Value Studies with Koi Waterbrush Pens

Week 4 - Value studies with Sakura Koi Waterbrush Pens. I picked up a set of these at Hobby Lobby with a gift card I received for Christmas. I made a swatch sample of the colors using a waterbrush, but I really just used them as markers when creating the value studies. I gathered some photo samples from the Morgue file website for reference material and spent about 5-10 minutes on each sketch using the three warm grays in the set. I made the sketches in a pocket-sized Stillman and Birn beta sketchbook.

Next up in Create-A-Thon 2017 - Liquitex Ink! 

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Lunch Time Watercolor Sketch

Today's sketch was completed during my lunch break using my Sakura Koi Pocket Water Colors and Niji Waterbrush. The little Koi waterbrush that fits inside the pocket water color box is pretty nifty to have in a pinch, but I prefer the Niji Waterbrush. The bristles seem to hold their shape a little better than the Koi. I'm using the small tip Niji Waterbrush, but I'm planning to get the other sizes in the line to have a little more variety. Last night, I picked up another pocket watercolor kit to try out, the Windsor & Newton Cotman Water Colour Sketcher's Box. This one is just a bit smaller than the Koi and includes a nice little brush in a metal case. I'll be trying that one out later this week. Today's sketch is from a photo of my front porch that I originally had planned to paint from life, but Sunday got away from me before I knew it.