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This is my second try at using water soluble graphite and I am quite pleased with the result of this one and I look forward to working on some more pieces.
The weather is warming up now here in the UK but yesterday was a bit blustery and the cherry blossoms were beginning to fall. It was like it was snowing pink snow......Beautiful!!!!
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Bye for now. x
Beautiful sketch and photos, I love watching the blossoms fall, too, and walking through the falling petals. And so nice to see a red pillar box again! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteI've need seen water soluble graphite before - a nice effect :)
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smashing sketch and photo......the white blossom flew off the trees this morning and it looked as if it was snowing, such a beautiful sight. Annette x
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Lovely practice with graphite pencil. I like your tea bag art too, very creative! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE cherry blossoms! I have a watersoluble graphite pencil but have hardly used it, always forget it's there ..... Sounds interesting the combination with gesso.
ReplyDeleteThanks for telling us about the soluble pencil. Looks interesting to use. Lovely soft effect to your sketch.
ReplyDeleteWonderful cute sketch. Water soluble pencils are great fun and I love what you've done with yours! Super cute :)
ReplyDeletelovely sketch-the water soluble pencil really softens the look. Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteit is such a soft medium, beautiful Lily!
ReplyDeleteI have never tried water soluble graphite pencils before but I think I will now I can see what a lovely smudgy effect you can make with them. Lovely portrait of Lily. Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteLovely to see Lily, she looks rather serious and quiet.
ReplyDeleteThe pink cherry blossom is astonishingly lovely just now, and I like your photograph with the red pillar box.
I love working with water soluble pencils and graphite. Gesso is great stuff - gives the paper stability and great tooth. Your sketch is wonderful
ReplyDeleteWhat a great sketch, I really like the softness you're achieving. And that post box with the cherry blossom is a great colour combination. Makes me a little homesick for the UK.
ReplyDeletelove your sketch. I want to try that with gesso.
ReplyDeleteI like the results of these pencils. Wonderful drawing. I also like this photo.
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Nicole/Beadwright
Lily is just lovely... great photo of the blossoms too..Such a wonderful time of year!! Thanks for sharing!
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I like Lily. She looks like a determined young woman who knows what she wants and will get it done.
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying your experiments with your new graphite pencils too!
ReplyDeletePink snow! How lovely! We are still crossing our fingers that we are done with the white version.
ReplyDeleteI really dig the way you are combining the pencil with gesso. It creates such a great and distinctive look!
Oh how I love cherry blossom snow.... :) loving your experimentation at the moment Fuzzie! x
ReplyDeleteLovely sketch, and what a sight! Cherry blossoms falling in such amount, I've never seen it before. Enjoy your weekend.
ReplyDeleteMay all of your snow be pink cherry blossoms! I like the softness of your sketch and the water soluble graphite.
ReplyDeletegreat sketch and I love those blooming very british impression .. I am a little bit:
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Hello, Lily is absolutely lovely. I think that's what I will call her, Lovely Lily. What a nice combination of the graphite pencil and gesso. I like the various shades of gray that it creates together. The pink petals on the ground look like pink snow. :) Don't you just love spring?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pink "snow" the best kind in my opinion! I also love the water soluble pencils, they are great for shadowing! Greetings from California!
ReplyDeleteVery nice drawing!
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