May 6, 2012

Coloring Crabs…1




I now know I can color-sketch legs….but the question is….Can I color-sketch faces?





So, I opened up by External Hard Drive (where I store all my digital pics) and looked for a picture of my son to draw. 





I spotted one that I think I can handle:
  • has good color (other than the shorts)
  • has a face (familiar face, since this is a scan of an old picture, it doesn’t have all the detail of a digital print)
  • Color sketch skin tone




The skin tone I had to figure out…. Used the following pencils
  • mustard
  • very light pink
  • pink
  • tan
  • brown.



I’m getting more relaxed with my sketching….I was told that it’s best to use the picture as a model, but to not feel like I have to replicate it exactly.  This has free'd me up to work with the pencils in a way that I can figure out where I should place the shadows as the drawing unfolds as opposed to where they are in the instant of the shot.  Does that make sense?

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

Your colored pencil sketch from the other day inspired me to pull my pencils out. I haven't used them in close to a year. Thanks for reminding me how much I enjoy working with them. I like the slow meditative rhythm of applying layer upon layer of color.

Eden said...

Thanks Stephanie! I really like colored pencils too! Just wish they came with erasers! It is very relaxing to work with :D

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