KATHY-Save the Strays1.jpg It's a lovely subject, and you've told the story very well. A couple of things bother me - mainly to do with the Subaru. First is that intake to the right of the lady's face. I'm assuming it's a hole with depth? In that case, you need to smooth your drawing, because sketc...

Same with me, Artur. I'm on the verge of completing the final Creative Techniques video. That was going to be Thursday, but four big bales of straw were delivered and that, without going into detail, involved half a day of making room for them. Another day lost. I've just completed a Weekend Worksho...

That’s so interesting, Mike. I speak French and an old Italian dialect I learned from my grandparents, so I can usually follow languages that are Latin based, but this is a whole new world to me! It's all Greek to me. Sorry! I couldn't resist :roll: Actually, it's all Celtic based. If you know Wels...

But a broad Lancashire accent? Today, that defeated me. I just nodded my head and pretended I understood. 😂 It's a pity you didn't hear any really broad Yorkshire accents, Linda... I can't understand more than a few words - and that's after living here for over 30 years. Do you recall me saying the...

Well, it was for us. We've not only had a lovely week with Linda, we even got a further 5-day bonus! :) After a time up in Scotland. This is at Duff House: LINDA-Scotland.jpg Reluctantly, we sent her on her way late this afternoon, bound for Manchester and the Lake District. But not before sketching...

Kara, in regard to the Conqueror vs Olin papers video , asked: 1. I'm assuming you used generally the same pressure on both samples, but the marks you've made on Olin look darker to me. Perhaps this is just my monitor, but I'm curious if that's what you see/experience as well. Are the marks indeed d...

Well, Linda, you'd mentioned your interest in both "All Creatures Great and Small" and "Wallace and Gromit", so we HAD to take you for a drive through Wensleydale (Cheese, Gromit?). :) So, up the length of Wensleydale to Hawes (JAMES HERIOT filming country), over Buttertubs Pass,...

I thought at first that this might be missing the mid-values. But when I'd adjusted the paper to near-white, I was mistaken. There's a lot of good work in this. It could be refined in a few places, but that's nothing that experience won't fix - and fairly soon, I expect. I do have a couple of sugges...

What an excellent opportunity, Jean! My initial thought was I'd like to see her face. Overall, the drawing appears to be a little flat, and her face is lost against the background. Then I thought I'd let the auto functions in Affinity Photo have a go at adjusting your image - then I backed off the s...

I was a bit sloppy at the end of the drawing. That's a human tendency and very understandable. But it's a good lesson for next time. I usually determine the depth at the guideline stage. However, I have plenty of examples of where I've changed my mind during the actual drawing. Sometimes you need t...