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	BUTTER NUT... The thumbnails I do are really just memory joggers for when I need an idea. I didn't do a thumbnail sketch specifically for this letter because this E, done years earlier, inspired Butter Nut. When I came across it, the idea for Butter Nut came right away, caption and all. Can't explain how one thing can inspire another, but there you go. Click on any illustration for an enlargement. Sketchbook drawing using full-sized letter outline. Since the idea was very clearly visualized from the thumbnail, I jumped right to full size. The final drawing, basically the same as the sketch. Here the application of water-based dyes serves as the underpainting for the colored pencils. The colored pencil stage where most of the work is done. I added some acrylics to better define the highlights and deep shadow areas . . . and done! TECHNIQUE page