Hi @Appelmoes
I thought the same thing. It’s hard to find images for a graphite landscape with a lot of contrast. Thanks for the kind words.
Terri
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Hi Brooke @alongsidemom
You are off to a great start. Loving that you post the step-by-step progress you are making.
Terri
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Hi @siffermus
Thanks for the video you attached. I have some of the velvet paper and the couple times I used it I was happy with the results. When watching the video, a lot of pan pastels were used for the base layer. That’s something I seldom do; personally reserving pan pastel use for muted backgrounds where I’m not adding refined details. So, I’m thinking the problem in the video is that the pan pastels filled too much of the paper’s tooth which is why he couldn’t get it to accept the pencil details.
I’ll be paying more attention when I use this paper in the future to verify that it works well for me. I will also say that I’m a big fan of 300# hot press watercolor paper and often use it successfully for many media.
Terri
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Thank you for your explanation and recomandation of this video
This is a 5x7 oil pastel drawing. As I often say, it’s like drawing with a tube of lipstick. Probably my least favorite media.
Terri
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Another experiment. I almost never start art thinking “I’m gonna do a good finished piece” but usually start with, “let’s see what these things do together” I like the scribblyness (not a real word but the best word) of this more than anything. Pen and ink, watercolor pencil and inktense pencils and blocks. Based on a reference photo of Iceland that was given to me.
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Sonia, it’s beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Hang it with pride!
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This is your first time with soft pastels, you could have fooled me. Great job!
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Forgive me, I still don’t know how to use the forum very well. I want to share my most recent colored pencil drawing but only know how to reply to a post, not start a new one. Oh well, this is Prismacolor on Bristol paper. The reference picture is from Cynthia Knox; it’s actually from a book entitled The Art of Colored Pencil Drawing. She provided the colors she used and a brief explanation of which colors she combined for the different colored tulips. I liked the elegance of the composition. Here is my take on it. I’m thinking I may want to darken the table. Thoughts???
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Hi Terri,
It looks great. I have just bought some oil Pastels from Sennelier - for the pastel class. I have tested them a bit, and I totally get what you mean about the lipstick. I am looking forward to diving into this media, and learning about them.
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This is really great. I really like it. So expressive.
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I think it is looking really great. I suppose you can darken the table a bit, but I wouldn’t add too many details, so as not to take the attention away from the main focus.
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Hi @siffermus
I look forward to seeing what you do with the oil pastels. I’m about to start another one and will post that one when it’s done (may be a week from now).
Terri
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Thank you so much! I appreciate that.
Haha, thank you so much for your kind words!
Thanks! Although I am aware of all the basics, I find pen and ink always a bit tricky and it never turns out the way I want it to. But, wood for me is one of the easiest subjects to draw in pen and ink, it almost always looks good and very rustic. I like creating these small drawings of old worn out close ups.
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I have been doing a bit of hair studies. It will be a while though, before I get the hang of wavy hair.
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Finished this.
30x23 cm Canson Mi-Teinted 160gr/m2 brownish grey paper.
Drawn with my new really cheap traying out pastel pencils 72 Kalour Set.
It was a Jason Morgan class, which I finished on my own, because the free class was not available any more and I saw the chance to do my job …and honestly, I am happy with the result
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