52 WIC – Week 7 ‘Botanical’

I enjoyed drawing this theme though the execution isn’t great. I’m still not really enjoying the watercolour pencils, the colours are insipid and amateurish and I don’t really like their effect. I do prefer illustrating my mouse in this way though, inspired by the gorgeous ‘Charming Tales’ figurines. There’s also a great story in this […]

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52 WIC – Week 6 ‘Garden’

Autumn is coming and the harvest is starting to be brought in. Time to get ready to celebrate Harvest Home. I really loved the concept of this but again I’m disappointed in the colour from the water colour pencils. I also need to work on perspective and detail but I think with more practice I’ll […]

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52 WIC – Week 1 ‘Whimsy’

I was nervous to start this challenge as I haven’t picked up a pen to draw anything since high school. I would love to learn watercolour but will start with fine tip pen and colouring pencils for now. I’ve also decided that my theme for this year will be mice, to honour the inspiration they’ve […]

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