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How to sketch with watercolour markers

Many years ago, I tried using some watercolour markers, but they didn’t appeal so they’ve been lying forgotten in my box, until recently I spotted some Posca markers in a catalogue. It dawned on me that a few of these might be useful to create limited-palette sketches outdoors so I took them with

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