Nude
on Wine coloured Pastelmat
10"x 14"
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Nude was created for a fun challenge for a group I belong to. I happened to see the mannequin in a local charity shop and thought it would fit the brief. Initially it was going to be more subtle to reflect the title of the challenge. However when I was trying different fabrics and backgrounds this was the set up that really appealed to me. A video of some of the fabric being drawn is on my Youtube channel. NudePan Pastels, Faber Castell Pitt Pastel pencils, Stabilo Carbothello Pastel Pencils, Caran d'Ache Luminance & Pablos coloured pencils
on Wine coloured Pastelmat 10"x 14" My photo refs
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Luminosity While sorting out the Christmas decorations I came across these glass pebbles which had been tucked away and forgotten. When they are photographed they seem to glow rather than reflecting the light back, I found the paperweights also did the same if I got the angle of the light just right. The depth of focus also added to the interest of drawing this, I kept the larger paperweight in crisp focus which meant that some of the pebbles at the front and back became blurred and this added to the depth. Luminosity was created using Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, the first layer was blended with Mona Lisa mineral spirits then more details were added over the top, again with the Polychromos. The support is white Pastelmat and the completed size is 8"x12" It's currently in a dark mount as I feel that sets off the sparkle better than my usual white or cream mounts.
Autumn is my favourite time of year, the rich, warm colours and crisp clear mornings cheer me more than the heat of summer. I have drawn pine cones in the past, much less detailed and wanted to make the pine cone an important part of this drawing and not just a prop for the cute mouse. Whilst drawing the pine cone was an enjoyable, although timeconsuming process, the search for a title was a struggle, I eventually settled on a rather long one as the shorter more punchy titles weren't seeming to strike the right chord. This drawing was done using only Faber Castell Polychromos pencils, no blending solutions or powders were used. The paper is Strathmore Bristol Vellum. Finished size is 8"x10". All photo references used were my own. |
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