9/6/16 colored pencils, Stillman & Birn Epsilon sketchbook |
These pears I got at the farmers market are still not quite
ripe enough to eat, so I got two more chances to sketch them. First I sketched
one with conventional (oil-based) colored pencils, and then finished it with the
blender tool. Then I sketched the second one with water-soluble colored
pencils. In the second case, although applying water blended the colors quickly,
it also smoothed out the natural texture and color gradation that actually look
more like pencil strokes in the pear’s skin. So after the water dried I went
back in with pencil and put some of the texture back in.
9/6/16 water-soluble colored pencils, S&B Zeta sketchbook |
While I like the smoother Stillman & Birn Epsilon and Zeta surfaces (similar to hot press
watercolor paper) with conventional colored pencils, when using watercolor
pencils, I think I prefer the texture of Alpha or Beta. The tooth is helpful in
picking up pigment quickly, and if water is applied afterwards, any paper
showing through gets covered easily.
(Can you tell I’m having fun experimenting? ☺)
Tina, both of these are really great...they glow!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Joan! I'm having fun!
DeleteI love both versions. And I like seeing your colored pencil work!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ana! All your talk of colored pencils is at least partly to blame for my embracing my inner colored pencil!
DeleteTina