Foreground / Background

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

Today we are working with two colors, representing two layers in our drawing: the foreground and the background. We are drawing with one continuous drawing with each color, so that we keep moving our line and can't get into details or start getting fussy.

You can do this exercise at home, on location, or use a photo. Make sure that your subject has a very clear foreground, so you can use it as a frame, to start drawing the background.

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Materials used in this video:
-Winsor&Newton Heavyweight Sketchbook A5 170gsm/80lb
-Double-sided colored pencil red and blue, from the brand Jolly

I mentioned workshops in this video. These are upcoming workshops I teach:
France (in English): https://www.thebluewalk.com/tours/
Netherlands (in Dutch): https://www.sabinewisman.com/city-teken-trip/
Germany (in Dutch): https://www.machershaus.com/tekenen-in-t-wild