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When I test a new product I like to use a bunch of different papers so I had samples on hand at my demo with similar drawings on a selection of papers that I might use in my journals or for final drawings. One of my favorite papers for colored pencil work is Fabriano Artistico 300 lb. Hot Press watercolor paper. Often I'll pre-paint pieces of this paper with inks or gouache and then do my pencil work on that background. This is one example.
This sketch was made from a taxidermy specimen of John Jarosz's, on display at the Bell Museum of Natural History during their recent show about Peregrine Falcons. I used Derwent Graphitints 01, 04, 05, 13, and 23 with a Niji Waterbrush. First I sketched with the shadow blue and added the first layer of chestnut brown. Then I wet everything. Next I worked on the eye skin (blue) and the beak, developing layers of blue, which I wet, added additional color to when dry and left dry. The eye is the result of several colors applied dry and wet all at the same time. This allows me to push the pigment around on the hot press paper. When the eye was dry again I added some shadowing, wet, and left it to dry. Next I detailed the beak, leaving those marks and shadings dry. Above the nose and eye and in the throat area I applied a layer of chestnut brown and wet it. When it was dry I added various layers of indigo blue with port and chestnut as needed. I wet these at the same time. When the area was dry again I added additional blue. Finally on the chest area, I applied strokes of chestnut brown, covered with strokes of indigo blue, and left them dry. In my experiments I've found several nice complementary pairs in the range of 24 pencils. My favorite pair is 04 Dark Indigo and 13 Chestnut Brown. By mixing these two pencils you can get a whole range of nice rich browns and neutralized blues as well as stunning greys and a lovely rich "black." |
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