C&G Certificate Module 1, Chapter 1 - Research on Crosses

Rejects on the cutting room floor!

Getting started is always a bit daunting but after some thought I decided I would look at crosses and started my research on the internet and looking round my own environment.

I compiled quite a lot of images but then had to be selective. As I sorted through I realised that they were generally falling into two categories, 'Ancient' and 'Modern'.

I do not find drawing particularly easy but fortunately I have a light box and with the aid of tracing paper, I drew some of the images, first in pencil and then went over them in pen.

The next challenge was the colour circle. I have not used gouache paints before so I went to YouTube for a tutorial. I was amazed and delighted to discover how gouache paint works, spreading like a watercolour but with the control of an acrylic. I created a colour chart, testing out the paints before I started on the colour circle.

Fun with gouache!

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