Tag: Sketch Backgrounds
Inspiration from Mette Lehmann for creating colourful and dynamic backgrounds for your sketches
Getting inspired by the bright colours and vivid backgrounds of Mette Lehmann’s art. Some ideas for creating energy in your sketch by adding loose colour backgrounds.
Adding Blocks of Colour as a Background on People Sketches
Thanks to some inspiration from urban sketcher Roger Klaassen, I’ve been evaluating his people sketches where he’s included blocks of colour behind his figures, and then experimenting with this technique of adding blocks of colour to my urban sketches to see how they can be improved by the background method.
Loose Watercolour Techniques for Backgrounds when Sketching People
To add interest to my people sketches, I’ve been experimenting with loose watercolour washes for variegated backgrounds with a semi-abstract feel to them. To create skies with energy, movement and depth – with the occasional cauliflower, bloom or back-run.
Cafe Sketches and Live Sketching Event at A Borboleta Art Gallery in Tavira (Day 94)
Day 94 of sketching people at a live sketching event at a local art gallery. I faced the dilemma of wanting to add colour to my sketches but having to wait for the page to dry before I could begin another sketch.
Urban Sketching People at the Cafe onto Coffee-Stained Pages (Day 91)
Day 91 of urban sketching people at the cafe. Sketched onto a watercolour paper background of coffee stains. I also prepped some page for my next cafe sketching trip, experimenting with different ways to apply the coffee and vary the patterns created.
Urban Sketching People at the Cafe onto Coffee-Stained Pages (Day 90)
Day Ninety of sketching people in ink and watercolour. Today I sketched at the cafe, using pages with coffee stains on them. One spread used coffee stain rings, and the other page was messier coffee stain splashes. Both effects are really conducive to sketching loose ink lines and and expressive approach to adding watercolour.
9 Ways Tiago Cruz Sketches People Using Line, Colour, and Contrast
In this article I look at a collection of people sketches by Tiago Crus and analyse how he uses a hierarchy of line, colour, and contrast. How he establishes a focal point, and how he creates a strong visual pathway to lead the viewer’s eye.
Urban Sketching People at Cafes and a Mobile Screening Unit (Day 71)
Day 71 of sketching people. A morning urban sketching people at cafes and a mobile screening unit in Tavira. Experimenting with different backgrounds and page layout compositions.
How Watercolour Backgrounds can Help Convey your Sketch’s Story
How to use watercolour backgrounds in your sketches to supplement the story you’re trying to convey.
