I've also started a new print which will be the cover design
and then Colour 3
Sunday 1 May 2011
Illustrations and a new print
It's been a busy week. With the 2009 Bird Club Report now published its time to start on the 2010 report. So here are the first set of drawings. All 6b Progresso Graphite Pencil with an ink wash and all 95mm x 135mm.
Golden Plover
Hawfinch
Long tailed Tit
Pintails
Siskin
I've also started a new print which will be the cover design
Colour 1 and the offset drawing gives the subject away.
Colour 2
and then Colour 3
I've also started a new print which will be the cover design
and then Colour 3
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2 comments:
I love these pencil and ink drawings. Do you do a light pencil sketch first, then use ink and finally define with the graphite pencil?
Hi Jennifer.
The drawings are pretty much as they appear in my sketchbooks. If the field sketch is the right size I will trace it out onto Cartridge paper. If not I re-draw it to the right size and then trace it onto the cartridge paper. The light tracing is then drawn over with the graphite pencil and the paper stretched. This 'softens' the pencil drawing a little before the ink wash is applied. I'll show the next set of drawings with the appropriate field sketches.
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