Having been about a year away from the pencil while
concentrating on drawing in watercolour I am now using both again.
I think this post is about getting a likeness, although it’s
difficult to tell with painting the authors you are reading or have just read,
the scientific explanation being that what you know about the author and what
you have read of theirs means your subconscious mind changes the picture.
Anyway here in my bookshop in-between helping customers with
local history questions, finding them the books they want to read I painted
another couple of authors on my bit of paper, using the pencil and watercolour
technique.
To do this I use a 0.5 mm propelling pencil a propelling
rubber, a paper tissue to wipe the brushes, a number 1 and a number 0 sable
watercolour brush and a watercolour paintbox that I have squirted paint from
tubes into and let dry out.
So today I have added Terry Pratchett and Wilber Smith to
the John Banville and Garth Nix watercolours I did yesterday.
I did take some progress photos which will expand if you click on them
I think the next there pictures are of the mill
that used to be in Grange Road Ramsgate
and finally one from the days of Thanet political harmony
Finally here are the books that went out in bookshop today http://michaelsbookshop.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/et-in-bookshop.html
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