This scene was too much fun to make only a charcoal drawing, so I wanted to make a watercolour as well. As the foggy atmosphere gave the reference picture a monochromatic look already I decided to make a watercolour with Indigo as its only colour.
Of course there are differences between the drawing I made and this watercolour, I do not use a projector to transfer my sketches to the paper.
The difference in techniques and my experiences in them also make a difference, of course.
While painting I decided to change the way the bridge stands out from the background.
More information about this watercolour (size, paper and paint used, etc) can be found at my website www.jannekesatelier.co.nr
Last winter my son and his girlfriend went to see Switzerland - part of it.
They also visited Zürich and managed to make some really nice pictures in foggy weather.
One of those pictures became the inspiration for a charcoal drawing.
As the picture really is hazy, I had difficulties to find the outlines of all the buildings. I usually feel more confident fading lines when I know where they should be in the first place. And I really had to fade a lot as only the left side of the bridge was not hidden in the fog.
As I was working on this drawing, I also wanted to paint a watercolour after the sketch I made using this reference picture. So there is more to come!
For more information (size, paper used etc) please visit my website www.jannekesatelier.co.nr
