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There are no rules or expectations for quality of work when pocket sketching -- the only demand is to create, learn and relax.
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There are no rules or expectations for quality of work when pocket sketching -- the only demand is to create, learn and relax.
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Sketching with a timer.
Staying focused while distracted; how to use the equipment outdoors; making adjustments while sketching; choosing and isolating a focal point.
Creating the appearance of bunches of flowers as they appear outdoors.
Watercolor painting.
An efficient way to draw with the "mess" in the lid of a paint set.
Using color, contrast and focal point to create distance.
Incorporating words into sketches.
What gouache is, how to use it and why it is difficult to use in the field with transparent watercolor.
Controlling the lights and darks of the water soluble line; when and how to add water to get the desired
A major design element for making clouds.
Trees and shrubs made of light and dark areas.
How to get equipment out and back without putting anything down for extreme portability; handling human intrusion; cleaning the paints, the set and the lid.
Making splashing water appear; dark colors that make the light colors work.
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Converting a colored photo.
Drinking and sketching.
Leaving space for words, whether it's a private journal or a shared travel journal; greeting cards as a travel journal; choosing paper that will work with the pen.
Fixing poor sketches; a review of the importance of the basics.
For portability, keep everything compact as opposed to big, thick hardbound sketchbooks.
Building a composition of three or four items from different places.
Completing a daisy in 25 minutes or less, using a timer
Using a candle stub for wax as a resist, perfect for wind on water, bright reflections and trees against the sky.
Using a credit card to clear rocks in a stream; using the end of a pen lid to scrape out bushes and trees; using thumbnails as scrapers.
Copying a photo of a painting or sketch in 25 minutes or less.
Too much "stuff" will wreak a sketch and take too much time.
Sketching with a pen and calligraphy pen while traveling.
Reliving travel spots by making a sketch of a photo.
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A demonstration of the pocket sketching bag used for storage and as an easel; holding the paint set; creating a monotone watercolor wash with a pen; making a travel sketch with the pen and color.
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