Close up of the tile....it is very rough! The red section has already had th e solvent applied, and you can see how it spreads. |
Here is the finished tile with the rooster. I am going to seal it with the glossy sealer, and that will change how it looks. It can be displayed on an easel as a little art accent piece. cool You might be wondering something about all of this. Why would you want to make colored pencil look like watercolor? Why not just use watercolor, and then layer pencil over it. Well, it all has to do with the exhibition. The CPSA limits what can be exhibited in the show: it has to be 100 % colored pencil. And there are many artists that want to stretch the medium and what they can do, but still be eligible to enter their work in the international exhibition. So many of the artists are experimenting with ways to get the effects they may want, but only use colored pencils. CPSA has responded to this however, and has added a second show that allows for mixed media pieces, as long as the majority of the work is in colored pencil. This is an online exhibit only, and is referred to as the CPX show. You can view lots of colored pencil work on the CPSA website, as well as check their blog, etc. If you are an artist working in colored pencil, you should consider joining this group. They are very professional, and well organized. There are district chapters in many states (not Louisiana!?), and you can be part of a larger group of similar-minded people, and be inspired. www.cpsa.org On Facebook: Lovers of Colored Pencil sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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