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| 9/10/15 colored pencils, inks |
Despite my reluctance to see summer end, I always welcome
one thing about autumn: all the colors in the trees. When I see a pair of maples
going red (below) or an aspen turning gold (at left), it’s natural to pull out my
watercolors, and the past couple years, that’s usually what I did.
This season, though, I’ve been experimenting more with
colored pencils – both my favorite water-soluble Caran d’Ache Museum pencils as well as the crazy, variegated Koh-i-Noor Tri-Tone pencils that I’ve
lately been hooked on. With pencils, it takes a bit longer to build up rich
color compared to watercolors. But one thing I like about pencils is that I can
get more texture in trees. Another thing is the physical ease and simplicity:
When I’m walking through my neighborhood and stop for a sketch, I have to stand,
so pulling out a few pencils is much easier than painting. (If you’re wondering
about the sky behind the aspen, that’s not watercolor, either – it’s ink applied
with a waterbrush! My middle name is “shortcut”). Overall, these sketches took
the same amount of time as when I use watercolor.
By the way, the aspen above is one you’ve seen me sketch in
previous years (in September almost exactly a year ago and October 2013). I love the way it
adds a brilliant spark of yellow to that intersection.
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| 9/8/15 colored pencils, ink |
Love the texture you were able to get in the trees!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joan! It's fun with those pencils.
DeleteThese are wonderful, Tina, though the thought of trees reporting a descent into winter is depressing. None of the trees here have gotten that memo, yet. On a couple occasions I've said, "Why don't I put blue ink in a waterbrush so I can do quick skies. You've done it. The color seems right; what is it? --- Larry
ReplyDeleteThanks, Larry! I like to use Pilot Iroshizuku Tsuyu-kusa for sky.
DeleteGreat, a new excuse to buy some ink :-) --- Larry
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