Our house guests having departed, I can at last return to working on the course.
Course work: Out of concern that my testing of Staedler Karat Aquarelle pencils might have been a bit too superficial, I conducted some further tests. I sketched two apples, one red, one green, and moistened them with a damp brush. Again, color intensity was increased only moderately, and underlying pencil marks persisted. I then carried out some further tests on a scrap of watercolor paper, and found the results somewhat more impressive. Colors mixed from primaries are somewhat stronger, but neutrals remain rather weak. I doubt that these pencils will be of more than limited use to me.
Reading:
Cathy Johnson The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature
Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1990
Pp 133-178
Deborah Haynes Art Lessons
Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, USA, 2003
Pp 99-110
Total time: 1hour 14 min
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