Southerness Lighthouse on the Solway Firth

imageToday’s drawing of Southerness Lighthouse in Dumfries & Galloway on the Solway Firth coast.

I started with a pencil drawing of the lighthouse from our ideally situated holiday cottage, before adding colour with the subtle shades of the Spectrum Aqua Blend watercolour pencils from Crafter’s Companion UK.

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One of the main landmarks in the village of Southerness is this lighthouse which was built in 1749 and is one of the oldest lighthouses in Scotland.

Once happy with my colouring I added a little water with a brush which smoothed the pencil strokes without losing the fine texture of pencil shading.

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Let me know what you think of this style, it’s a little different from my usual heavy pen strokes.

Today’s sketch was made using Spectrum Aqua Blend watercolour pencils.

Crafter’s Companion UK website

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