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Published: 2010-12-03 03:44:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 1706; Favourites: 54; Downloads: 0
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This one is going to be a new challenge for me. I told my barber I'd give him the drawing and I now I want one for myself. Next project, "The Civil Barber II."White PrismaColorβ’ pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes Midnight Black matte board. 41 x 56cm
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Hi Kid,
The Civil Barber has been chosen as Best in show in the category Colored Pencil
Congratulations from the group.
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Thank you Inspiring-Creation!
"The Civil Barber" is actually my barber, he'll be delighted about this!
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Your very welcome and thank you Kid for sharing this wonderful piece of art work with the group members. We are very honored to have it in our Featured Gallery.
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Hi Kid, this is a really fantastic drawing. Wonderful detail and texture. Beautiful use of the black matte board for the shadows. Your shading and blending is amazing especially since this does have a slight rough texture to it.Β I find colored pencil very difficult to blend.Β Do you use a special technique with your strokes or a solvent to get such a smooth blending with your white pencil?
Thank you so much for submitting the Civil Barber to the group's Weekly Deviation colored pencil category.Β I wish you the best of luck in the next voting for Best in show in this category.
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Thanks for the kind comments! While blending a full color spectrum with a limited number of pencils is challenging - my instructor was gracious enough to assign her students only 12 colors that didn't include black, grey, or brown - imagine trying to render the difference between orange and green using the monochromatic shades of white to grey to black.
My gradation technique uses three tools. Paper tooth and pencil point is one. A rounded pencil floats on the surface of the paper, while a fine point will go to the bottom recesses of the tooth. I can make an object reflect a fuller coverage of white without putting down a heavier layer.
The second tool is hand pressure. Early on I decided against using a grey pencil so I could have a more accurate touch.
The third tool is the erasure. A wax based color pencil is very unforgiving when mistakes need to be fully removed. A conventional "rubbing" erasure is too dense and can damage the paper, a kneaded erasure is the only way to go - for erasing and adjusting gradation. It is important to point out both of these activities must be done by pressing the erasure over the area and lifting. My brand choice is Koh-I-Noor. It doesn't leave a residue on the paper.
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Hi Thank you so very much for sharingΒ this with me.
Β I didn't stop to think about the point of the pencils causing the problems with the tooth of the paper.Β I would keep them sharp for details but did not pay attention to the roundness while doing larger areas.Β I also have a problem with wax bloom while trying to layer.
Β I just acquired a small set of the Koh-I Noor woodless colored pencils. I love their pastels but haven't triedΒ their colored pencils yet.Β What type or brand of black paper do you suggest for practice that will give a fairly good end results at a resonable cost.Β I do have the Mi-Teintes paper but wanted to practice more on less expensive paper and get better before using it.
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Wow, your questions are leading me to believe I have avoided a ton of headaches by taking the more difficult path of mastering a white pencil.
I guess, first off, you are going to need to develop a "plaid" color chart that will vary with each type of paper you plan on using. Each pencil color in your palette will be layered down first in the vertical followed by an over layer of the same colors in the horizontal.Β This is how I discovered creating grey - by layering purple over green. Yes, it really works as long as you apply very light layers. Red over red may seem redundant but end up being instructional because it will represent a saturation variance.
I would also recommend making a triple layer plaid color chart using a layer of white as the foundation for the same colors in the standard chart you made above. This will help you gain understanding of the blending limits to avoid blooming. It will also come in handy if you ever do a full color drawing on black paper - see "Himeji Koi Pond." A lot of the objects had a white foundation layer. ("Lunch at the Union" was on white paper.)
Remember, I did this all with only the 12 pencils approved by my instructor. I actually had to look up what blooming was - I have never experienced it and hope I never will. If memory serves, the more color sources I used to blend a color, the lighter my hand pressure became.
On to paper. I have only used Canson Mi-Teintes Stygian Black paper or matte board since day one. I take that back. For "The Next Supper" I used a different brand because Canson matte board wasn't available as 40 x 60-inch. Anyway - I am envious of artists who use black A4 paper with a small tooth. I typically use a 16 x 22-inch format and my single portraits are generally up to 110% life size. When I drew "Art for All Ages" I was challenged because my smallest portrait was only 1 3/4-inches tall. It required the same resolution as the foreground portraits three times that size.
I know this is a bit more than you asked for - hope it helps.
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Hi kid,Β Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking time to write all this for me.
Β I took your advice and did the grids and just experimented with the different brands of pencils I had on had. I took the plunge and used the Canson Mi-teintes paper.Β I could not believe the difference that paper makes for blending and layering colors. I'm completely sold on that paper for both pastels and colored pencil.
The kneaded eraser picks up the color beautifully and almost erases with out a trace of color left on the page.Β I also lightened my pressure instead of burnishing the layers and the wax bloom was no longer a problem.Β Thank you again so very much for all your help.
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Hmmm, a unusual draw, I was wondering about the texture there for a minute. Drawing white on black is something I've never tried, though it looks really interesting, great portrait c:
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Thank you! A lot of people think the texture is canvas but it's the paper.
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Yeah, it adds a nice canvas feel to it either way :3 Not all drawings should be smooth as a baby's bottom
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Thanks! I've looked over your gallery and it's pretty impressive.
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