October
THE WAYS OF THE BRUSH
Coombe Farm Studios co-founder PAUL RILEY on getting more from your tools
1 DRAWING
The perceived way to start a watercolour painting is to draw it out in pencil, then fill in with paint. This approach denies you the opportunity to be creative. Try using a size 2 sable brush as a pencil instead. The tip is much finer than a sharpened pencil, plus you can draw in any colour or tone to suit your subject.
2 HANDLING
Many people tend to grip a brush as though using a pen for writing. In actual fact holding a brush is
