stonework and brickwork in pen and watercolour

how to paint stonework and brickwork in watercolour and pen
how to paint stonework and brickwork in watercolour and pen

It's not necessary to paint every single stone or brick ;-)

In this skills lesson I show you how to simplify stonework and brickwork in pen and watercolour. First we'll do a few of small exercises for each and then we'll use the skills to paint two pretty little buildings.

There's a downloadable worksheet for you to print out and keep.

Full video tutorial here.

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One of my all-time favourite paintings of a stormy day in a ruined Roman town in Spain.

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