Monday 22 August 2016

All set up.


Hi

Here is my desk. All set up with my sets of watercolour pencils.



I have been studying some coloured pencil techniques on youtube and to get some practice in I thought I would try my hand at an animal portrait and took a look on google images and decided on a Jack Russell.

This is the first time I have attempted an animal portrait but I am quite pleased how it turned out.




I used a water brush to activate the first layer of watercolour pencil then left subsequent layers dry and used a 5B pencil and a paper stump to shade the body.

I hope to keep improving my shading skills with more practice but I have already picked up a lot of tips from watching some very talented coloured pencil artists on-line.

XXX





3 comments:

  1. OMG!!!! He's ADORABLE!!! I can't believe this is your first attempt. You're pulling our collective legs..... ♥♥♥♥♥

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  2. Stunning, absolutely wonderful!! Such a good job, amazing on your first try!!Looks like the new pencils are very inspiring!! What is the name of the first set of pencils...I can't pick it up?

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  3. He's adorable - you look like you've been drawing animals for years, I can't believe this is your first attempt!! I love his expression - I'm sure he's asking for a walk!

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