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| Colored pencil on Strathmore toned gray paper. I started this with indigo blue and white concentrating on the values (lights and darks). I worked with light pressure using the side of the sharpened pencil. Keep it light for subsequent layers. |
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| I used canary yellow and lightly shaded the stem/stalk and a tiny bit on the triangle leaves/scales (using the side of the sharpened pencil) . I used crimson red, lightly, on the triangle leaves/scales and the top part (crown). |
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| Using all of the previous 4 colors plus grass green, I worked on a small middle section, layering it adding color and value. Remember, for demonstration purposes I only worked on a small section (rather than the entire piece as I typically do). The slight variation in the paper and pencil color is due to the photographs being taken with different cameras in different lighting. |