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Have you seen urban sketches on toned paper? How great do they look? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I tend to see urban sketchers use tan or grey coloured paper, a minimal colour palette and some form of opaque white medium, such as a gel pen to make certain parts pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I absolutely love the look of these sketches so I thought we could take a look together at some examples of sketches on toned paper, the best types of materials to use and how to actually get started creating your own sketches on toned paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Why sketch on toned paper?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are a few good reasons for why you may wish to sketch on toned paper. My intention for writing this post is actually purely because I love experimenting with different mediums, so that is a very good first reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some other benefits to sketching on toned paper are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Less strain on your eyes when sketching in direct sunlight<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Play with both highlights and shadows<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Increases our skill as an artist because we get to use a wider spectrum of tonal values than we would on white paper<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Sketch quicker as the page is already providing the mid-tones, you only need to indicate shade and some highlights <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Obviously, as urban sketchers, the ability to sketch quicker by simply using toned paper is highly appealing as well as the point about avoiding the strain of bright with paper on our eyes when we are out in the direct sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If these well-selected reasons for sketching on toned paper have not tempted you enough, let\u2019s look at some of my favourite examples I found recently of sketches on toned paper. After this section, I reckon you\u2019ll be hooked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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