Chris Osborne Art 
Moline Tractor
The Story Behind the Urban Sketching
One afternoon I saw a flatbed truck passing by Possum Park with tractors loaded on it and couldn’t believe a missed sketching opportunity. Apparently our neighbour collects tractors and this was his truck with 6 onboard, he was relocating his collection off a recently sold block of land.
Anyway the next day as I was driving past his paddock I popped in and asked if I could draw some of his tractors and he was delighted. Oh and inside his shed was an even better collection, but more on that in future posts.
This broken tractor just spoke to me and it was definitely a challenge in perspective because it was in two parts.
My Sketching and Painting Process
Initial Pencil sketch.
Adding waterproof Ink over the pencil so this will not bleed during the watercolour stage.
Pencil marks erased.
Watercolour added loosely just for some basic colour.
Tombo brush pens added for toning and shadows.
Drawing in all the fine details in ink.
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
My painting come from my own experiences that I have photographed while traveling. By reading this blog, you as a viewer can now hear The Story Behind the Painting. Where, when, what was happening while I was photographing the wildlife.
Enjoy, Chris Osborne
Chris Osborne Art 