Here is another sketch of a Christmas present I was given – this was from my sister. For a change I started this sketch with Derwent Watercolour Pencils and added ink lines and shading afterwards. This is also my first sketch in a newly made sketchbook – which I partly made as a sample for the sketchbook binding workshop I did last December. It’s made with super-cheap Corona 250gsm watercolour paper which absorbs the ink rather too quickly (like blotting paper) and will only take a few washes of watercolour before it starts to pill.

Mon-15-Jan-2024