How to find the time to paint on even the busiest days - part 8 (final episode)

Final part: In episode 8 of Focus for Five, I continue to block in the clothes, including a stripey shirt and then begin to fill in some of the negative space. The idea behind this painting of a group of people is to paint or draw for just 5 minutes a day, hence "Focus for Five", which allows one to be creative even on a really busy day when life would otherwise get in the way.

How to find time to paint on even the busiest days part 7

In episode 7 of Focus for Five, I add some highlights to the faces of the people and begin to block in the clothes. The idea behind this painting of a group of people is to paint or draw for just 5 minutes a day, hence "Focus for Five", which allows one to be creative even on a really busy day when life would otherwise get in the way.

How find the time to paint on even the busiest days part 6

In episode 6 of Focus for Five, I demonstrate how to mix a flesh tone so that I can begin to define the faces, hands and arms of the pedestrians. The idea behind this painting of a group of people is to paint or draw for just 5 minutes a day, hence "Focus for Five", which allows one to be creative even on a really busy day when life would otherwise get in the way.

How to find time to paint on even the busiest days part 5

I continue using acrylic to block in some more of the buildings in episode 5 of Focus for Five. By blocking over the first layer of paint, you can selectively allow parts of the textured, multi-coloured under-layer to show through e.g. on the people. I find this is a really efficient way to create interesting effects. The idea behind this painting of a group of people is to paint or draw for just 5 minutes a day, hence "Focus for Five", which allows one to be creative even on a really busy day when life would otherwise get in the way.

How to find the time to paint every day part 4

In episode 4 of Focus for Five it's back to the acrylic to add some blue sky and work on the buildings. The idea behind this painting of a group of people is to paint or draw for just 5 minutes a day, hence "Focus for Five", which allows one to be creative even on a really busy day when life would otherwise get in the way.

How to find the time to paint every day - part 3

In episode 3 of Focus for Five, I complete the line work for the picture using watercolour marker. The idea behind this painting (of a group of people) is to paint or draw for just 5 minutes a day, hence "Focus for Five", which allows one to be creative even on a really busy day when life would otherwise get in the way. Check out the video below:

How to find the time to paint every day part 2

In episode 2 of Focus for Five, I continue to explore the technique of painting or drawing for just 5 minutes each day. The idea is to find time for art (or to be creative in some other way) on even the busiest of days. In this episode I use watercolour marker on top of a dried layer of acrylic paint (see episode 1) to begin to draw some people in the picture.

How to find the time to paint every day part 1

With the best will in the world, it can sometimes be difficult to find the time to paint and draw. Sometimes, life just takes over and suddenly weeks have gone by and easing over to the easel just hasn't happened. Over the years, I've found that by allocating a short period of time each day, I've been able to keep things moving along even when life gets hectic. I thought this technique might be helpful to others so here's episode 1 of 'Focus for Five'.