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Drawing Long Leaves with Parallel Veining

sandrinemaugy

Hello, As we are approaching the end of April, the garden is moving from its crops of daffodils, bluebells and tulips to the lilies and irises. All these plants have something in common: their leaves are long and thick, with parallel veining. Parallel veining means that all veins run from base to tip, with no… Continue reading Drawing Long Leaves with Parallel Veining

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Quick easiest way to stretch paper

sandrinemaugy

I was getting ready to start the sketches for this week’s post on Patreon when I decided to stretch my paper, because I am going to use so much water and really drench my paper. Then I thought it would be useful to do a quick video tutorial, showing you a very easy way to… Continue reading Quick easiest way to stretch paper

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Glossy leaf with wet-on-wet watercolour – Painting a Camellia leaf

sandrinemaugy

Hello, It is the start of Camellia season here in the UK, so I thought it would be a good time to post a tutorial of these slightly tricky glossy leaves.I always paint my leaves wet-on-wet but it is even more important for the shiny ones. Painting wet-on-wet avoids all hard lines within the shape… Continue reading Glossy leaf with wet-on-wet watercolour – Painting a Camellia leaf

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Ginkgo leaves video tutorial

sandrinemaugy

Hi everyone, I wish you all a happy, healthy and creative 2023! My third video tutorial for Fabriano is out... This time we are painting three Ginkgo leaves. I have really enjoyed working with the team at Fabriano. They are really nice to work with and they also taught me a couple of technical things… Continue reading Ginkgo leaves video tutorial