Another satyr. Colored pencil and watercolor on Hahnemuhle Mixed Media Bamboo Paper. The colored area is about 2.5×3.5 inches.
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Mermaid #2
Colored Pencil and Watercolor
3.5 by 2.5 inches
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb HP paper
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8×10 inches on Strathmore 400 drawing paper. #ColoredPencil and #Watercolor.
I’m going to call this one done. Overall I like it but of course there are a few issues.
Number one: I screwed up when I taped it and the lower left hand corner is nothing like square.
Number two: the watercolor leaked under the tape and while you can still tell where the border is, it’s nothing like as clear as I would like. This is probably due to using way too much water on paper that’s not made for it.
Number three: The tape pulled up some of the paper. Again probably due to using way too much water on a drawing paper.
Number four: The front legs should be more angular.
I go back and forth on the whole issue of paper. I prefer 300 lb watercolor paper but it’s expensive. On the other hand it’s so hassle free. No taping, no wrinkling, just cut it to size and go.
Just a minor update to better define the “halo” on it’s lower right hand side.
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An early experiment (they’re all experiments, aren’t they?) with colored pencil over watercolors. It was a bear to photograph because my camera was making it look way too grainy. I ended up using the blur filter in order to make it look right. Still a little work to do on it. I want to define the right side of the “halo” a little more.
4×6 inches on (I think) Fluid 100 HP paper.
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Mermaid series 1
Colored Pencil and Watercolor
3.5 by 3.5 inches
Fabriano Artistico 300 lb HP paper
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So I was a little bored with this colored pencil drawing of a scarab and I knew I was planning to try a watercolor background even though it’s not watercolor paper. And things happened… I’m actually pleasantly surprised by how well this turned out. I knew the paper would buckle, especially given that I really soaked it with water, but it’s dried perfectly flat. The paper is 8×10 inch Strathmore 400 drawing paper. Now I have to go in and punch up the colors on the scarab.
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4″by 6″
Lately I’ve been getting back into colored pencils. Mostly because they require so much less planning than watercolors and it just feels freeing to use a pencil instead of a brush. I’ve also discovered Derwent Coloured Pencils. I’ve tried both their ColourSoft and their Colour Drawing pencils. They are much softer than the Faber Castell Albrecht Durer pencils I had been using. They also seem to be a hair less shiny, having more of a “sheen” than a shine.
I’ve also started using a program called Excalidraw to make notes about my process. I hate to think how many times i’ve looked at an old drawing and tried to remember what colors I used in it. This is nothing like a finished piece. It’s just for play.
This is one that I find myself liking more and more as time goes on.
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