Nurture your urban sketching skills with artist Amy Stewart (@amystewart) in this art class preview. Amy will demonstrate her ink and watercolour techniques by painting a classic Amsterdam scene.

 Topics Covered:

  • Sketching with pencil before ink
  • Layering ink and watercolour over the pencil marks
  • Using “wonkiness” to your advantage
  • Adding black ink for drama and contrast
  • Using shadow colours for base layers

 Here is the reference image if you want to paint along!

 In the Mini Workshop art class, Amy will teach:

  • Anchoring your work with ink
  • Adding richness and depth
  • Detailing with bold shapes

Enrol in Amy's Mini Workshop (Enrol in our US$6.00 Mini Workshops)

    Etchr Products mentioned:

    • Etchr Sketchbook Bundles (Landscape)
    • The Perfect Sketchbook A5

    Jackson's Art Products mentioned:

    • Pigma Micron
    • Copic pen in a 0.5
    • Pentel Pocket Brush pen
    • Faber-Castell Pitt
    • Staedtler Permanent Lumocolor B
    • Princeton Select synthetic brushes
    • Pentel Aquash
    • Sakura Koi Water Brush
    • Daniel Smith Watercolour set

    Other materials:

    • Water and paper towels
    • Pencil and eraser

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    See you!

    - Etchr Studio Team


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