Category: Colored Pencil

A Republican and a Democrat went trick or treating…..

EDM#38 Draw something Halloween

Colored Pencil on sketch

Well, I hate halloween!  When I was little I was so scared of people dressed up that when we went out trick or treating I had to lay in the floor board of the car so I would’nt see anyone and I had to wait until I was the only one at a house to get  candy.  Needless to say I didn’t go to many houses. Then, I would get dropped off at Grandma’s house and I hid in the back when the doorbell rang.  To this day, I hate masks of any kind especially clowns…Now, clown masks really freak me out! 

Now regarding my drawing, Aren’t they cute!  and atleast these two are getting along.  I have my favored candidate and I will be voting Tuesday.  I think it is a huge responsibility that I never take lightly.  With that being said I absolutely hate politics.  It’s brutal to watch all the conflicts, scandal and the do-do slinging….I just hate it and I am looking forward to it just being plain over!!!!

My name Carol and I approve of this message:)

An Apple A Day…

EDM#24 Draw a piece of fruit

Colored Pencil on Vellum Bristol

And so I drew another apple.  This is from a tutorial that I found on the internet.  But I used my own reference so I could call this my very own.  My drawing is wonky  and highlights and shadows are off, but I like how this turned out.  I have been in the world of black and white too long, it was so nice to play with my colors.  I wanted to do a couple of paintings this week, but my acrylics bit the dust.  They were cheap artist acrylics.  So I guess I got what I paid for.  I am going to bite the bullet and save up for Fluid acrylics.   I love to paint.  I am still at the hobby/learning/screwing up/pissed off/crying for my mommy/screwing up again stage and I hate to spend so much money on supplies, but what other artists say is true.  If you use poor quality materials, you get poor results.  And even though a lot of what I do is not up to par, atleast using good quality supplies makes it alot easier to learn. 

  In the meantime, my colored pencils came to the rescue and lifted my spirits immensely. 

     I think I am going to sign up for an art class on line in lieu of taking art class at PFAC.  I really liked my art class, but I don’t think she really has time to devote to her students. 
I’m a little disappointed, she is really talented and the class started out with a bang but ended in a fizzle.   It is such a shame I could and wanted to learn alot from her.  I still don’t know about the on line classes yet?  I have to do some background research on the instructor. 

FYI (from my last post) – Drafting film hates solvent, it takes the color completely off the film.  So it would probably make a great eraser. 

 

 

 

UGH!!! This is horrible.

“Flowers”  in Prismacolor colored pencil on drafting film

This is a close up of some small flowers that were mixed in with roses that David gave me for Valentine’s Day last year.  I have heard cp artists rave about drafting film so I thought I’d give it a try.  If you are interested in giving it a go here are the specs:

Grafix Dura-lar, Matte film 2 sided .005  (I ordered it from Dick Blick)

  • archival quality
  • lays fat
  • consistent color/clarity
  • non-yellowing
  • dimensionally stable
  • non-tearing

The fim was opaque like but you could still see through it.  So,  I put a dark blue piece of paper behind the film because my pencils were very light colors.  The pencils went on the fim very smooth and just seem to glide with very little effort,  I really liked the feel.  The downside to this film for me is that I use a medium to heavy pressure and I found that I could only put down three layers.  I wondered  if I could  spray a workable fixative then maybe I could add more layers, but I was too afraid to try this time around.  But all and all I was very happy with the overall appearance….well…..I was until I painted the backside.  I thought since it was so pretty with the blue paper behind it, then I’d use the blue pencil on the back.  I was soooooooooooooo wrong.  It changed all the colors of the painting and made it look  too harsh and went from pink to purple.   But I guess we learn from our mistakes, right?  I am not going to give up on this film yet,  But next time, this will happen:  I will choose a base color and a light and a dark of the same family,  and  when I paint the back  will sort of match the front for example: pink flowers: light pink or a darker hue, green leaves: light green or darker hue of the same color family etc.  

Although, I didn’t really like how this turned out, It was still fun and a good practice.  If you are familiar in working with drafting film, your hints would be very much appreciated.

May Color Still Life Challenges

 Colored Pencil on 60lb. sketch

5 minutes    Dandelion – 5 minutes                  plant – 23 minutes

 Tomato- 45 minuites

These are drawing challenges from Wet Canvas for the month of May.   I am missing a garden tool.  I am afraid if I pull out a shovel my husband’s eyes might light up in hope that I will do yard work, and I don’t want that to happen.  The drawings look okay I guess.  The urgency that is placed on doing these sketches and my lack of knowledge of  colored pencil makes these look a bit cartoonish.  But that’s okay with me,  I can tell already that I can draw better and faster.  It will take time.                     

       

Mother’s Day

5 x 7 Faber Castell colored pencil on Stonehenge and Bristol Smooth . The tulip is from a photo taken by stalksthedawn at W/C.

      

Okay.  I haven’t posted anything in a while because I haven’t really drawn, sketched, or painted.  I haven’t even so much smeared ketsup and mustard.  I read a couple of blogs faithfully, and they are interesting and funny, and mine is BORING!!  It’s not that I have nothing to say. . . Well, actually…. I will have to think of something to make it more interesting.  

 My sister-in-law makes these fabric cards that she sends out for our birthdays.  I LOVE them.  I look forward to seeing the cards and collecting them.  They are just beautiful art pieces.  But alas,  I did not receive one for my big 40 this year!  Yes, Vicki you have been called out!  j/k she stays busy, and I am sure I’ll get one next year so I will forgive her.  Anyway, I used her idea and made these cards for two special women in my life,  my Mama, and my mother-in-law. They are very supportive and will hang anything I draw whether is sucks or not.  I know that they will appreciate the work that I put in to making these and I know that they are worth every minute I spent on them. 

“Quick Sketches in Still Life” Crayola Colored Pencil on 60 lb. drawing paper

These are sketch color exercises in still life that I will be participating in starting April, but I wanted to get a head start.  The idea is to find something, draw it, and color it as fast as you can while you time yourself.  My drawing is kinda of hit and miss.  Sometimes I can draw it and sometimes I can’t.  I am hoping that these exercises will help me.  My problem with drawing is that I don’t draw what I actually see, I end up drawing what I think I see and that’s a big no-no.  I have started carrying a mechanical pencil and a Moleskine sketch book in my purse just in case I get inspired, we’ll see.  These drawings are done with the 50ct. Crayola Colored pencils.  I do have artist grade pencils, but I didn’t want to waste them on practice sketches. But surprisingly enough the pencils are actually pretty good.  So, If you are new to colored pencil, Crayola is a good pencil to start with. 

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sheet wrinkle – 30 minutes                                 salt shaker – 15 minutes

roladex – 17 minutes                                              candy cane – 16 minutes

perfume – 45 minutes                                           coffee cup – 20 minutes

cinnamon candy – 5 minutes