLOR KIT

Essential supplies for urban sketching: watercolors, professional brushes, watercolor paper, pocket-sized palettes, fineliners and pencils.

MY FAVORITE URBAN SKETCHING SUPPLIES: GOUACHE KIT

Essential supplies for urban sketching with gouache: paints, brushes, paper and accessories. Recommendations by a professional artist.

HOW TO MIX GREENS WITH WATERCOLOR

This article explains how to mix greens with watercolors, when and how to use pre-made greens, and how to use greenery in urban sketching.

TUTORIAL: ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE IN URBAN SKETCHING

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use atmospheric perspective in your urban sketches to make them look livelier and more engaging.

GOUACHE COLORS FOR BEGINNERS

Learn how two choose gouache paints, and what colors to buy for your urban sketching needs. Learn the basics of color mixing.

FIRST AID FOR DRY GOUACHE

This article gives a handy tip on what to do if your gouache has dried hard inside its tube.