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#walktosee prompt for October (opens the original)
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It’s time for a new #walktosee prompt for October 👉#walktoseenegativespaceDrawing the negative space is when you draw the space around your object.Then you can go back in and add more detail if you fancy!The drawings below are quick ones done against a timer at The good Ship Illustration Art Club, so I didn’t draw into them much, but you could take your sketchbook out and about and use some negative space as just a part of your drawing.Drawing the negative space forces you to LOOK harder, you ar
#walktosee September (opens the original)
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The new #walktosee sketchbook prompt for September is 👉#walktoseepreparePreprepare your paper!After last month’s #walktoseereuse where we painted over old drawings to make room for new ones, I thought it would be good to continue the fun by preparing our sketchbooks. Why wait until you do a bad drawing to paint your pages?Here are some of my favourites from August #walktoseereuseSo many to choose from, sorry if I didn’t pick yours! </
#walktosee promt for August (opens the original)
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New #walktosee promptfor August:#walktoseereuse<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="3030" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h-D8!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/ht
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