tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post2557798090075051014..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: Advice on Sketching - tips, techniques and toolkitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-19081474089411292092009-06-18T11:07:02.352+00:002009-06-18T11:07:02.352+00:00Hello Isabelle - I think the old website is there ...Hello Isabelle - I think the old website is there somewhere on the wayback machine. Plus Adam Cope has drawn Perrot but I don't think I've come across more than one or two othersMaking A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-19065036402615504872009-06-18T11:03:30.381+00:002009-06-18T11:03:30.381+00:00Hello,
funny I know, but I am writing a novel and ...Hello,<br />funny I know, but I am writing a novel and I came across your website after googling Perrot- I'm Simon and Charlotte's daughter Isabelle,<br />it's lovely to see that Perrot lives on in the art that went on there, and hopefully in the minds of the people too!<br />If you know any other perrot pictures online, send me a message at isabelle.amazon@gmail.com<br />best wishes and congrats on the great website<br />Isabelle.Isabelle.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09742665770667397561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-2454269948877012832008-03-07T10:13:00.000+00:002008-03-07T10:13:00.000+00:00hey katherinevisited your sketch book of france - ...hey katherine<BR/><BR/>visited your sketch book of france - happy days in happy places :)<BR/><BR/>now, concerning your sketch publication... IMO, it would be a good idea to incorporate the distinction betwenn dry medii such as pencils & wet medii such as ink. FYI, i've written a short article about 'Wet' Sketching in Pen & Ink using washes - includes advice about materials & techniques<BR/><BR/>http://adamcope.blogspot.com/2008/03<BR/><BR/>/wet-sketching-in-pen-ink-using-washes.html<BR/><BR/>BTW, stage 4 of Perrot is when you used 'wetted'the colour pencil work, right? A piece on how to use water-soluble colour pencils in sketching would be useful!Adam Copehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597553517593344369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-45816830410305771192008-03-03T13:32:00.000+00:002008-03-03T13:32:00.000+00:00ha hathat's nice - wheels in france are very advan...ha ha<BR/><BR/>that's nice - wheels in france are very advantageous. So even more sketching for you!<BR/><BR/>i do hope that simon & charlotte re-surface in the art holiday & teaching business as they were talented. Co-teaching with simon was enlightening for me as I found him to be excellent in dialoguing with students. he got me to do all the demos...LOL<BR/><BR/>wishing you the very best with your guide - i'm sure you'll do a fine job of it.<BR/><BR/>IMO, might it not be more in keeping with sketching to do a WIP of a smaller work, one more of sketch book dimensions? <BR/><BR/>i know that 'perrot' is billed as from sketch to larger work (personally, that title makes me think of 'research' type sketches, such as Gericault's for his 'Raft of the Medusa'). i suppose that large means important? it is quiet rare to see large-sized coloured pencil works.<BR/><BR/>BTW, your last sunday's orange flower was beautiful, displaying a mastery of colour pencils.Adam Copehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597553517593344369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-7426721166442992022008-03-03T10:19:00.000+00:002008-03-03T10:19:00.000+00:00That's very sad to hear. I have always really lik...That's very sad to hear. <BR/><BR/>I have always really liked the Dordogne. I hired a car for that holiday and travelled around independently in the area and along the Dordogne quite a bit before heading on down to the south of France for yet more sketching!<BR/><BR/>You can see some more of my work from that trip on <A HREF="http://www.pastelsandpencils.com" REL="nofollow">my portfolio website</A>.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-40787926883324046882008-03-03T09:49:00.000+00:002008-03-03T09:49:00.000+00:00hats off to your wonderful powers of collating a l...hats off to your wonderful powers of collating a lot of written information & putting it together on-line in clear, simple & abbreviated form. <BR/><BR/>katherine<BR/><BR/>what a surprise to see Simon & Charlotte's house here! 'Art Holidays' at Perrot in Dordogne sadly now no longer exists & the house is currently being gutted & revamped.<BR/><BR/>I taught there one summer. Did our paths cross I wonder?<BR/><BR/>I wonder just how many drawings of Perrot exist? FYI, I've posted my drawing of Perrot at: <BR/><BR/>http://adamcope.blogspot.com/2008/03/dessin-elements-typiques-darchitecture.html<BR/><BR/>funny small world n'est pas! Did you enjoy the Dordogne?Adam Copehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597553517593344369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-48542686435440451282008-02-28T10:41:00.000+00:002008-02-28T10:41:00.000+00:00I think such a guide would be a wonderful thing. I...I think such a guide would be a wonderful thing. I like the fact that it would feature your own work as well as your talent for teaching and explaining. I've just signed up to be notified by email of your various project updates and publications!Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-58194483043876039482008-02-28T01:02:00.000+00:002008-02-28T01:02:00.000+00:00I have FC Polys, Prismas, Coloursofts and Derwent ...I have FC Polys, Prismas, Coloursofts and Derwent studios.. but I see them as more of "use only for finished pieces!" -- whereas I can't seem to be able to sketch with them...I'm far more afraid of messing up a sketch than a finished piece in CPs! haha.<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely try to get out of my comfort zone and give them a try. My Derwent Studios feel hard as graphite, but I can't seem to layer them right...Might have to try my hand with some Derwent artists. I've heard they're hard enough..blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656548850340968127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-88929618484522150662008-02-28T00:47:00.000+00:002008-02-28T00:47:00.000+00:00You should definitely give coloured pencils a go f...You should definitely give coloured pencils a go for sketching. <BR/><BR/>I've been sketching in coloured pencils for 15+ years now. I always forget exactly when I started - but do remember exactly <I>where</I> I was - which was sitting in a park in Prague trying out my first complementary colour mix with artists coloured pencils! I was so surprised at how different they were to the coloured pencils I'd used as a child. <BR/><BR/>I'm somebody who can't use a pen or pencil if it doesn't feel right. So I'd recommend trying all the different brands. This is because they all feel and work in a slightly different way - and I guarantee you will find at least one brand which feels as comfortable as graphite for sketching.Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-24866763248975245002008-02-28T00:08:00.000+00:002008-02-28T00:08:00.000+00:00For some odd reason, I am frightened of sketching ...For some odd reason, I am frightened of sketching with colored pencils.<BR/>Will have to give those links a good read once I find some time!!!!<BR/><BR/>I'm always far more comfortable sketching with graphite. Sketching is one of my loves, lol. I think the biggest piece of advice, and the most useful, I've ever received on sketching is...do it every day. It unconsciously has honed my skill at it, I think.blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656548850340968127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-80534031572059173442008-02-27T16:53:00.000+00:002008-02-27T16:53:00.000+00:00Many thanks to Jael Bendt for the 'heads up' on th...Many thanks to Jael Bendt for the 'heads up' on the fact that I'd been working off the non-public version for the links - which of course means they were not accessible. <BR/><BR/>All links have now been reinstated correctly.<BR/><BR/>Please do always let me know - like Jael did - if you ever do find a link that doesn't work. That's just me trying to three things at once again!Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com