NCBG ICP August 2018

Colored Pencil on Grafix Dura-Lar Matte.  Black and white side. 

Color side.  I worked on the bird adding some browns and some dark values.

Black and white side with a colored paper behind the Dura-Lar.

Color side.

Colored pencil on watercolor paper using a solvent to melt the pencil in the first few layers.  Added more olive green and black grape to the background and used the solvent to melt (rubbing alcohol in this case)

Started working with colored pencil, no solvent, to add details. Started working on the left flower, a couple of petals and the middle and the background around the flower.  I used black grape, terra cotta, canary yellow,  true blue, white and olive green so far.

NCBG ICP August 2018

Value under drawing using a solvent (I used rubbing alcohol). This is a combination of two ways to melt with a solvent - 1. shaded true blue on the paper and then melted on the paper, 2. grated true blue with a small strainer and melted it in a jar lid, painted the color on with a brush.  The color other than blue on the paper is lighting as the picture was taken with a cell phone in the classroom.

This is the second pass of the under drawing.  I melted black grape and olive green and painted and splattered it on the background.  I have more work to do on the background.  I shaded yellow chartreuse and terra cotta on the branches and flowers and melted them with the solvent.  Still have some more to do.  Next class I will start adding the colored pencil over the under drawing.

NCBG ICP August 2018Black and white side with white \

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte, a white background with color added to the color side.  I have not finished adding color everywhere. 

Color added on the color side.  This is not complete yet.  I lightly shaded canary yellow over the entire piece, lightly.  I used canary yellow, spanish orange and scarlet lake on the petals. I used canary yellow, grass green, dark green and yellow chartreuse on the leaves and stem, lightly so far.  I will add a red or red brown if the green becomes too "fake green" as it can sometimes look.  I used grass green and peacock blue added lightly to the bird.  I added canary yellow, terra cotta, and dark brown to the middle part.  There is more color work left.

Black and white side with a color behind it so you can see the whites and light areas.

Color side with a colored paper behind it.

NCBG ICP August 2018

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte. Black and white side.  The value study with black grape finished enough to start the color on the other side (after erasing the pencil lines on the other side first).  The colors of these are off as they were taken with a cell phone in OK light.

The value study seen form the color side.  The pencil lines are erased.

The black and white side with a color paper in the back (so the white can be seen).

The view with the color paper from the color side.

NCBG ICP August 2018

Colored pencil on Grafix Dura-Lar Matte, black and white side.  I used black grape as my dark color.  This side is not complete yet.

View from the color side with the addition of a little color. I will go over the color more next class.

DAC Colored Pencil July & August 2018

This is a piece of watercolor paper (student grade).  I transferred the drawing and shaded outside the flower with watercolor pencil.  I wet the top part already, I will also wet the bottom.  I left it so you can see the WC pencil I put on.  This is one of many things you can do for a background for pieces done on Dura-Lar Matte.  I have used as backgrounds watercolor paper with painted textures, watercolor paintings, and colored paper.  I often cut out the shape of the subject in white and place the white behind the subject on the textured or colored paper.  

This is the Dura-Lar placed over the background.  Of course the subject and the background are not complete, but you can see the idea.  Typically I would not make the background until the Dura-Lar piece was completed so I could decide which side will be the one on display.

I worked more on the face adding lights and some darks.  It still needs more darks and details, but it's getting there.  It takes layers and time to finish.  I worked a little on the cloth near the earring and the earring.  On the earring I used canary yellow, white, terra cotta, scarlet lake).  On the cloth I used canary yellow, spanish orange, white,pale vermillion and scarlet lake.  I added canary yellow on the head scarf as I was talking about making sure the color used is placed around your piece.

BAL CP July 2018

I continued with white, light peach, terra cotta, dark brown, black and scarlet lake refining and detailing the skin and clothes.

This is the black and white side with a little color added on the color side.

The color side.  I used aqua and true blue for the blue green areas plus denim blue for a little purple blue.  I used peach, terra cotta, spanish orange and dark brown on the face of the bird.

On a piece of watercolor paper (student grade) I traced the outline of the birds.  I colored the background with orange and red watercolor pencils and then used water and a brush to melt it.  i could also have used colored pencil and rubbing alcohol.  I made still add some colored pencil to this before I am done.

This is how it looks with the background sheet behind the birds.  Nothing is finished yet, but you can see the idea and hopefully get some of your own.

DAC CP July & August 2018

I worked more on the white of the egg in the middle and along the left bottom edge.

Color side.  I erased some color ( as a demo on how easy it is to start over) and added another section of color.

Black and White side

The first pass of color using black grape and accidentally peacock blue although the blue will be a nice addition later.

Added more peacock blue, especially to the clothing. For this addition of peacock blue I uses a small strainer to add bits of pencil to a container and added a little rubbing alcohol to make something like a paint with the pencil.  Painted it in the areas I needed it to go on her clothes and face.  Added a layer of skin color using terra cotta, dark brown, light peach and white.  Melted this second layer on the face.  I have more melting to do on her clothes.

Started working with white, light peach, terra cotta, peacock blue and dark brown on her skin to refine and detail.  I do not pan to melt again. Worked mostly on the light side of her face so far and a little in the shadows.

