If you look very closely at a colored pencil drawing, you can see the little pockets. It didn’t ruin the piece, but I realized the lightest color was too light, making her look ghost-like. I got impatient and began adding warm colors where they were needed. In the piece above, I started with an almost white pencil, which was the lightest color in her face. Next I’ll begin to work in other color areas, smoothing them together. Sketch the piece and then begin adding a base layerįor this project I started with an overall light layering of color. There are ways to get around not being able to add more pigment. The added benefit is that its so light that I can add several more layers before reaching a stopping point. ![]() It filled more of the pits, is consistent looking, and there are no overlapping lines. I then made very tiny circles with a light and even pressure. I held the pencil as upright as I could so the point would go into the pits in the paper. I sharpened the pencil to a needle sharp point. ![]() I wanted to move on, so only did enough to make my point. The third example on the paper is a small circle. If you use back and forth lines the overlap of the pencil will show. My dad taught me to do that when I was a child. I work in very small circles with my pencil, keeping the pressure as light as I can. Even marble under a microscope has craters in it’s surface. A microscopic view of anything at all reveals miniscule pockets and textures on pretty much everything in the world. Paper might look smooth, but it has tiny pockets that are just big enough for a very sharp pencil point. The tip needs to get down into those pits of the paper. To get fine detail, you have to keep your pencil as sharp as it can possibly be. Working on black paper means a whole new way of working with colored pencil. I did those first pieces on a paper called “mi tiente’s”, made by Canson. The first few were for a children’s book, but the author lost interest, so the book was put aside. I’ve done a few colored pencil pieces over the years, but each one stretches my ability. I won’t have the discipline to set out on the journey of creating something out of nothing, of sticking with it even when I doubt myself or the message I’m trying to express.Ĭolored Pencil – who would have guessed it could tell the story so well? If my reason for creating it isn’t firmly set, I’ll never complete the piece. Each one is yet another learning experience. I want it badly so I can never turn away from it for very long.īecause I never create two identical pieces of art, each one is ground breaking. Perhaps the reason I haven’t mastered it is because I keep interrupting myself, getting off track, or giving up because its too hard. ![]() ![]() I believe in my art and never feel I’ve learned all there is to know about it. Art is a language that I’m still learning to speak. For the most part, however, I’ve been a quiet artist keeping it to myself. There have been small pockets of time when I’ve had art in galleries or perhaps in a competition. No matter how many pieces of art I create, when it comes right down to it, I’m afraid this time I’ll fail. When I begin, with my mind I see a masterpiece, but with my heart I see a dose of fear.
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