I think I am finally finished with this drawing. I used some of the new techniques that I learned at the Colored Pencil convention this summer. I used the solvent Gamsol to "melt" the wax in the pencils to blend together the background. I also used a colorless blender for the first time. Usually when I draw with colored pencils, I do not burnish them (use a lot of pressure to make a slick surface). But I wanted the silk of the costume to look shiny, so I used a white pencil to seal it over, and the blender to even it out. Interesting. And then I used some spray fixative; it is supposed to keep the wax bloom away. Wax bloom forms when you do burnish these pencils: the wax on the paper with come to the surface and cause a white, filmy look to the drawing. That is one of the reasons I have never wanted to burnish the pencils. Who knew that the fixative would stop that! I guess you can teach an old dog a new trick! sheltongail@hotmail.com (I am sure this is too much technical information for some of you! But you fellow artists will understand!) "Blue Man Solo" Colored Pencil 15 x 22 $800 |
Friday, September 28, 2012
Blue Man Solo
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