This is one of two ways I start these pieces when using a solvent as the under drawing. For this process I apply the pencil lightly in layers and then dissolve and blend it and then finish with the colored pencil in layers.
Step one, lightly shade the colored pencil layers. This layer has a cool red (pomegranate) and a warm yellow (spanish orange).
A reminder that these are photos taken at different times of day, so the color and value are not 100% correct.
Step 2 add more layers, I added a warm red (scarlet lake) and more of the warm yellow and cool red.
I used the Rubbing Alcohol on half so that you can see what that looks like.
I finished the other half with the Rubbing Alcohol.
Using the same colors I added more layers and used the Rubbing Alcohol a second time.
I started on the layers after the solvent using colored pencil to add color, value, and detail.
I started adding a background by adding layers and by painting on and splattering dissolved colored pencil.
I used more colored pencil to add additional details and values. This is still a work in process. It will be completed after more color, value, detail, and refining on the mushroom and in the background.
This is colored pencil that has been dissolved/melted by rubbing alcohol. I do not usually keep it in jars. I did this for demonstration purposes.
This is one of two ways I start these pieces when using a solvent as the under drawing. For this process I apply dissolved colored pencil in layers and then finish with the colored pencil (non dissolved) in layers.
Step one, paint with dissolved colored pencil. I dissolve the colored pencil in a small container (I use jar lids) with the solvent and tiny grated/sanded colored pencil pieces. It looks like paint. This layer has a dissolved cool red (pomegranate) and a dissolved warm yellow (spanish orange).
A reminder that these are photos taken at different times of day, so the color and value are not 100% correct.
I added a dissolved warm red (scarlet lake). This needs a layer or two more and then the process would continue with layers of undissolved colored pencil. And at some point I would add a background.
This is a photo of the entire page. I signed it, but am still picking at it a bit. It's mostly done.
This is a close up photo.