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I'm a (full-time) artist and illustrator!

Lee Angold

I'm a (full-time) artist and illustrator! As some of you already know, I have decided to take the plunge and develop my illustration career full-time.  I am ridiculously lucky and...

I'm a (full-time) artist and illustrator!

Lee Angold

I'm a (full-time) artist and illustrator! As some of you already know, I have decided to take the plunge and develop my illustration career full-time.  I am ridiculously lucky and...

Colour harmony, limited palettes and realism

Colour harmony, limited palettes and realism

Lee Angold

Colour harmony, limited palettes and realism I've recently started making a very conscious effort to restrict my colour palette (in individual pieces and sketch kits, my overall watercolour studio palette...

Colour harmony, limited palettes and realism

Lee Angold

Colour harmony, limited palettes and realism I've recently started making a very conscious effort to restrict my colour palette (in individual pieces and sketch kits, my overall watercolour studio palette...

Rethinking the colour wheel: Mixing primaries ...

Lee Angold

Rethinking the colour wheel: Mixing primaries from secondaries Originally, I was going to give this blog post a much more clickbaity title, "There's no such thing as primary colours". Green...

Rethinking the colour wheel: Mixing primaries ...

Lee Angold

Rethinking the colour wheel: Mixing primaries from secondaries Originally, I was going to give this blog post a much more clickbaity title, "There's no such thing as primary colours". Green...

The search for transparent yellow

Lee Angold

The search for transparent yellow I've realised that not only am I generally a fan of transparent,non-granulating pigments in watercolour, I am particularly fussy about this preference when it comes...

The search for transparent yellow

Lee Angold

The search for transparent yellow I've realised that not only am I generally a fan of transparent,non-granulating pigments in watercolour, I am particularly fussy about this preference when it comes...

The colour of joy is a mixed pigment

Lee Angold

The colour of joy is a mixed pigment Over the past couple years I have primarily been focusing on watercolour as a medium, and building up my collection of watercolours...

The colour of joy is a mixed pigment

Lee Angold

The colour of joy is a mixed pigment Over the past couple years I have primarily been focusing on watercolour as a medium, and building up my collection of watercolours...

Effects of water hardness on watercolour paints

Lee Angold

Effects of water hardness on watercolour paints For the past couple of years,  my tap water has been curdling my paints. It all started with a tube of Quinacridone Rust...

Effects of water hardness on watercolour paints

Lee Angold

Effects of water hardness on watercolour paints For the past couple of years,  my tap water has been curdling my paints. It all started with a tube of Quinacridone Rust...