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Sebastian Aplin
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Wednesday 20th of October
In my search for subject matter I came across this lady sculptor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKFH6BXEdsg https://www.marinawalshdesig...
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Oct 14, 20211 min read


Subject matter for Wednesday
I found this slightly wider panoramic view of the cave that may give us more options to paint from. Let's remember that the images are...
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Oct 12, 20211 min read
Control
Watercolour is a great way of exploring the issue of control. Too much and it feels tight, too little and there's no structure. Luckily...
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Oct 8, 20212 min read


Homework for Wednesday
Pick a nice dark colour and see how many ways you can find to create a shape. Build up the form with a variety of brushstrokes and let...
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Oct 8, 20211 min read
Painting from photos
The problem with painting from photos, or more commonly jpegs on a screen, is that the software has interpreted the information in a way...
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Oct 5, 20212 min read


Wednesday 13th of October
I've chosen this image to allow us to play with wet in wet and dry brush techniques and to give us a starting point for modelling form...
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Oct 4, 20211 min read
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