Now in glorious Technicolor, or not

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A view from the Accademia Bridge in Venice, sketched quickly using a thick marker pen before my family got too bored.

Marker pen with carbon ink, A4

As an experiment I used a photo taken at the same time to add colour with ink washes. And finally removed the colour altogether, reducing it to tonal values.

Less is more? Or less is less?

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About Ed Mostly

Enthusiastic daily sketcher based in Bath Uk
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3 Responses to Now in glorious Technicolor, or not

  1. Tina says:

    All three are effective in different ways, but if I had to vote, I like the color one followed by the line drawing. Ah, Venice… this scene brings me fond memories of a trip in 2006!

  2. Ed Mostly says:

    Thanks Tina. I think I like the lines best, then the colour, then the grey. It’s the first time I’ve used a reference photo, a useful trick to use next time I’m rushed!

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