A man and girl hold sketchbooks beside the water; the girl has drawn the arched bridge behind them.

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Sketching by the Canal with Dad

A father and daughter sit with sketchbooks during their Ferragosto outing. The girl draws the arched bridge behind them, surrounded by flowers, trees and waterside houses.

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Blue clothes beside a blue canal

Repeat the canal blue in the clothes while keeping both sketchpad pages clear.

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Digital example: Father and daughter in blue sketch beside a canal with pink flowers and yellow lemons.

1. Peach — skin
2. Tan — hair, hat and pots
3. Blue — clothes, water and towel
4. Green — leaves and trees
5. Yellow — lemons and flower centers
6. Pink — flowers, ribbon and sandals

Color faces, hands and legs peach.
Use tan on hair, hat, trunk, pots and bag handles.
Color the overshirt, dress, canal and towel bands blue.
Fill leaves and tall trees green.
Color lemons on the tree and bag yellow, then add yellow flower centers.
Use pink on flowers, hat ribbon and sandals.

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