This
post is a bit about my colored pencil work. A while back I found out
just how much fun colored pencils can be. I came across a set of
prisma color pencils in my husband's old art materials, and thought
I'd try them out.....as a nice change of pace from acrylic paints.
I
gathered my reference photos of some morning glories …..
and real
life props of some rattlebox, a lovely purple and green “weed”
that sports lacy ruffled leaves in the fall.
I
started in outlining the morning glory blooms randomly on a piece of
beige matt board, then added in some rattlebox leaves and twines of
the morning glory vines. I decided to add a colored ribbon
to.....tie....things all together.
I then
started on the “fun-est” part of coloured pencil work for me, the
moulding of the blooms and leaves. I laid in a couple of layers of
colored pencil color then got to the.....and I'm using a real
technical term here.....”SMOOSHING”....of the colored pencil
layers. “Smooshing” is just pressing really hard on the layers of
colored pencil you have applied. The pressure and movement of the
next colored pencil strokes makes the wax of the colored pencil melt
a bit, allowing you to move and blend the colors you've laid
down. You can also use a colorless blender pencil, one that is just
wax, no pigment. It makes some of the smooshing process a bit
easier.
You
continue smooshing all your forms till you're satisfied with the
result. With colored pencils you've get great details and total
control over your blending!
This is
a pic of my setup for Morning Glories
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