BAL CP July 2018

Colored pencil on watercolor paper using rubbing alcohol as a solvent to melt the first several layers of pencil.  I have started refining and detailing the face on the right side with the colored pencil.  I am focusing on values mostly and then color.  I also worked some of the head scarf, earrings and background.

Colored pencil on Dura-Lar Matte paper.  This is the black and white side.  I am shading with the black pencil (and have more feathers to add...).  Remember to use you eraser to smooth the pencil and adjust the values.

DAC CP July & August 2018

Colored pencil on UART dark sanded pastel paper.  I added lots of white to the dark side of the cat (could have left the paper showing through for the shadows).  I did this to show how to add color and darks back into the white.  I am still working on it, but it's getting there.

Colored pencil on Strathmore Toned gray paper.  I worked on shadows on the white part of the egg and highlights on the yolk.  It's getting there, but needs more work.

Colored pencil on Grafix Dura-Lar Matte paper.  This is the black and white side.  Instead of black and white I chose indigo and white to do the values on this side.

This is the color side.  I just started adding the color.  So far I have used pomegranate and spanish orange on the flower and grass green on the leaves. I added some canary yellow to the one leaf as well.  This is barely a start to the color.  Remember to use your eraser to smooth the pencil and adjust the values.

This is the view from the black and white side after some color was added.

BAL CP July, 2018

I added more white, some dark and some color onto the dog.  Worked on the cloth and tag and collar.  It needs some refining still, but it's getting close to complete.

Colored pencil on watercolor paper (hot press 140 lb.).  I started with a melted under drawing.  I started this with peacock blue as a light value study.  I melted the pencil with a solvent and a brush(in this case rubbing alcohol 91%, 70% will work as well).

I added scarlet lake all over the skin and a little spanish orange to the light side of her skin.  I added canary yellow to the light side oh her head scarf.  I melted with rubbing alcohol again.  I also melted some of the peacock blue in the lid of a jar and then painted it on the background and her clothes.

I added more scarlet lake and spanish orange and melted again.

I started using light peach, white, scarlet lake, and black grape over the top (barely got started before class ended).  I do not plan to melt this layer and will do more next class.

DAC CP July & August 2018

Colored Pencil on UART dark Sanded pastel paper 800 grade.  I used a stiff brush to work the colored pencil into the paper in a few areas to show you how that looks.  I added some more white in a few areas.  I started adding whiskers.  I still have some lights and darks and details to add, but it's getting close to complete.  At the end I will use the poster putty to clean up the background areas.  I have the option of adding a color to the background or using a black or dark gray if needed.  After it's cleaned with the poster putty I will spray it with workable fixative.

Colored pencil on Toned gray Strathmore Paper.  The first step was to shade white over the entire egg (yolk too).  I did this lightly and made sure I did not lose my drawing.  I then shaded canary yellow over the yolk and parts of the egg white. I then shaded spanish orange over the egg yolk as well.  I used crimson red on the darkest part of the yolk and scarlet lake over most of the yolk. I made a gray with scarlet lake, true blue and canary yellow for the shadow under the egg white (there is more blue in the shadow so it is gray).  I made a brown color for the shadows on the egg white using the same 3 colors and white (there is more red and yellow in the shadow so it is brown).  I need to make more of the shadows on the egg white to make the bubbles as it cooks, I will show it again next class.

I worked more on the yolk adding more of the reds and yellows.  I started adding white for the highlights (there are more I will do next class).  I also started adding more of the mixed brown to the white part of the egg.  I added more of the shadow under the egg white and added some of the grease spots from cooking.  I will demonstrate more on this next class.

DAC CP January & February 2018

Colored pencil on mat board.  I worked on this over a period of time adding more layers, adjusting the values, and refining and adding detail.  

BAL CP July 2018

Colored pencil on UART dark sanded pastel paper 800 grade.  This started with all white and a focus on the values in white.  I work lightly building up in layers.  After there was enough white we added some color.  I used terra cotta (sienna brown or burnt ochre will work as well) and true blue.  I used more white and some black to adjust the values. On the eye I did a little white, some terra cotta (sienna brown or burnt ochre will work as well) and then black and white to adjust the values and color on the eye. The body needs lots of work as does his scarf and collar (have not done much on those).  His head needs a little refining and detailing.  I will continue demonstrating if needed next week showing you more detail and refining.  

DAC CP July & August, 2018

Colored pencil on UART dark sanded pastel paper 800 grade.  This started with all white and a focus on the values in white.  I work lightly building up in layers.  After there was enough white we added some color.  I used pomegranate and spanish orange plus more white on the ear (especially on the hair textures of the ear).  I also used a little black grape on the dark edge of the ear (the line).  I used true blue, pomegranate and a little spanish orange on the shadowed part of the cat as well as more white (especially to start making the fur textures).  I added some pomegranate on parts of the face, inside the eye (not the eyeball), and nose plus more white.  I used blue and black grape on the black spot.  On the eyeball I used a little white first, some spanish orange and some black grape plus more white on the front edge and light area in the eye.  I used indigo on the pupil. I will continue demonstrating showing you the detail and refining.