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The thumbnail sketch (i.e., the roughest of rough sketches) that records the idea in my sketchbook. Click on any illustration for an enlargement. |
| The first full size sketch from my sketchbook. Both this sketch and the pencil drawing below show how I use color to work out the drawing. For instance, it often starts with a Non-Photo Blue pencil (because it's light), then something like scarlet, with the final done with a graphite pencil. Saves a lot of time since each new layer is easily seen on top of the one(s) below. |
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The final drawing showing the blue ink lines that came from the rollerball pen used to transfer the image to the final painting surface (using carbon paper). |
| The watercolor step where the base color is applied. |
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| Another example of why I need to go in with acrylic paint for the whites I can no longer get by the end of this, the colored pencil stage. The paper can only take so much pencil...then the colors just slide over each other without sticking. I use a workable fixative spray, but it's not nearly as good as the paper. That's why there's one more step... | |
The last step, acrylic paint applied, whites restored. |
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