Soft grey
Delicate greys and tints of green and blue form today's watercolour and ink drawing. This is a small cityscape comprising of soft colours and dark lines. This was originally one of my of testing papers that I tried out my colours on for another piece of work, the build up of colours was really interesting so I decide to turn what would have been a discarded piece of paper into a tiny fantasy cityscape drawing.
I applied more watercolours to the paper, hinting at the shapes of some of the buildings.
I drew over the watercolour layers using black drawing ink and a dip pen to apply it. I built up areas of quick lines and hatching, keeping the line style loose and energetic.
The final touch was to add the sun, I wanted this to be a subtle addition in the same colour palette so I masked off my area and built up gentle layers of colour. Once dry, I removed the tape to reveal the subtle circular shape with a halo of white to frame it.
This little painting will go up on my board of tiny paintings and sketches. You never know it may become inspiration for a future piece of work!
'City Hues'-2017
Watercolours and drawing ink on paper