Add "easy portability" to the growing list of things that I like about colored pencils.
My hubby plays in a band most weekends, so this weekend I took along my CPs and paper. While the guys set up the equipment and ran sound checks I was happily coloring away! I recently purchased a new CP book (Realistic Pet Portraits in Colored Pencils by Anne deMille Flood) and am really impressed with it. Aside from the wonderful art work that you expect to see in such a book (some of her pieces are almost photographic!) her instructions are blessedly clear and logical. What a relief! No guessing as to how this or that technique was accomplished, or how she got from one stage to another. As an added bonus - especially for someone new to CPs - she gives a lot of "recipes" for achieving rich colors using several different layers of color. She even advises you on how sharp the pencil point should be, the type of stroke, and how much pressure to use. This book is like a light bulb for someone stumbling around in the dark!
Anyway, I decided in the limited time I had to do a study on cat eyes. In this study I layered CPs for the first time, and though "my eyes" didn't look exactly like the book I thought they were alright for a beginner. I learned a lot just doing this little study.
6 comments:
Teresa! I think these eyes look FABULOUS!!! Good glint, color shape!!! WAY TO GO!!! I gave up on pencils -- too slow -- but you have worked magic with them! Can't wait to see you soon!
Good job. The kits I got thru Ann Kullenburg tell the sharpness etc too. I need to get busy with them. Don't you love the way cat's eyes look like you could just fall into them?
Nice! Is the rest of the cat coming too?
Hi Lin,
You're such an encourager! Thanks!! See you in a couple of weeks!
Jeanne - I never really noticed how very beautiful cats eyes are until I started trying to "paint" them with CPs!
Hi Kay - about the "rest of the cat".... ummmm.... well, we'll see!
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