Christening Commission: Baby Elephant

I was recently asked to produce a small illustration of a cute baby elephant as a christening gift.

I always start with a sketch before diving straight into the painting.
Top Tip: Once you are happy with your sketch use tracing paper to get the placement of your design correct - it's not cheating if it's your own sketch and it saves wasting expensive paper!

The painting is kept loose overall with a few details bringing the whole image together. The background is left clean and untouched, ready for a simple mount and frame.
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Daler Rowney: Art of Giving

 

One of my original watercolour illustrations ‘Wish Upon A Star’ has been used by Daler-Rowney for their Art of Giving promotion. Every year Daler-Rowney brings out a selection of limited edition gift sets and special products including some great Watercolour kits. If your interested in having a go at painting 
click here to visit their website. 

The original watercolour painting is framed and available for purchase. 
To enquire please contact us at: contact@thecurioustreehouse.com

Dayler Rowney Feature Artist

 

Meet Captain Natterjack, An original watercolour and pencil illustration depicting a Pirate Captain. As you can see in previous posts I have talked about using Dayler Rowney Watercolours since I was young, and so you can imagine my delight to be chosen as a feature Artist for Dayler Rowneys Website! Click here to take a look at my profile. 

Daler Rowney Watercolour

Daler Rowney Watercolour

 I’m often asked what watercolour paints I use when I illustrate. The answer is an old Daler Rowney watercolour set that was passed down to me by my Nan when I was young. I’ve replaced the majority of the pans (the individual colours) since then. The Rowney range offers a wide variety of quality pigments that are vibrant and easy to blend.

  

Our Tip: Watercolour paints are usually sold as both sets and individually as tubes or pans. Visit your local art store and see what’s best for you and your budget. You can often buy some great starter kits.

There are many different types of watercolour paints for you to use and discover. To see more of the Daler Rowney range visit: www.daler-rowney.com