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    Feb 18, 2022 5 minutes

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    ■ How to create a fun map using watercolour and collage techniques

    ■ Follow a flexible, creative approach

    ■ Practise your drawing and painting skills and techniques

    You will need

    ■ Surface

    • Smooth watercolour paper. One of my favourites is Canson Cold-pressed watercolour paper, available in pads. I like the 9x12in. size

    ■ Drawing media

    • HB pencil

    • Micron or other fine liner pen. I like the.005 size

    ■ Watercolour

    A selection of colours. For this project I used Winsor & Newton tube watercolour:

    • Cadmium yellow

    • French ultramarine blue

    • Naples yellow

    • Sap green

    • Winsor red

    ■ Miscellaneous

    • Eraser

    • Tracing paper, if desired

    • Drawing paper (I use printer paper)

    • Watercolour brushe Nos. 2, 4 & 8 or 10

    • Scissors and glue stick

    • Reference

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