Cobb & Co Coach

The Story Behind the Urban Sketching

The 1/2 size Cobb & Co Coach at Miles Historical Village and Museum is a beautiful little replica of a coach and was a pleasure to sketch.

A few months later I went to the Cobb & Co Museum at Toowoomba to see the full size coach along with many coaches which I will get around to sketching eventually.

1/2 Size Model Miles Historical Village
Actual Cobb & Co Coach Toowoomba

My Sketching and Painting Process

Initial Pencil sketch.


Adding waterproof Ink over the pencil so this will not bleed during the watercolour stage.


Watercolour added loosely just for some basic colour.


Tombo brush pens added for toning and shadows.


Drawing in all the fine details in ink.


I decided to add more colour to the final coach as it was looking a little dull and didn’t have the vibrancy I was after.


Watercolour Paint, Ink & Paper

I use Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour on Arches France Watercolour Paper, 300g Hot Pressed or Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper 300g Hot Pressed..

Tombo Brush Pens N15, N45, N55, N60, N65, N95 and Faber Castell Fine-liners 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7



Enjoy, Chris Osborne

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