Sketching

Urban Sketch of a Bike with Pen & Ink

This video tutorial looks at using different thicknesses of pens to create variety in your sketches and illustrates how important the shapes around the main subject can be

An Art Material Addicts Guide to becoming a Minimalist Sketcher

My Top #4 pen combination sets that I use out on location

Inspiration, Impressionism and the Power of Environment

How a change in your environment can greatly influence the style and subject of your paintings, with a step-by-step watercolour marker garden sketch

Landscape Sketching in the Highlands

Techniques for sketching landscapes on location with pen and wash

Painting, Pasties & Padstow - A Cornish Painting Trip

A painting trip around the Cornish coast

Sketching Art Materials with Pen & Wash

A few little material sketches in pen & wash you might like

Sketching the Light and Landscape in Venice

 An inspirational sketching trip through the streets and canals of Venice

Pen & Ink Still Life Illustrations for a Beginner's Acrylic Book

Pen and Ink illustrations for a new beginner’s acrylic project book

Guest Posts

• A Simple Productivity Tip from Da Vinci (Artist Daily)
• Why Are Brush Sizes as Confusing as a Currency Converter?  (Artist Daily)
• Break Through Creative Blocks with this Unconventional Drawing Technique (Lateral Action)
• Is your own good taste holding back your Creativity? (Expert Enough)
• 7 Ways Learning to Draw Can Improve Your Productivity (Lateral Action)
• The Monet guide to Colour Harmony (Art Instruction Blog)
• The Art of Food Photography (a Painters Approach) (Digital Photography School)