WN watercolours, Uniball Jetstream, on Fabriano 12.5 by 9.5 inch 200GSM watercolour paper
For today's sketch, I tried to use as few colours as possible for mixing. So I used
Yellow Ochre
Perm Alizarin Crimson
French Ultramarine
Burnt Sienna
Viridian
Mixing green with French Ultramarine and Yellow Ochre results in a very dull green that's almost usable. Having Viridian is quite convenient. I also used Cadmium Yellow and Cadmium Red for the metal of the lifting crane.
I've a comment on Facebook asking my approach to this scene. With any complicated scene, patience is the key. The slower you draw, the more accurate your drawing will be. Of course, it will have to depend on the amount of time you have. As you can see from my lines, I was rushing quite a bit to finish this within 2 hours.
The Chinese New Year decorations are still up around Chinatown in Singapore. This year's decorations are quite good compared to last year's floating snake with cutesy eyes. There's a good number of huge horses galloping down New Bridge Road. It's a sight.
Chinese New Year is almost over. There are still stalls selling the CNY pastries.
This paper is for those who like serious granulation. I can't remember the brand though. It's not Langton, Saunders, Daler Rowney or Fabriano. Watercolour is Daniel Smith, ink is from Uni-ball Jetstream.