Sktchy Faces
Summer 2018 - Winter 2019
So Sktchy got me hooked on drawing faces from photo.
![Sunshine girl; Colour pencils on Bockingford coldpress](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/IMG_0266.width-550.jpg)
Sunshine girl
28 Aug 2019
Colour pencils on Bockingford coldpress
My first coloured pencil art work since growing up.
![Shadows are your playground; Watercolour on Arches paper](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/Best_of_sketches_2018_-_29_of_32.width-550.jpg)
Shadows are your playground
11 Sep 2018
Watercolour on Arches paper
I wasn't pleased with it when I first finished. But it was selected by Sktchy to feature on their app. Actually it wasn't so bad. Don't think anyone noticed the 'wrong' ears.
![Harriet the Chun Li; Pencil](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/Best_of_sketches_2018_-_25_of_32.width-550.jpg)
Harriet the Chun Li
28 Aug 2018
Pencil
Sketched from photo reference as she just won't sit still! Meant to be a pencil base for watercolour wash, but never got around to completing it.
![Yupo dog; Watercolour on Yupo paper](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/Best_of_sketches_2018_-_22_of_32.width-550.jpg)
Yupo dog
15 Aug 2018
Watercolour on Yupo paper
This weird weird paper! Very strange experience painting on it.
![Beyeler Dominic-ish; Watercolour and Pilot Parallel Pen on Arches paper](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/Best_of_sketches_2018_-_19_of_32.width-550.jpg)
Beyeler Dominic-ish
8 Aug 2018
Watercolour and Pilot Parallel Pen on Arches paper
Trying to imitate Beyeler Dominic's style which I admired so much.
![White on Georgie's handmade paper; Dr. PH Martin's bleed proof white ink on unsized hand made paper](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/dr-ph-martins-bleed-proof-white-ink-on-unsized.width-550.jpg)
White on Georgie's handmade paper
28 Jul 2018
Dr. PH Martin's bleed proof white ink on unsized hand made paper
Painted on the beautiful handmade paper by The Printed Garden: https://www.instagram.com/theprintgarden/
![A portrait of Margriet Aasman; Watercolour and Pilot Parallel Pen](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/Best_of_sketches_2018_-_17_of_32.width-550.jpg)
A portrait of Margriet Aasman
22 Jul 2018
Watercolour and Pilot Parallel Pen
Painted using just 3 colours: Indanthrone blue, Quinacridone rose and Monte Amiata Natural Sienna on Bockingford paper.
![Inktense man with comber brush; Derwent Inktense blocks on Bockingford paper](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/inktense-blocks-on-bockingford-not-paper_29664.width-550.jpg)
Inktense man with comber brush
20 Jul 2018
Derwent Inktense blocks on Bockingford paper
First time using the Inktense blocks.
![Self portrait; Watercolour](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/IMG_5423.width-550.jpg)
Self portrait
27 Jun 2018
Watercolour
Argh. Regretted those eye brows (in the painting, not in real life!)
![Direct watercolour on Khadi paper; Watercolour on Khadi paper](https://media.thediningtablestudio.uk/images/direct-watercolour-painted-directly-in-waterco.width-550.jpg)
Direct watercolour on Khadi paper
17 Jun 2018
Watercolour on Khadi paper
Trying out khadi paper. I found it too rough for my liking and hard to work details. But then actually the (unintentional) dry brush effects on the hair turned out quite well.