SKETCHES :: Milan in Watercolor

So over the weekend I thought I'd try to sketch one of the photos from my trip to Milan.



I know I said I was never good at watercolour, but I'm just really stubborn.

Last week while at the bookstore shopping for some art supplies, someone recommended a watercolour brand I've never used before. It was worth a try....:3



This was the inspiration:



Started in pencil like I always do.



Trying to capture as many details as possible, only to be altered and re-altered later. :D



Defining lines. Always with pigment ink. There are many kinds. Find one that works for you. This was a 0.5, other times I use 0.1 and 0.2 for smaller scale sketches in ink only.




Compare, add details.



Mixing and choosing the right colours.



Fill the colours in.



And this was the final outcome:



It was only when I posted and everything that I realized I forgot to write the street name. :P

Coin Collection : Nuremberg, Prague, Milan, Turin

Coins from my last travel: (Collecting as much as i can , and whenever I see coin machines.XD)



Coins from Nuremberg, Prague, Milan, and Turin. (Not a coin machine in sight in Bamberg.XD)

Gold coin from the Golden Lane, up at Hradčany (Prague Castle).



Franz Kafka on the reverse side.



Týn Church at Prague's Old Town



reverse side,



Vyšehrad Katedrála sv. Petra a Pavla Praha (we walked all the way to Vyšehrad, a lot of interesting sights on the way)



Reverse side,



Next one is from Torino, and the most expensive one too, bought it inside the church (shop).



reverse side,



Then some coins from Milan.
This one was from the Church shop.



reverse side,



And finally the next one is from a coin machine oustide a souvenir shop right across the Piazza di Duomo (opposite the Church)



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I wish I could have gotten more to add to my collection.:3


P.S. You can find an earlier post on my coin collection here --> http://doublecheeseburger.blogspot.com/2013/08/penny-collection.html *A* Enjoy~

Sketches :: Karlův Most seen from Smetanovo nábřeží

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Had some free time in the evening and did a little sketching. (I've always been meaning to sketch a few pieces from my travels, but have no time for it...) XD

Here is a photo I took in prague, from the Smetanovo nábřeží, looking towards Karlův most (Charles Bridge), and the Muzeum Bedřicha Smetany (Národní muzeum), right side.



and a larger version of my sketch here:



Do you think I got it right? I'm contemplating whether to draw the branches in...

Outfit post, Prague

The things I get up to when I'm bored. Haha! XD

This was one of my outfits during my recent trip to Europe. Too bad we didn't stay long enough to see Prague covered in snow. :P

I know I did say I never want to return to Prague again... but.

Bisous~ :X

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Sorry this is such a short post (will promise to write a longer one next week)!! Have been busy lining up some posts for my photoblog;(second post of the year will be up tomorrow). So.. until my next post! :3